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4:00 pm EST
September 27, 2026

Brooklyn Law School Moot Courtroom, 250 Joralemon St

250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Fiction

Free

Dissidents and Movements: Being Part of the Solution

Authoritarianism thrives on fear, silence, and conformity. Breaking that gridlock requires both individual courage and collective strategy. Join Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer (On Courage: How To Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear), Jelani Cobb (Three of More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here), and Anand Gopal (Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution) for this essential panel on modern resistance, nationally and internationally. From committed whistleblowers standing up to corporate and state power, to civil rights organizers on the front lines, to the brave Syrian citizens fighting to overthrow a dictatorship, this reportage and conversation goes behind the scenes of history and tracks resistance today to show how people can organize to confront modern tyranny—and make a difference. Moderated by Carlos Menchaca, Collaborative Governance Academy.

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