Choosing Democracy in the Midst of Political Polarization
American democracy has survived intense and violent polarization in the recent past: the 1930s and 1960s. While the current one is in some ways unique, there are also lessons to be learned from earlier experience, as well as the experience of other countries where nonviolent movements ended dictatorships.
George Lakey's background in academia and social movements prepares him to offer hope for a way forward post-election, whatever the outcome. Author of eleven books, he taught peace studies at Penn, Haverford and Swarthmore as well as participating in campaigns from civil rights in the '60s to today's activism for climate justice. He's led over 1500 training workshops on five continents and won the Paul Robeson Social Justice Award and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Award.
Tuesday, October 1st at 2pm
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