Description

Episode 24
Guest: Eric Ward
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Eric Ward, Executive Director of Western States Center, shares his decades of experience organizing against white nationalism and white supremacy. He explains how antisemitism and racism fuel the white nationalist movement and outlines its growing political influence in the U.S., particularly in shaping policy. Eric discusses community-based strategies used by Western States Center — like local research, coalition building, and education — to counter this threat. He also reflects on his personal path into this work and offers actionable ways listeners can get involved in the fight against white nationalism.

In this episode:

• How antisemitism and racism are at the core of white nationalism
• White nationalism as a growing social movement building political power and shaping U.S. policy
• Strategies Western States Center uses — local research, coalition building, school materials, and trainings
• Concrete ways everyone can fight white nationalism in their communities

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