April 29, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.; Whittier Park Recreation Room, 425 West 26th Street, Minneapolis Jewish Community Action (JCA) invites clergy, lay leaders, and staff of congregations and faith communities to a special training titled “When the Trolls Come Marching In: How to Keep Your Community Safe from Disruptors.” This training is meant to share best practices and lessons learned from the numerous incidents during Operation Metro Surge in which extremist influencers came to our city with bad fai th intentions to disrupt our community to further their own political narratives. For the last six years, JCA has been working with dozens of local community organizations around developing anti-hate and bias programming and policies in the Communities Combating Hate Coalition. Participants will think about how and why today’s disruptors operate the way that they do, use examples of a variety of community responses from the last few months, and hear from subject-matter experts whose analysis and research are valuable resources when evidence of extremist influencers shows up in our community. Pre-registration is required. Presenters: Beth Gendler, Executive Director, Jewish Community Action Geri Katz, Director of Organizing and Coalitions, Jewish Community Action Kate Bitz, Senior Organizer, Western States Center Benny Witkofsky, Senior Research Specialist, Bridging Divides Initiative When and Where: Whittier Park Recreation Room, Apr 29, 2026 5-7pm 425 W 26th St. Minneapolis, MN 55405 Why: Things move quickly in times of crisis, so it’s important to build the skills in advance to handle potential complications, like an agitator targeting our communities, in a unified and agile way. Who should attend? Staff and members of community organizations in Minneapolis such as houses of worship, neighborhood organizations, and cultural institutions. RSVP is required. What do we get out of this? You will leave this event with sample action plans, deeper community connections, and contacts in national organizations that track disruptors. Who is putting this together? Jewish Community Action is hosting this event, with special guest from Western States Center and Bridging Divides Initiative

Tuesdays, April 21 and 28, May 5; Online To build a society where people of every religion — or no religion — have an equal voice in public life is essential in this moment. That's why ICJS works with educators, chaplains, nonprofit and civic leaders, and museum and library professionals. Each session will focus on a different sector where ICJS works: Congregations, Clergy, and Chaplains — April 21 Teachers and Schools — April 28 Nonprofits, Museums, and Libraries — May 5 Each event will be on Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to Noon. Come to one or all three.