Our Muslim and Jewish neighbors, and anyone who doesn’t fit rigid ideas about gender, are being scapegoated using the same playbook, one that serves authoritarian movements by turning our communities against each other. This training will prepare you to interrupt it in everyday conversations.

We’ll start with political education: a grounding in Islamophobia, antisemitism, and gender essentialism, and a look at how they reinforce one another. We’ll examine how white Christian nationalism and capitalism depend on rigid hierarchies of faith, race, and gender, and why turning our communities into enemies is so useful to those holding onto power.

Then we'll move from analysis to action with hands-on narrative training, where participants will practice spotting common tropes, countering divisive messaging, and telling a shared story that builds solidarity.

The goal isn’t just a sharper analysis, it’s to be ready to step in when a relative, coworker, neighbor, or friend repeats these narratives at the kitchen table, in the break room, or in the group chat.

Saint Paul location provided upon RSVP. Lunch will be provided!

Organized by Gender Justice, Jewish Community Action, Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment, and the MN Democracy Defense Table.