Episode 5.4: Solidarity in times of autocratization
As democracy and civic space are under attack in many places across the globe we explore what solidarity means when basic rights are quickly eroded - or maybe were never really there to begin with. In this final episode of the 'Let's talk about solidarity' series we dive into what solidarity can look like when autocrats and anti-rights groups gain power, and some groups are hit harder or earlier than others? We have two amazing guests, Akshita Siddula, community organizer and leadership coach from Baltimore, US, and Rafael Barrio de Mendoza Zavallos, researcher and Cambridge Phd candidate from Lima, Peru. What can we learn from what is happening in the US and Peru when it comes to who is affected and who is standing up? What does solidarity mean in a context of serious attacks on democracy and rights? How can we foster solidarity and what role can it play in defending rights and possibly reimagining democracy altogether? As many look at today's political...
