Paloma Dallas and Phillip Lurie of the KF #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe team spent a powerful and inspiring few days in Kenya attending the Global Democracy Coalition’s (GDC) Africa Regional Forum alongside CFK 2026 Global Fellows Patrick Gathara and Clare Byarugaba.

Join KF Program Officer for #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe Phillip Lurie as he moderates a Global Democracy Coalition webinar exploring how polarization, disinformation, and debates over legitimacy are shaping democratic narratives across the region.

GDC Africa Forum 2026 – Global Democracy Coalition

Register to join virtually alongside Kettering Foundation #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe staff, fellows, and partners who will be part of the conversation : bit.ly/4t66CO6

Around the world, artists are helping communities respond to democratic backsliding.

That’s why our #DemocracyAndTheArts and #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe teams are partnering with IMPACT for Solidarity Loom, a global online series for creatives working at the intersection of culture and democracy.

Take an inside look at how Romanians are working together, from volunteer groups to NGOs, to address challenges and define what civic responsibility looks like, despite financial strain, bureaucratic barriers, and deep exhaustion.

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Beyond the Binary: Feminist Frameworks for Transformative Peacebuilding Justice and peace cannot be achieved if women’s lives remain confined to false separations between “public” and “private” or if the pain endured in our bodies and homes is dismissed as apolitical. Wom...

Read the latest from Mozn Hassan in our #ResilienceResistance series from #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe: bit.ly/43p0eqU

Our #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe team is in Athens this week sponsoring and attending the 2025 Athens Democracy Forum!

The Urgency of Now: Inclusive Narratives in Africa Growing up, I saw the immense disparity between the narratives portrayed in mainstream media and the lived realities of LGBTQ+ individuals in Africa. In conventional narratives, we were either invisib...

In our latest #ResilienceResistance blog, Chris Muriithi, founder of #BoldNetworkAfrica and a 2025 CFK Global Fellow, shares why inclusive narratives aren't just about visibility. They're about survival, justice, and power. kettering.org/the-urgency-...

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A Critical Moment: Introducing the Resilience & Resistance Blog Series

Our #DemocracyAroundTheGlobe focus area is launching a new blog series, Resilience & Resistance, which will explore global patterns of authoritarianism and highlight stories of courage and solidarity in the urgent fight for a more just and inclusive future.

Read here: bit.ly/4mkslzA

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