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🌍 It is important for “the pro-democracy coalition to set aside their differences and act together to prevent authoritarians from trying to fracture that coalition… that is what authoritarians can often try to do best through divide and conquer strategies.” ✨Earlier this month, Keseb hosted a virtual panel discussion with Lara Flint, Farbod Faraji, and Flávia Pellegrino on the topic of ensuring free, fair, and trusted elections. The panelists discussed effective strategies to contain, counter, and sustainably prevent the re-election of authoritarian leaders. Flávia and Farbod highlighted the need to leverage short, medium, and long-term strategies including building broad-based, responsive coalitions, driving structural reform, and holding anti-democratic actors accountable. 📽️Watch the video in English here: https://lnkd.in/estDa-S5 📽️Watch the video with Portuguese interpretation here: https://lnkd.in/emVmbBvA If you are interested in more discussions on strategies for 21st-century democracy, there is still time to register for two virtual events taking place this month on the topics of grassroots strategies to combat election-related misinformation and invigorating and expanding civic power. Register today!  https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury

⭐Democracy Fellow Spotlight⭐ Keseb Democracy Fellow Lindiwe Mazibuko of Futurelect was recently featured in a Scrolla.Africa article where Futurelect’s work to train and support future African political and public leaders was highlighted. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gdVZzSBV #democracy #democracychampions #southafrica

⭐Democracy Fellow Spotlight⭐ Keseb Democracy Fellow Tessa Dooms of Rivonia Circle recently participated in an interview with The Voice of the Cape, where she commented on South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU). “We have no sense of what we are measuring the GNU against in terms of its plan and plan of action. Normally political parties make their manifesto known and through that we can hold them to account and ensure that they deliver on what they promised those voting for them, but this is not the case with the GNU,” Tessa shared. Listen to her interview here:  https://lnkd.in/gMjJuCgX #democracychampions #democracy #southafrica

⭐Democracy Fellow Spotlight⭐ This past July, Tainah Pereira’s organization Mulheres Negras Decidem published “Estamos Prontas: Lições de Mulheres Negras Lideranças Coletivas nas Eleições Brasileiras (We Are Ready: Lessons from Black Women Collective Leadership in the Brazilian Elections)," a book highlighting the lived experiences of Black women during the 2022 Brazilian electoral cycle. Read the book in Portuguese here: https://lnkd.in/gAUap27E Learn more about the book here: https://lnkd.in/dtQeKfVY #democracychampions #democracy #brazil

📣Happening in two hours!📣 Join Lindiwe Mazibuko, Tainah Pereira, Erin Vilardi, and Yordanos Eyoel in a virtual discussion on what it means to build a truly reflective pro-democracy public leadership. There’s still time to register! https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury

💡Throughout October, Keseb is hosting a four-part virtual conversation series with leading democracy champions. Our second conversation, Building a Truly Reflective Pro-Democracy Public Leadership, will be on October 7th at 11 AM EST (12 PM BRT/ 5 PM SAST). ✨Lindiwe Mazibuko from Futurelect, Tainah Pereira from Mulheres Negras Decidem, and Erin Vilardi from Vote Run Lead will discuss effective strategies for building a pro-democracy public leadership that is truly reflective, equipped, and committed to advancing an inclusive democracy in a conversation moderated by Yordanos Eyoel. Register for the conversation series here: https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh  Read Lindiwe, Tainah, and Erin’s Stanford Social Innovation Review essay here: https://lnkd.in/ehqsjGyg #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury

📣 Happening in two hours! 📣 Join Farbod Faraji, Flávia Pellegrino, and Lara Flint in a virtual discussion on ensuring free, fair, and trusted elections. There’s still time to register! https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury

✨Keseb Board Member Akunna Cook and CEO of Next Narrative Africa recently announced the Next Narrative Africa Fund, a $40 million fund created to amplify content from creators in Africa and the diaspora and to produce projects that examine the current narratives about Africa. The fund is a collaboration between Next Narrative Africa and HEVA Fund, and will finance film and television projects from Africa over the next four years. Read more about the fund here:  https://lnkd.in/guRSNuNN

💡Throughout October, Keseb is hosting a four-part virtual conversation series with leading democracy champions. Our first conversation, Ensuring Free, Fair, and Trusted Elections, will be on October 2nd at 11 AM EST (12 PM BRT/ 5 PM SAST).  🗳️Farbod Faraji from Protect Democracy and Flávia Pellegrino from Pacto pela Democracia will discuss effective strategies to contain, counter, and sustainably prevent the re-election of authoritarian leaders in a conversation moderated by Lara Flint from Democracy Fund. Register for the conversation series here: https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh  Read Farbod and Flávia’s essay in Stanford Social Innovation Review here: https://lnkd.in/ehXZ__Nd #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury  

📣We recently announced Keseb’s conversations series on 21st-Century Democracy: Building a Transnational Innovation Ecosystem! 🌍 This four-part virtual conversation series, taking place throughout the month of October, will be in discussion with the authors of our recently published Stanford Social Innovation Review essay series, along with other leading democracy champions. These conversations will take place on October 2nd, 7th, 17th, and the 24th at 11 AM EST (12 PM BRT/ 5 PM SAST). Topics discussed will include ensuring free elections amid the global rise in authoritarianism, building a reflective pro-democracy public leadership, effective grassroots strategies and civic education to strengthen information ecosystems, and expanding peoples’ civic agency to engage them in collective action. Register for the conversation series here: https://lnkd.in/eRa5tRvh Read the essay series here: https://lnkd.in/eFjVm85r   #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury