Fueling Extremism in a Wired World

When:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 7:00p -
9:00p

Where:
Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
https://www.ushmm.org/online/calendar/eventDetails.php?event=NYBOSFUELEXT0517&utm_source=listings&utm_campaign=Fueling_Extremism_Boston_listings

Public Program United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


Nazis used radio; today’s extremists use social media. Then as now, new technology provides extremists with the unchecked ability to spread hate and prey upon disenfranchised audiences to realize their deadly agenda. How can societies counter these hateful messages and keep the world safe?


Speakers
Dr. Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, Digital Learning and New Media, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Amanda Nimmer, Associate Program Director, Quantum Communications
Nicco Mele, Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University


Moderator
Charles M. Sennott, Founder and Executive Director, The GroundTruth Project


Co-presented with:
Temple Israel of Boston
The Vilna Shul


QUESTIONS/CONTACTS
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Northeast Regional Office
212.983.0825
[email protected]


Ticket Price: Free, Registration required

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