Noor's Popular Education School- Know Your Enemy
Applications are now open: Noor’s Popular Education School – Know Your Enemy – 2026
Know Your Enemy, a popular educational summer school, is for those who refuse to give up ground, who are not only resisting but organizing toward something better. Built for those who dream of a freer, more just world and are ready to fight strategically to get there.
In its 2nd iteration, Know Your Enemy school is more refined and equipped to host and facilitate learning rooted in feminist tactics and approaches.
This is a political formation space: practical, rigorous, and designed for people facing the far right in real-time. Together, we’ll unpack how this transnational project operates and sharpen the tools to expose, oppose, and build collective power.
What is Know Your Enemy
- Foster a collective understanding of the far right as a transnational political project, exploring its ideological, cultural, and geopolitical dimensions.
- Connect global theories of the far right with localized tactics, emphasizing narrative, propaganda, illicit funding, and institutional infiltration to enhance counteraction efforts.
- Equip participants with tools and approaches to broaden their strategic vision and improve current practices while introducing context-specific tactics.
- Build a dedicated cohort of 20 politically aligned participants ready to apply and expand their skills.
Over five engaging online sessions, we will explore and delve into several key aspects, including foundational theories, practical applications, and the latest trends. Each session will feature interactive discussions, expert insights, and hands-on activities and readings designed to deepen your understanding and foster meaningful connections.
- The Story of Origins: Uncovering the context and recognizing early warning signs that set the stage for significant events.
- Propaganda and Narrative: Analyzing how the concept of “the other” is constructed to shape perceptions and influence public opinion.
- Infiltration and Conferencing: Investigating the geopolitical ambitions that drive covert operations and strategic gatherings.
- Political Economy: Investigating the dark undercurrents of illicit funding, political party financing, and the rise of crowdfunding as key players in today’s political landscape.
- Law as a Weapon, Law as a Shield: Exploring how legal institutions can both undermine and uphold rights, creating a facade of legitimacy while eroding fundamental legal protections.
Who is the School for?
- Individuals actively engaged in antifascist, feminist, anti-racist, and anti-authoritarian organizing. A clear interest in understanding and countering far-right strategies is essential.
- Open to both experienced organizers and emerging leaders with some understanding of far-right operations in their regions. Applicants should possess some political analysis or organizing experience, even if informal.
- Priority will be given to participants based in or organizing within the Global South.
- Applicants must be actively confronting far-right projects in their context and be committed to feminist, anti-fascist, and anti-fundamentalist values.
Program Details:
- When: August 14th to October 9th, 2026 at 16:00 EEST + two introductory and closing sessions on August 7th and October 16th.
- Format: Online | 5 sessions | Every two weeks | 3.5 hours each
- Language: The primary language of the School is English
- Cost: Free
- Level of engagement: In addition to the session duration, the school requires a minimum of 8 hours of commitment between each session for pre-shared readings and post-session assignments..
- Commitment: All participants are required to attend all sessions, finalize the pre-shared readings before each session, and submit all assignments after each session.
Please submit your application before July 06, 2026, at 18:00 PM EDT, 00:00 CEST, 1:00 AM EEST.