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What Happens When Right-Wing Extremists Govern. A Guide to Resistance
Author, political activist and Senior Fellow Arne Semsrott confronts the alarming rise of right-wing extremism in Germany through his latest novel, Machtübernahme (Takeover of Power: What Happens When Right-Wing Extremists Govern. A Guide to Resistance).
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Poles Waive the Rainbow Flag in “LGBTQI+ free zones”
Senior Fellow Lukasz Niparko co-authored an article with Patrice McMahon, titled "Poles Waive the Rainbow Flag in 'LGBTQI+-free zones.'" Featured in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, this article examines the Law and Justice government's conservative agenda is directly attacking Polish LGBTQI+ activists--and how activists are resisting and persisting in the face of discrimination.
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Senior Fellow moderates panel on tools to combat the discrimination of Artsakh's Armenian population
Senior Fellow Anoush Baghdassarian is moderating a panel on international tools and treaties to stop hate speech, violence, and discrimination against Artsakh's Armenians.
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German-Kurdish Integration Award winner sued by right-wing leader
Senior Fellow David Werdermann is assisting in a freedom of speech case against a far-right politician.
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Event on Pushbacks on the Greek-Turkish Border
On Saturday January 23rd, Landecker Democracy Fellow Iason Apostolopoulos hosted a virtual event "Pushbacks on the Greek-Turkish Border." Iason brought together human rights activists from Greece and Italy in order to shed a light on the state-led illegal push-back activities across the sea and land borders of Greece--activities that have increased dramatically over the past 10 months.
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Anti-Feminist Discourses and the Anti-Abortion Movement in Germany
Senior Fellow Carolin Wiedemann wrote an article for Missy Magazine entitled "Abortion Against Germany" (Abtreiben Gegen Deutschland).
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Curator's Walk-Through Ahead of Chicago Architecture Biennial
Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Iman Veal visited 6018 North experimental arts and culture space in Chicago earlier this month for a curator's walk-through in advance of her Chicago Architecture Biennial project this September. The "Raisin" exhibition brings together a global network of artists who are creating public conversations around justice, class, identity, migration, immigration, and residence, in many different places and ways.
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Creative Sanctum's Toolkit for Sustaining Democracy
Landecker Democracy Fellow and Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Sharon M. Chin is Founder and Executive Director of digital magazine Creative Sanctum. This month, following the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th, Creative Sanctum curated a toolkit of creative resources to facilitate discussion, reflection, and inspiration for sustaining democracy.
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Justice for Tran To Nga
Senior Fellow Hoang Tran Hieu Hanh is hosting an event calling for media solidarity with Tran To Nga in the trial against the #AgentOrange manufacturer and for the recognition and compensation of all Agent Orange victims.
