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

1:30 pm-2:30 pm – Georgetown University will host a conversation on how hate-fueled violence presents a threat to democracy and what governments can do to respond.  Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall and 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.