As a civil rights attorney, aggressively asserting the righ… - Brooke Goldstein

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As a civil rights attorney, aggressively asserting the rights of my clients to be free from unlawful discrimination is a compliment. That means you’re a good lawyer. Can you imagine the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) being accused by the black community of too aggressively advocating for black civil rights? If we don’t stand up for ourselves, who will? And if we don’t fight to enforce our rights, why should we expect anyone to respect them?”

Brooke Goldstein

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About Brooke Goldstein

Brooke Goldstein was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a graduate of McGill University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Goldstein is a human rights attorney. She is the founder and Executive Director of The Lawfare Project.

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We should be able to stand up like every other minority group in this country and say we deserve justice — and say it loudly. We have every right to avail ourselves of the legal system, to equal protection under the law.

“When I first proposed a Jewish civil rights litigation fund there was backlash from some of the traditional Jewish leadership,” Goldstein said. “ ‘That’s too aggressive,’

We will continue to do what we do best," Goldstein said. "Advocate against Jew-hatred and file groundbreaking civil rights cases to ensure our clients achieve the respect they deserve.

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