Collective Courage: Faith-based Resistance Training

Faith communities hold something authoritarian power cannot manufacture: moral authority. The legitimacy to say, this is wrong — and have people believe it.

That authority has always been hard-won. Faith communities marched in Birmingham and stood at Selma. They harbored refugees and refused unjust laws. And right now, faith communities are rising up to defend their neighbors and communities: declaring sanctuary, showing up at detention centers, putting their bodies on the line protesting cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. 

Across the country, authoritarian power is consolidating, dismantling democratic institutions, targeting vulnerable communities, and working to make dissent costly. That’s why we need people of all faiths bringing their networks, their moral authority, and their collective voice to this moment. Join us June 27 to learn how together.  

What to expect:

— The authoritarian playbook and how to disrupt it.

— Pillars of Support — Why power depends on everyday participation, and the specific role of faith communities.

— Real-world stories of faith-rooted movements that won.

— Concrete next steps to plug into local organizing.

This training is led by two of the country’s leading anti-authoritarian thinkers and practitioners: Nadine Bloch (training director at Beautiful Trouble) and Scot Nakagawa (co-founder of 22nd Century Institute and author of the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook).

Free and open to all — clergy, organizers, congregation members, and anyone drawn to faith-rooted approaches to social change.

Co-hosted by Nefesh, LA Voice, CLUE and Sacred Resistance.

Date: Saturday, June 27

Time: 1:30pm to 4:30pm

Location: Echo Park Commons