A Summit for Democracy Event – Confronting Hate: Tackling Hate-Fueled Violence as a Threat to Democracy

Georgetown University will host a conversation on how hate-fueled violence presents a threat to democracy and what governments can do to respond. White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall and White House Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Joshua Geltzer will be joined by former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Executive Director of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Mary McCord for a discussion moderated by Georgetown School of Foreign Service Professor Bruce Hoffman.

The conversation will assess the state of the threat to democracy posed by hate-fueled violence and will explore how the U.S. Government has responded, including through its issuance of the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, its convening of the United We Stand Summit, and its development of a national strategy for addressing anti-Semitism. The discussion will look ahead to the evolution of the threat in years to come and will draw lessons from America’s response for other democracies confronting similar challenges.

Space is limited; please RSVP and those selected to attend will be notified by Friday afternoon. All Georgetown community members will be asked to present their GU ID.

This event is part of the second Summit for Democracy, co-hosted by the United States with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia. The event is co-sponsored by the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law.