Leeds City Council’s, Leeds Prevent Safer Stronger Communities Team are offering a Virtual Antisemitism Training opportunity.

Antisemitism is hatred, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews. This is free training available for colleagues and partners of the Prevent Team delivered by a guest speaker from the Community Security Trust. This virtual workshop lasts for one hour.

This course will focus on the following:

• What is antisemitism and how common is it in the UK?
• Understanding antisemitic ‘tropes’ (figures of speech) – how to identify these and how to challenge them with young people.
• Understanding of how antisemitism is nuanced and often codified in everyday speech.
• Support with reporting antisemitism concerns in schools.
• Information on the Jewish community in the Leeds area.
• Provision of classroom friendly resources for one to one and group discussions about antisemitism.

Outcomes: To inform knowledge and understanding of antisemitism and what the local antisemitic profile looks like in Leeds with a focus on young people.

Course date: Thursday 14^th November 4pm-5pm

The course is free of charge. Please email the prevent team to secure your place: prevent@leeds.gov.uk

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