Скачать или смотреть The Challenge of Democratic Renewal | Carl Gershman Democracy Symposium

Around the globe, the struggle for democracy is in full-swing. In countries like Cuba and Belarus, courageous citizens are protesting against longtime authoritarian regimes. Formerly solid democracies like Hungary and Turkey are witnessing the rapid erosion of democratic rights and institutions. While democratic progress is seen in places like Moldova and Zambia, authoritarian powers—most notably China and Russia—repress rights movements and political opposition at home, and simultaneously reach beyond their borders to exert influence and undermine democracies. This year, Freedom House’s annual survey, Freedom in the World 2021, documented the 13th straight year of democratic decline.

Since 1984, the National Endowment for Democracy has provided support to thousands of grassroots efforts in more than 100 countries to advance and strengthen democratic rights, values, and institutions – work that is increasingly important in this challenging environment of authoritarian resurgence. For 37 years, NED’s founding President Carl Gershman, who retired in July 2021, led the development of the Endowment from small grant making start-up to the thriving institution it is today – America’s flagship democracy foundation, making nearly 2000 grants each year, and serving as a leading center for democratic thought and action.

To honor Carl Gershman’s service, we invite you to join us for a symposium that will engage leading thinkers about how to confront these challenges to democracy as well as frontline activists who will share with us their insights from the day-to-day fight for freedom worldwide.

Learn more about this event and our speakers at ned.org: https://www.ned.org/events/carl-gersh...

The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 100 countries. Learn more at https://www.ned.org/

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