AUGUST 29 • 2024 | 15
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he Adult Education Committee
at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park
will welcome Barbara McQuade to
speak on an important topic as election
season nears — how disinformation is
sabotaging America. The in-person event
at Temple Emanu-El takes place Sept. 12
at 7 p.m.
McQuade is a law professor at the
University of Michigan, where she teaches
courses in criminal law, national security,
civil liberties and data privacy. She is also
a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
From 2010 to 2017, McQuade served as
the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District
of Michigan. Appointed by President
Barack Obama, she was the first woman to serve
in her position. During her tenure, she served
as vice chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory
Committee, and co-chair of its Terrorism and
National Security Subcommittee.
Before becoming U.S. attorney, McQuade
was an assistant U.S. attorney in Detroit for 12
years, serving as Deputy Chief of the National
Security Unit. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s
Office, she practiced law at the firm of Butzel
Long in Detroit from 1993 to 1998 and served as
a law clerk to Hon. Bernard A. Friedman on the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan from 1991 to 1993.
McQuade will discuss her new book, Attack
from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging
America. The book dissects the tactics of disin-
formation, explains why they work and shows
how technology is exacerbating the problem.
The book uncovers how disinformation is harm-
ing democracy, public safety and the rule of law.
McQuade also offers some solutions.
Susan Genden, Temple Emanu-El’s Adult
Education Committee chair, first connected
with McQuade through the nonprofit SOAR, the
Society of Active Retirees. Genden is on SOAR’s
curriculum committee.
When the Adult Education Committee was
interested in bringing a speaker to the temple
two years ago, McQuade was the perfect fit —
speaking on the topic of civil liberties after the
midterm election in November 2022.
“She was outstanding,” Genden says.
“She takes questions; she’s extremely infor-
mative and an engaging speaker.”
Thinking about what they could do to
help educate people with another election
coming up, for the committee, it only
made sense to bring McQuade back.
“Our committee wants to help people
learn about important concerns such
as how they are affected by disinforma-
tion and to know that their awareness is
important,” Genden says, “Also they can
be voices for change, bring people together
and strengthen our community and coun-
try.”
McQuade wants to relay the urgency of
raising awareness about disinformation as the
election approaches.
“This talk will not be about electing a particu-
lar person. It will be about truth, democracy and
all of the things McQuade values,” Genden says.
“We don’t want people spreading lies. We
don’t want more division. We don’t want vio-
lence,” Genden adds. “In (McQuade’s) book, she
gives some possible solutions. Those solutions
aren’t going to happen if people don’t have any
awareness. It’s going to take people’s voices to
get movement on these solutions.”
Refreshments will be served at the free event.
Register at jlive.app/events/8577. Donations to
the Weinstein Adult Education Fund are appre-
ciated.
She will discuss her new book, Attack from Within:
How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
Legal Expert Barbara McQuade
to Speak at Temple Emanu-El
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