A workshop for organizers and interventionists
How can we fight fascist feelings?
7 March 2026, somewhere in central London
Fascism is on our doorstep. How has it seduced the hearts and minds of millions of people? What can break the spell?
In this one-day workshop (10am-6pm) we will explore:
- How can we identify and name fascism in our times? How does it feed on racist imperialism and capitalist misery?
- How does reactionary ideology work and what changes minds? Whose mind is worth changing?
- How do we contend with poisoned legacy and social media ecosystems? Who should we be speaking to and how?
- How do we strategize and not just react? How can cultural work support material struggles?
This workshop is for people involved in social movements or doing interventionist cultural work (writing, content-creation, research). Though vitally important, we will not be talking about antifascist street tactics or community organizing, but rather on the struggle on the terrain of ideas, images, feelings and fears. Our focus is on theoretical and practical questions of communication, imagination and the social mind.
This workshop is offered by Sense & Solidarity, a platform where organizers, researchers and culture workers come together to study what changes minds. Sense & Solidarity and this workshop are both led by Sarah Stein Lubrano and Max Haiven. Sarah is a writer, content creator and educator whose first book, Don’t Talk About Politics: Changing 21st century Minds,came out in 2025. Max is a professor, organizer and game-maker whose eighth book, The Player and the Played: From Gamed Capitalism to 21st Century Fascism is coming out in 2026.
Those who may want to participate are invited to complete a short application form. Review of applications will begin on February 9 and continue until all spaces are full – there may not be space for those seeking to register late. If for some reason you can’t easily complete the form, please let us know and we can find an alternative (like a call).
No one who wishes to participate will be turned away for lack of money. For typical participants, we ask a £50 registration, which will include a vegan lunch and coffee. Those with institutional support are asked to contribute £100, for which an invoice can be supplied. If you cannot pay the full amount, we can arrange a different amount.
To learn more about Sense & Solidarity, please visit senseandsolidarity.org or email us at registration {at} senseandsolidarity.org
