2025 JASS (Just Associates) Global Movement Builders’ School Program in South Africa: Call for Applications
JASS (Just Associates) is excited to announce the launch of its first open Global Movement Builders’ School, inviting social change makers worldwide to apply.
Whether you are an activist, organizer, advocate, artivist, educator, or changemaker committed to creating a more just and equitable world, this is your opportunity to engage in a transformative learning experience.
Applications are open until May 11, 18:00 EDT. Apply now through the link provided.
Why This School? Why Now?
We are living in a time of profound and unpredictable change. Across the globe, social movements, civil society organizations, and activists face growing repression, shrinking resources, and anti-democratic conditions. Despite these challenges, the need for transformative change is more urgent than ever. We cannot return to the status quo, and we must reimagine how to navigate this critical moment.
JASS believes that the way forward requires rethinking, reimagining, recommitting, and re-strategizing.
The Global Movement Builders’ School offers an opportunity to reflect on these challenges, think critically about power dynamics, and find pathways to create lasting change in our communities and beyond.
What is the Global Movement Builders’ School?
The Global Movement Builders’ School is a four-day intensive program designed to bring social change makers from different corners of the world together to analyze, learn, and strategize in response to current global crises. Grounded in feminist popular education methodology, the school will engage participants in an organizing approach rooted in liberation struggles.
By attending the school, you will:
- Analyze the current political landscape, understanding how power and politics are reshaping our world and its implications for our work.
- Imagine the transformative change we seek, exploring innovative pathways to achieve this change.
- Embrace a movement mindset, connecting your work to an ecosystem of social change strategies.
- Connect with a diverse group of organizers and changemakers from around the globe.
- Sharpen your strategic thinking to better navigate complex, challenging contexts.
The school will also introduce Just Power: A Guide for Activists and Changemakers, JASS’s newest resource, designed to equip you with the tools needed to challenge unjust systems and build collective power for social transformation.
Who Should Apply?
JASS are seeking a diverse group of approximately 50 participants who are committed to building a more just, liberating, feminist, and decolonial future. To apply, you should meet the following criteria:
- Have at least 5 years of experience in organizing, advocating, or leading efforts for social change.
- Play a leadership role in a social change organization, network, or community group.
- Be eager to engage and learn from others across different issues, borders, and identities.
- Be committed to feminist, decolonial, and liberating social transformation.
- Have an interest in integrating a movement-oriented and ecosystem approach into your work.
- Want to deepen your understanding of power dynamics, both the systems we face and the power we can collectively build.
- Be ready to rethink your strategies and engage in cross-movement collaboration.
- Commit to integrating the learning from the school into your ongoing social change work.
This program is designed for those who are ready to challenge the status quo, collaborate across movements, and develop strategies that will create transformative change on a global scale.
Key Details
- Application Deadline: May 11, 18:00 EDT
- Selection Notification: Early June
- Program Dates: To be announced
- Format: Four-day intensive in a collaborative, participatory learning environment
- Location: Online (or specify location if in-person)
This program is for those who are passionate about building global solidarity, advancing collective action, and fostering deep, systemic change in the face of growing global challenges.
How to Apply?
- Applications are open until May 11, 18:00 EDT. Apply here.
- Applicants will be notified of the selection results by early June.
For any questions or additional information, please contact [email protected].
Why Join the Global Movement Builders’ School?
In these turbulent times, there is no more important work than rethinking how we organize, strategize, and act for change. The Global Movement Builders’ School is a space to reflect on the most urgent issues facing the world today, learn from a diverse set of global perspectives, and sharpen the skills necessary to take action.
With the support of JASS’s decades of experience strengthening activist leadership and movements in Mesoamerica, Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia, this school offers a unique opportunity to deepen your strategic thinking, expand your vision, and connect with a global community of changemakers.
Whether you are fighting for social justice, feminist liberation, human rights, environmental justice, or other transformative causes, the skills and tools you gain here will support your work long after the school ends.
Don’t miss this chance to join a global movement committed to creating a just, equitable, and liberated world. Apply today and be part of a transformative global learning experience.
Apply now before the deadline: May 11, 18:00 EDT!
