2017 International Conference on Hate Studies

2017: The Fourth International Conference on Hate Studies

Theme: Engaging with Communities for Justice

Sponsored by the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies, Kootenai County Task Force for Human Relations, and Spokane County Human Rights Task Force. The event was held October 19-21, 2017, in Spokane, Washington.

The conference was a terrific success with over 300 people in attendance, coming from the Inland Northwest and around the world. Participants came from at least six different countries and more than twenty universities, as well as a broad range of professions and community organizations. Amazing key notes were provided by:

• Joe Levin, Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Watch the Video
• Sen. Cherie Buckner -Webb, Idaho State Senator. Watch the Video
• Rabbi Francine Roston of Whitefish, Montana. Watch the Video