Recognizing the Dangers of Right-wing Extremism | Barbara Perry | TEDxCalgary

In a world rife with extremism acts, how do we help change things when that next extremist might well be our neighbour and look exactly like us? Dr. Barbara Perry exposes us to the dark and lurking issue of right-wing extremist violence within Canada (and internationally) that often goes unrecognized by police and policy-makers. A Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and the Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism. Dr. Perry has made substantial contributions to the limited scholarship on hate crime in Canada, including work on anti-Muslim violence, hate crime against LGBTQ communities, the community impacts of hate crime, and right wing extremism in Canada. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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