As a tribute to Yom Kippur, Acacia Dietz & Jeff Schoep interview Josh Stepakoff a childhood survivor of the 1999 North Valley Jewish Community Center mass shooting. Josh was shot twice in the horrific attack at age 6. Today, Josh is a courageous activist who speaks out and warns about the repercussions of gun violence, hate, & anti-semitism. We discuss the toll of dehumanization, & what we can all do to make the world a little better. For more information on Women Against Gun Violence visit: https://www.wagv.org
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Jeff Schoep is the Founder of Beyond Barriers. From 1994 until early 2019, Jeff Schoep was the leader of the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States, the National Socialist Movement (NSM). In March 2019 he became the highest profile former white nationalist to ever walk away from far-right extremism in the USA. Since then, Jeff has been an outspoken advocate against the ideology that he had been part of for 27 years, making him uniquely qualified to understand extremism and extremist ideologies. Jeff now works as an International Extremism Consultant helping to educate communities and policy makers on the threat of white supremacy and how to effectively counter and prevent violent extremism. https://jeffschoep.com Follow Jeff Schoep on Twitter: @SchoepJeff
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