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Showing Original Post only (View all)Teachers' union NEA members endorse cutting ties with ADL [View all]
Source: msn/Axios World
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Members of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest teachers' union, have voted to sever ties with the civil rights group Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over the war in Gaza.
Why it matters: The member-backed measure calls for the union to no longer use ADL material on antisemitism and Holocaust education, nor will it promote other ADL statistics or programs.
Driving the news: The proposal was adopted by NEA delegates at the 2025 Representative Assembly this week in Portland, Oregon.
However, because it was determined to be a "sanction item," it is an automatic referral to the NEA Executive Committee, an NEA spokesperson, Staci Maiers, told Axios. "Therefore, the official action on (proposal) is adopted and referred to committee," Maiers said.
Zoom in: According to the proposal text, "NEA will not use, endorse, or publicize any materials from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), such as its curricular materials or its statistics."
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teachers-union-nea-members-endorse-cutting-ties-with-adl/ar-AA1IdEjw
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Right. Because the history of Nazism has no relevance to today's America :sarcasm:
speak easy
Jul 9
#1
The point of the teachers union is to make ADL documentation of antisemitism TODAY "verboten".
Beastly Boy
Jul 10
#16
There are volumes and volumes on antisemitism collected by ADL. Suddenly, one tweet makes it all
Beastly Boy
Jul 10
#15
"It is profoundly disturbing that a group of NEA activists would brazenly attempt to further isolate their Jewish
lostincalifornia
Jul 9
#10
Denying the legitimacy of ADL data that documents antisemitism is certainly antisemitic
Beastly Boy
Jul 10
#14
Southern Poverty law Center is not the only org that tracks racism. What are your thoughts on cancelling SPLS?
Beastly Boy
Sunday
#30
I agree reading comprehension please, So cutting ties with a group or person is canceling them?
Eko
Sunday
#33
If you don't mind, may I cite a rather more competent aauthority than myself?
Beastly Boy
Sunday
#35
I was pretty dismayed myself how applicable a Britannica definition was to the NEA vote.
Beastly Boy
Monday
#40
Lets keep in mind that only 21% of the Democrats support the Isralies over Palestinians on the war.
Eko
Monday
#48
Well absent you explaining your position other than a good night I can only speculate on what it is based on your
Eko
Monday
#50
SPLC has been having its own problems of late (notably an artifact of their own unionizing)
BumRushDaShow
Jul 10
#17
Still, no self-respecting union or organization would even think of cutting off contacts with SPLC
Beastly Boy
Jul 10
#18
I'm still worried as well, but I'm documenting the NEA's rejection of the proposed boycott
lapucelle
Sunday
#25
Absolutely. Calling them out on their lies is the only way to deal with them.
Beastly Boy
Sunday
#27