Allyship Toolkit

Antisemitic attitudes and incidents are a reality in Toronto today and, if allowed to go unchecked, will lead to the breakdown of our beloved city and country.

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Here are some things you can do:

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SEE SOMETHING - SAY SOMETHING

Use the power of your voice.​

• Speak up when you see or hear bias and hateful words.

• Report incidents of antisemitism and flag antisemitic posts in the media.

  • TORONTO POLICE SERVICE

  • CITY OF TORONTO - Confronting Antisemitism

  • ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - What is racial harassment?

 

LEARN MORE

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To fight Holocaust denial online, understanding the past is key to recognizing modern threats. Visit these sites and encourage your friends to do so as well:

• Toronto Holocaust Museum

• Canadian Museum of Human Rights - Canada, antisemitism, and the Holocaust

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

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• Reach out to friends and colleagues for one-on-one conversations about what you have learned.

• Challenge a person’s bias with questions like “what do you mean by that?”

• Don’t allow hate to be normalized or go unchallenged.

 

ADVOCATE AGAINST HATE

Ensure your voice is heard.​

• Communicate with public officials and legislators and lobby them to take action and make statements against antisemitism.

• Connect with organizations fighting antisemitism and hate.

  • FRIENDS OF SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE

  • ALLIES FOR A STRONG CANADA

 

To express concerns about what is happening at the University of Toronto

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• Reach out to organizations such as the Association of Jewish Faculty and Staff at the University of Toronto to report on campus incidents. 

  • AJUT -  A 300-member group of faculty and staff working together to fight antisemitism on campus. 

  • AJUT co-spokespersons:

    • Pekka Sinervo, C.M., Professor of Physics

    • Yoram Halevy, Professor of Economics​​

  • Melanie Woodin, President, University of Toronto