The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) held a vote on Affirming Jewish Identities & Addressing Antisemitism, a report on consultations and recommendations on how to combat rising anti-Jewish hatred in TDSB schools.
During a hearing on February 11, 2025, where deputations were presented on the findings of the report, extreme voices promoted vulgar antisemitic rhetoric, glorified terrorism, and excused hatred directed at Jewish students.
Notorious antisemites were given the opportunity to share their despicable views – drawing zero condemnation from trustees. To hear speaker after speaking diminishing and denying what many Jewish students experience at TDSB schools was a new low for our city.
Allied Voices for Israel (AVI) Allyship Advisor Justin Chow served as a beacon of light at that meeting, delivering a powerful speech in support of the report and calling on the TDSB to treat anti-Jewish hatred with the same decency and gravity they do with any other form of hatred.
Listen to Justin's powerful speech below: