Vote now to put our young democracy activists on the main stage at SXSW 2025
The McCain Institute is in the running to take the main stage at SXSW 2025 and needs your help to get there.
Vote for our panel, “The Next Generation: Youth Leaders Fighting Authoritarianism”
Full Panel Description:
This panel will include some of the world’s most innovative and courageous young leaders who are pushing back against dictators and anti-democratic movements. Democracy activists and political leaders, who have faced violence, jail, and oppression will share how they have worked to mobilize civil society and marginalized populations to push back against authoritarian practices in an effort to defend democracy in key locations in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere. They will share their first-hand accounts of what they face and why they risk their lives in defense of their fellow citizens.
Panelists:
Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute
Sunny Cheung, Associate Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation
Andrea Villagran, First Secretary of the Congress of Guatemala, Guatemala Congress
Takudzwa Ngadziore, Hon Member, Zimbabwe Parliament
Community voting is open from Tuesday, August 6 – Sunday, August 18, 2024
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