Noor’s Popular Education School
Know Your Enemy 2025
Know Your Enemy is for those who refuse to give up ground — who are not only resisting, but organizing toward something better. It is built for those who dream of a freer, more just world and are ready to fight strategically to get there.
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?
Know Your Enemy is a practical and rigorous political formation space tailored for those confronting the far right in real time, designed for individuals who are determined to resist and actively work collectively toward our transformative visions of a better future. Together, we will explore how this transnational far-right project operates, and refine our tools to expose and oppose far-right movements while building collective power.
The five-week online school is a pilot program aimed at equipping organizers with strong political analysis and practical strategies for facing the far right in increasingly rep
It is committed to:
- 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 15th to October 10th, 2025 at 16:00 EEST
- Format: Online | 5 sessions | Every two weeks | 3.5 hours each
- Language: The primary language of the School is English, with interpretation provided based on the preferred languages of the majority of accepted participants.
- Cost: Free
- Submission deadline: Please send your application before July 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM EDT.
- Selection: Noor’s team will reach out to the selected cohort of 20 participants by July 28, 2025.
- Please note: KYE School is for admitted participants only. Sessions aren’t recorded or shared for security reasons. Please look out for applications to the next edition.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals engaged in antifascist, feminist, anti-racist, and anti-authoritarian organizing.
- Participants must show a clear interest in understanding and countering far-right strategies.
- Open to both experienced organizers and emerging cadres who have some understanding of how far-right forces operate in their region.
- Applicants should have some experience in political analysis or organizing, even if informal.
- Priority given to participants from or organizing in the Global South.
Type of Organizing / Work
We aim for politically and tactically diverse participants who are part of a group, network, or collective; independent actors are welcome.
- Frontline community organizers (local or national level)
- Movement lawyers or legal support workers
- Knowledge builders / researchers / educators
- Media workers / journalists / digital storytellers
- Involved in policy or advocacy work
- Campaigners / coalition builders
- Independent political actors with track records of local mobilization
Target Constituencies / Movements
We aim for participants working with or rooted in:
- Gender justice, reproductive justice
- Queer / trans liberation
- Anti-colonial or decolonial movements
- Anti-racist movements
- Worker movements or land defenders
- Migration justice
- Disability justice
- Youth organizing
There are no age restrictions to apply.
For any queries or questions, please write to anasir@wearenoor.org.