Eric K. Ward is an American civil rights organizer who focuses on responding to white nationalism, antisemitism,[1] anti-LGBTQ violence,[2] and structural inequality.
[3] After college, Ward researched white supremacists at the Western States Center and the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment.
[5] He worked to understand the motivations of alt-right groups, and he helped start local anti-hate task forces.
Ward told host Jenna Flanagan that antisemitism "is not a form of religious bigotry.
"[11] In the 2023 short film We’ve Been Here Before, Ward and director Jacob Kornbluth discussed the impact of the “Great Replacement Theory” on hateful acts by white nationalists, including mass shootings and antisemitic attacks.