How to build a global pro-democracy movement | Yordanos Eyoel
Dec 15, 2023
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Yordanos Eyoel, a freedom advocate and pro-democracy movement supporter, shares how to reimagine, accelerate, and protect the pro-democracy movement. They discuss navigating identity, the crisis of democracy, and the importance of a better narrative. Building a global pro-democracy movement is emphasized, along with the significance of transnational learning platforms and networks.
Telling a better story about democracy can inspire and unite communities to counter authoritarianism and strengthen democratic norms and institutions.
Accelerating innovation and embracing global interconnectedness are crucial for building a global pro-democracy movement that can protect and dismantle oppression.
Deep dives
Building Functional and Inclusive Societies
Jordana's EOL, a democracy entrepreneur, discusses the challenge of constructing societies that are both functional and inclusive. She highlights the struggles of democracy today and presents a vision for reimagining and strengthening it. One of the key problems she identifies is the rise of authoritarianism, which she aims to address through her non-partisan nonprofit organization, Kesup. By making democracy inspiring and relevant, accelerating innovation in the pro-democracy movement, and embracing global interconnectedness, EOL believes we can build a truly global pro-democracy movement and work towards a better future.
Making Democracy Inspiring
EOL advocates for telling a better story about democracy to make it inspiring and relevant. She emphasizes the importance of democracy in addressing everyday needs and values, and highlights innovative examples such as Push Black, a non-partisan media organization in the U.S. that promotes civic engagement through sharing Black history, and the citizen-led movement in Israel that protects democratic norms and institutions. By creating compelling pro-democracy narratives that unite communities, EOL believes we can counter authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
Accelerating Innovation and Embracing Interconnectedness
EOL underscores the need to accelerate innovation in the pro-democracy movement to counter the authoritarian playbook. She urges pro-democracy innovators to learn from each other and operate as a global community, sharing effective strategies and solutions. EOL also emphasizes the importance of embracing interconnectedness and recognizing that democracies depend on each other to survive. By promoting collaboration, understanding, and unity across borders, we can work towards a future where democracy is protected and oppression is dismantled.
"Democracy is the most compelling vision we have for self-governance," says freedom advocate Yordanos Eyoel. Taking a stand against predatory and opportunist authoritarian forces, she shares how to reimagine, accelerate and protect the pro-democracy movement — to build societies that are both functional and inclusive.