Omer Aziz: The Rebirth of Fascism and How to Defeat it

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Adults. In recent years, ultranationalist movements are gaining support in countries across the world. From the AfD in Germany or National Rally in France, to MAGA in the United States, many young people are drifting towards far right parties whose messages focus on immigration, technology, and the purification of society. In Shadows of the Republic, Omer Aziz traces the long history of fascism, from its birth in Europe in the 1930s, to the flaring up of fascist ideas in the United States and other societies today. He also offers an anti-fascist playbook to reinvigorate democracy and civic life. Omer Aziz will appear in conversation with journalist Andrea Crossan. -- Omer Aziz is a writer, lawyer, and former foreign policy advisor. He is the author of Brown Boy and has held residencies at MacDowell and Yaddo and was most recently a Fellow at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute. His essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Harper's, New York, and the New York Times, among other publications. Born to a working-class immigrant family, Aziz earned his BA with honors in politics from Queen's University, his MPhil in international relations from the University of Cambridge, and his JD from Yale Law School Andrea Crossan is a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. She is an award-winning radio journalist with over 30 years of experience, reporting from over a dozen countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, South Africa, Uganda, and Brazil. She is currently the executive editor of the Global Reporting Centre (GRC), an award-winning journalism centre based out of the University of British Columbia. – Accessibility: VPL is committed to making our programs accessible for all. If you have an access need that we have not addressed here, please email us at [email protected]. Elevator access to the Alice MacKay Room is available in the concourse near the bank machine.There will be designated spaces for wheelchairs and patrons with mobility devices. For more information on