This event is now complete, join our next event: Invisible Nation: How to Fight Authoritarianism (Film Screening Nov 5-9, and Live Panel Nov 9, 7pm ET): https://watch.eventive.org/togetherfilmsus/play/68ed0f0c93d9d18907c0ea88

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How to Hold Onto Democracy. Around the world, democratic institutions and democracies are under increasing pressure from authoritarian threats within and from abroad. Invisible Nation shows how democracies can defend free expression, strengthen civic participation, and build resilient systems that withstand both external and internal threats. Taiwan is a case study in safeguarding democracy that is relevant to democracies and those fighting for democracy everywhere. Speakers include: Stacey Abrams, Jasmine Crockett, Vanessa Hope, Moderated by Michelle Kuo

Watch the film in advance (10/22-10/26) and join us for a live panel on 10/26, 7pm ET.

About Invisible Nation: Unprecedented access to Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, centers this portrait of the constantly colonized island, as it struggles to preserve its hard-won democracy, autonomy, and freedom from fear of authoritarian aggression. Thorough, incisive, and bristling with tension, Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai’s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China. Invisible Nation captures Tsai at work in her country’s vibrant democracy, while seeking full international recognition of Taiwan’s right to exist. At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the ever-present threat of authoritarian aggression around the world, Invisible Nation brings a punctual focus to the struggles of Taiwan.