Rebuilding Solidarity

About The Course

This course equips trade union reps, activists, and members with the skills, confidence, and knowledge to challenge far-right narratives in the workplace and wider community – through informed, constructive dialogue.

Delivered by the General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust in partnership with organisations including the Anti-Racist Movement Stand Up to Racism, ACORN, Living Rent, SOAS University of London, and data specialists Bombe.io, the course combines cutting-edge research with practical organising skills.

Participants will explore new data mapping support for the far right at postcode level, alongside analysis of the social, economic, and media-driven factors behind its rise. The course will unpack common myths around migration, examine the real causes of insecure work and housing, and challenge the narratives that divide working people.

A core focus of the day is turning knowledge into action. Through interactive sessions, participants will learn how to have effective, one-to-one organising conversations that challenge racism, misogyny, and misinformation – while building trust and solidarity.

By the end of the course, participants will be better equipped to respond to difficult conversations, organise confidently, and contribute to a growing network of trade union activists working collectively to push back against division and build unity.