Making Sense of Christian Nationalism
And How The Left Can Fight It
We are currently experiencing the powerful rise of Christian nationalism, impacting all of our movements for justice: attacks on trans people, immigrants, reproductive rights, the climate, Palestine and Palestine solidarity, and movement infrastructure broadly. These attacks—and the movements behind them—are growing in strength and visibility via the MAGA right, but they aren’t new; they have been building for years. In order to understand our current conditions—and defend against attacks on our movements—we need to understand how we got here, and what we are facing.
This training is a broad introduction to the landscape, ideology, history, and tactics of Christian nationalism, how they are connected to other mechanisms of systemic oppression, and how they target all our movements and communities. We will look at some of the ways that Christian nationalists leverage government and civil society towards their authoritarian goals, and how we can resist. We will break down how these threats impact your work—and how we and our movements (from all of our identities and experiences in relation to Christianity) can fight them.
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Who is this training for?
Confronting Christian Nationalism is for any organization looking to deepen its understanding of our current political landscape by learning more about Christian nationalism and Christian supremacy. It may be useful as part of a process of developing strategy for the second Trump term, as a learning and political education opportunity for staff/members, and/or as an opportunity to invite other organizations you work with to participate in together.
How long is this training? Who can participate?
This training is 2 hours long, and typically takes place on Zoom. I invite workplaces to participate as a full staff; staff and board; or together with coalitions or partner organizations. I invite member organizations to participate with all or as many members as possible. The training makes space for a range of participation styles; although no individual will be put on the spot to share, my trainings are always better when there is robust group engagement.
Does the training have captioning or interpretation? What about other access needs?
Automatic Zoom captioning available will be available, and I can arrange live CART captioning and interpretation by request. Please let me know if there are any other access needs we can attend to.
How much does the training cost?
The training is billed on a sliding scale, at my half-day rate.
Can we record the training?
You can request to record the training for internal use; it will be available to view online for members of your organization for 30 days.
How do I book this training? What if I have more questions?
To book the training, or if you have any questions, please fill out this contact form and I will get back to you within a couple business days.