Action Camp: Leveling Up the Jewish Left
These past six months have been an unprecedented time of of activity, engagement and protest from the Jewish Left. Organizations like IfNotNow,  Never Again Action, Bend the Arc, JFREJ, JUFJ, Tru'ah and others have seen a huge rise in participation and escalation. Thousands of Jews have put their bodies on the line to unapologetically disrupt institutions of white supremacy, antisemitism and oppression. Experienced action leaders have stepped up into larger, more complex and riskier roles while hundreds more people have taken on action roles for the very first time. There is now an enormous amount of momentum as well as direct action skill and knowledge across our movements.

In order to be prepared for the action this political moment calls for, , we need to level up our action skills even more. This action camp is designed to build the non-violent direct action skills and capacity of the Jewish left to strengthen all of our movements.

This training is for people who are not fucking around. This is for serious leveling up of your action skills with a commitment to taking responsibility for ongoing escalation. Nadine Bloch of Beautiful Trouble will be leading this workshop with a training team of organizers from IfNotNow, Jews Against White Nationalism, Never Again Action, and more to come!

This training includes 2 tracks:
--> The Experienced Leaders Track (Training for Trainers) is 4 days long (October 31-November 3): the first 2 days will be training and the next 2 days will be applying skills learned at the T4T by leading and supporting the newer actions leaders Action Upgrade Training.
--> The Actions Upgrade Track is for folks newer to action and runs Saturday and Sunday.
--> Priority will be given to those who will be attending as a group (across either track) from their city.

Logistics:
--> The fee for participation is $118, and scholarships will be available by application.
--> Applications are due on Monday, October 7th.
--> The training will take place in the DC area. T4T participants should expect to arrive by 9am on Thursday, October 31. Actions Upgrade Trainings should expect to arrive by 9am on Saturday, November 2.

**A note on Shabbat observance!**

Due to the constraints of capitalism (but thanks to the hard-fought victory of the weekend from our labor organizer movement ancestors), we are holding this training on shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. We understand that this might conflict with some people's practices of observance, and it might be exactly the way that others choose to engage in this holy day.

We are committed to the following practices:
- No activities that require writing on shabbat
- Presentations/full group activities will be analogue on shabbat
 - We will do our best to find hosts within walking distance of the training location

If you have questions about any of this, or if you have additional Shabbat concerns not addressed here, please do not hesitate to be in touch!

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Sarah O'Connor (sarahroseoconnor@gmail.com).
Note: We estimate this will take you 10-15 minutes to fill out. If you would prefer to share your responses verbally via phone conversation, please reach to Sarah (email listed above).
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Name *
Email *
Phone Number *
City *
Are you Jewish? *
How do you identify? (race, gender, age, sexuality, ability, etc) *
Organizational Affiliation
You are not required to be a member of either/both IfNotNow and Never Again Action in order to attend this training. The following questions are just intended to give us a sense of where people are doing their work.
Are you a member of IfNotNow? If so, what role(s) have you held? *
Have you taken action with Never Again before? If so, what role(s) have you held? *
Are there any other organizational affiliations you would like to share?
This training will offer two different tracks, an experienced action leaders track and an action upgrade track
Experienced Action Leaders Track
This is you if you are an experienced action leader ready to step into training, coaching and coordination roles and you meet these criteria:

Experience with at least one:
-Coordinating an action team
-Training and coaching actions
-Coordinating an action training
-Coordinated or held lead tactical role in an action

Skills in most of these areas:
-Strong ability to build relationships
-Strong ability to make strategic decisions
-Some direct action tactical skills
-Some facilitation or training skills

Commitment to both:
-Commitment to hold local action leadership roles for at least the next 6 months, including
-Commitment to rigorous development of your action leadership and training craft and that of others
-Commitment to being present for the entire T4T and commitment to training at the Actions Upgrade November 2-3.

OR

Action Upgrade Track:
This is for you if you are newer to action and looking to level up your NVA skills and you meet these criteria:

Experience:
-Holding a role at an action
-Holding a role in the planning of an action
-Being on or coordinating an action team
-Attended a previous action training

Skills:
-Strong ability to build relationships
-Strong ability to make strategic decisions
-Some direct action tactical skills ideal but not required

Commitment:
-Commitment to being on a local action team for at least the next 6 months
-Commitment to rigorous development of your action leadership.
-Being present at the entire Action Upgrade Training (November 2+3)
Which track are you applying to? *
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