Defeating narratives
of division
Conference June '25
By June 2025, there were less than four years until the most likely date for the next general election. We called a national conference as part of our efforts to equip our movement with both an analysis of why these narratives of division have become so virulent, and the skills to intervene effectively to build trust, confidence and engagement between ‘majority’ and ‘othered’ communities.
The conference brought together a wide range of people committed to rebuilding an inclusive ‘story of us’, creating an opportunity for people who share concerns but don’t normally meet, to discuss what could be done. This included people from faith and community groups, trade unions, the democracy movement, and people representing communities who are targeted by divisive narratives. We also invited a mix of institutional leaders, funders, and grassroots activists.​​
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how narratives of division and the authoritarian populists who promote them are a threat to the rule of law and democracy itself.
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how we can involve a wide range of social justice groups (anti-racist, women’s rights, LGBTQ+, disability, climate justice, workers’ rights etc.) in attempts to prevent power being handed to those who would roll back historic gains.
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how the virus that is narratives of division spreads, and how we can disrupt it.
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how we engage with those people within our communities who believe that their best hope for the future involves disenfranchising and marginalising minority groups?
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​If you'd like to get involved
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either by attending our events, using our materials, inputting on our approach, arranging for us to deliver training with your organisation, or in some other way, click the relevant buttons just below, or get in touch at:
info@ellabakerorganising.org.uk
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This event was supported by:
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Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung with funds of the German Federal Foreign Office
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the National Education Union
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the Communications Union
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the General Federation of Trade Unions
