Empowering Educators to Combat Hate: Inside Classrooms Without Borders with Kate Lukaszewicz

Listen to this episode from Understanding Targeted Violence on Spotify. Our second episode features Kate Lukaszewicz, Education Programs Director for Classrooms Without Borders. Kate walks us through the nonprofit’s mission to equip teachers and students to fight hate through immersive, experiential travel seminars and year-round programming. We discuss the origins and impact of the Poland Seminar, highlighting firsthand testimony from Holocaust survivors and Ukrainian refugee advocates, alongside the organization’s evolving partnerships with CARVt and Carnegie Mellon University. Kate also previews upcoming initiatives and shares practical steps for educators and community members eager to get involved.