Fighting Antisemitism Together (FAST) was a Canadian human rights group founded in 2005 that described itself as "a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian community and business leaders dedicated to speaking out against humanity's oldest hatred."[1][2][3][4]

FAST was founded by Elizabeth and Tony Comper, former CEO and President of BMO Financial. The organization was unique in that its leadership was not Jewish.[5] In 2021, FAST merged into the Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA), a scholarly organization that publishes the academic journal Antisemitism Studies.

References

  1. ↑ University of New Brunswick website; CNW Group web site
  2. ↑ Former BMO CEO Tony Comper revamps charity focused on anti-Semitism Globe and Mail, 2 August 2020
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Comper was a fighter against racism on several fronts Globe and Mail, 11 July 2014
  4. ↑ Doctor Chatterley’s passion Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2020
  5. ↑ CBC news story Non-Jewish executives band together to fight anti-Semitism, August 15, 2005


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