Global Exchange

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Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice.

Join us this month at free community events in the state of Georgia! This is more than a speaking tour. It’s an URGENT national effort to build practical, nonpartisan strategies for protecting democratic participation, community safety, and collective action in everyday life.

The Democracy Defenders Roadshow concluded its East Coast tour on Sunday with a powerful public forum at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, bringing together approximately 150 attendees for a conversation on the global challenges facing democracy.

The Democracy Defenders Roadshow stopped at Fairleigh Dickinson University yesterday. Hosted by the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, the event brought together students and democracy advocates for a meaningful conversation on democracy, civic participation, and global solidarity.

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The Democracy Defenders Roadshow officially kicked off its East Coast tour this week in Philadelphia, bringing together more than 100 community members for an evening of dialogue, connection, and shared learning.

For decades, we’ve worked alongside human rights defenders, grassroots organizers, and democracy movements throughout Latin America. Now those defenders, like Alberto Solís Castro, are coming to communities across the United States to share their lessons.

Louisville showed what democracy looks like in action. 🤝 Our Democracy Defenders Roadshow made its way to the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, where organizers, advocates, artists, and community leaders came together for a powerful day of dialogue, learning, and action.

The Democracy Defenders Roadshow continued in Kalamazoo yesterday, bringing together more than 150 community members for an evening of dialogue, solidarity, and action at Across Borders: Communities Against Gun Violence and Voter Suppression.

Join us for the Democracy Defenders Roadshow to hear from international democracy defenders like Mynor Alonzo — and learn what it takes to protect participation, dignity, and peaceful civic life under pressure. Coming soon to a city near you.

This week our Democracy Defenders had an inspiring conversation with Robin Rue Simmons and Kamm Howard, about the different approaches First Repair is using to advancing reparations for Black and Indigenous communities across the Americas.

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This is bigger than one event, it’s the beginning of a global movement. The Democracy Defenders Roadshow launched Thursday in St. Paul to a standing-room-only crowd, bringing together frontline voices from Latin America with Minnesotans who know what it means to resist attacks on their communities.

We’re building a global movement to fight back against authoritarianism. 🤝 Thanks to all our guests from the Twin Cities who joined us today for the launch of the Democracy Defenders Roadshow in St. Paul, Minnesota. Next, the Roadshow continues with stops in more than a dozen cities across the US.

Dozens of people are pictured inside a community space, listening to a speaker at the far end of the room. You can see the words Minnesota youth collective written in colorful letters on the back wall.Six people are stood standing and smiling. In the background is a banner that says ground works, and in front is a banner that says democracy defenders roadshow and global exchange.

It's time to take our resistance global! Democracy defenders like Elena Gutierrez are coming to the U.S. to share critical lessons from the frontlines. Join a Democracy Defenders Roadshow stop near you this summer.

For decades we’ve worked alongside human rights defenders, grassroots organizers, and democracy movements throughout Latin America. Now those defenders, like Alex Sierra, are coming to communities across the United States to share their lessons.

For decades we’ve worked alongside international human rights defenders and democracy movements — learning what it takes to protect participation, dignity, and peaceful civic life. Now those defenders, like Alí Bantú Ashanti, are coming to communities across the US to share their lessons.

Across the Americas, communities have faced attacks on democratic institutions, political violence, fear, and the erosion of trust. For decades, we’ve worked alongside their defenders, learning what it takes to protect democracy under pressure. Now, those lessons are coming to the United States.