A Roundtable on Activism was held by the Community of Democracies at the Kościuszko Forum, organized  in Gdańsk by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The roundtable gathered prominent activists to share knowledge and expertise on different aspects of activism including environment for activisms (regulations, crowdfunding, contributions, transnational repressions), thematic activism (youth, democracy, human rights defenders, fundamental freedoms,education, media, cultural heritage and identity preservation), perception of activism (PR, media, disinformation and misinformation, fact finding and sharing), relations between activism and politics (values-based lobbying, diplomacy, negotiations, policy shaping, advocacy), and the future of activism (global and regional perspectives, out-of-the box scenarios).

Speakers: 

Alena Belausava | Belarussian Community in Krakow

Palina Brodik | Free Belarus Center

Aleksandar Lapko | Belarusian Youth Hub Foundation

Hanna Liubakova | Non-resident Fellow, Atlantic Council

Patrycja Medowska | Deputy Director of the European Solidarity Centre

Lizaveta Prakopchyk | Youth Bloc

Aleksandar Sekulić | Human Rights Adviser, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human

Rights

Raman Shcherbau | Białoruskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne CHATKA

Marharyta Vorykhava | Advisor on Youth Policy, President-elect Svitlana Tsikhanouska Cabinet

Moderators:

Alina Koushyk | Belsat TVP

Milka Zagloba | Community of Democracies