Our Courses
Study & Solidarity with Venezuela is an online course and a learning community for anyone who stands against imperial aggression and for the right to self-determination of the Venezuelan people.
About our courses
Our courses blend history, political analysis, and intellectual rigor offered through short presentations and carefully curated study materials that cover:
The central role of capitalism in shaping our society, and the role of white supremacy (and other social machinations) as a divide and control strategy that supports it
The role of labor unions and radical political organizations in confronting capital and building an egalitarian society, and the pragmatic way in which solidarity and intersectionality can reinforce one another and support healthy movement growth
A vision of a healthy, non-punitive activist culture that celebrates the leadership of marginalized groups within a peer-based, egalitarian movement that is built on mutual interest and shared goals
Our courses also center compassion-based learning and a mix of reflective practices that support emotional, spiritual, and psychological integration of course content. Some of the ways we do this include:
Clear ground rules for participation in group processes
Facilitator modeling of vulnerability and self-acceptance with the explicit goal of creating comfort among group participants in being their authentic selves
Small breakout group discussions of programming content.
Reflection questions that encourage vulnerability, curiosity, and/or the opportunity for participants to relate course content to their personal experience
Grounding practices and occasional guided meditations designed to support the psychological, emotional and/or spiritual integration of historical and/or political content
Explicit practices to support emotional resilience when grappling with the enormity of what we’re up against and when working to build relationships across lines of difference
Before We Were White is an online course for people with European ancestry (white and/or multiracial) who want to work with this ancestral line as a means of bringing greater emotional resilience to their work for collective liberation.here.
Solidarity & Action for Palestine is an online course and community of engagement hosted by Comrades Education four times over the course of 2024-2025. Co-sponsors included USCPR, JVP, Adalah Justice Project, About Face, DSA International Committee, Labor for Palestine and more. We expect to offer a program like this on a regular basis.
Building Relations with Land & Sky supports participants in creating and maintaining a land-connection journaling practice for fostering decolonial connection to your local biosphere. The current course is in session, with seasonal gatherings through March, 2026. We hope to offer this program annually.
Fundamentals of Antiracism online course and white racial caucus is designed to help participants understand, analyze and break down the ideology of racism - in ourselves, our families, our communities and our world. We expect to offer a version of this course on an annual basis.
Radical Genealogy is an online training led by David Dean that offers people of European descent (white or multiracial) genealogical research tools for connecting their individual family histories to the broader histories of racism, colonialism, capitalism, traditional culture, and political resistance that shaped our ancestors lives. Our goal is for these skills and perspectives to help participants cultivate a more rooted, anti-racist identity that can power their efforts for collective liberation.
Summer Rejuvenation is an online program hosted by Comrades Education providing immediate support for activists, allies and everyday people taking action across multiple fronts this summer. Together with eight remarkable guests, we'll be sharing stories, sharing strategies & gathering our strength.
Our Collective is the Prize is an online course and a learning community focused on defending our communities & public institutions against the immediate attacks coming from a second Trump administration, while building our offensive capacity to create a completely different social system, one that serves our needs. This course is now closed.