Cynthia Kaufman

Cynthia Kaufman is a writer and educator. She is the author of five books on social change: Consumerism, Sustainability, and Happiness: How to Build a World Where Everyone Has Enough (Routledge 2023), The Sea is Rising and So Are We: A Climate Justice Handbook (PM Press 2021), Challenging Power: Democracy and Accountability in a Fractured World (Bloomsbury 2020), Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope (Lexington Books 2012), and Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change (2nd Edition PM Press 2016). She is the director of the Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action at De Anza College.

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Jewish safety and the weaponisation of antisemitism

Jewish safety and the weaponisation of antisemitism

Jews are made safer by working with others for a world that works for everyone. Jewish safety must be grounded in calls for collective liberation, not defence of a murderous regime.