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#DemocracyDrinks | Defending Democracy in Georgia: Where to from here?
13 November @ 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for this year’s last #DemocracyDrinks, on November 13, to reflect on Georgia’s fight for democracy and avenues for moving forward.
It has already been a year since the Georgian people began courageously protesting the results of an unfair election and the ruling party’s decision to halt the country’s path toward the European Union. In response, the government has cracked down on protesters, filled prisons with political opponents, and sought to silence civil society and independent media – and is now moving to ban opposition parties.
The EU – including the Netherlands – has condemned these actions, freezing parts of Georgia’s EU accession process and reconsidering its cooperation programmes. Yet many argue that more decisive action is needed to support Georgia’s pro-democracy movement.
Join us for the next edition of #DemocracyDrinks on 13 November, where we will reflect on what has happened so far, and ask experts from and on Georgia what can be done to support the pro-democracy movement moving forward. The panel will be moderated by Amy Eaglestone (Leiden University), and we will hear insights from Dinara Gagoshidze (Netherlands Helsinki Committee) and Simona Ognenovska (European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law).
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What are the Democracy Drinks?
#DemocracyDrinks The Hague brings together democracy advocates, thinkers and enthusiasts at our monthly informal networking events. It is a great way of making new contacts and catching up with people you know; for testing ideas and planning actions; for moral support and inspiration. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues that work on or are interested in defending values like democracy, rule of law, human rights… Come along and you will be made welcome!
This event series is a collaboration between the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) and The Hague Humanity Hub (THHH).
#DemocracyDrinks were launched in 2018 by Defend Democracy Executive Director Alice Stollmeyer. Over time, #DemocracyDrinks have expanded their reach and have been organized in Aarhus, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Kathmandu, Montreal, The Hague and Washington DC, and soon also in other cities. The events attract a lively mixture of people from NGOs, international institutions, think tanks, national governments and representations, academia, public affairs consultancies, social businesses and other active citizens.
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By attending #DemocracyDrinks you give permission for your image to be used to promote The Hague Humanity Hub, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, and Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy in the future. You can withdraw your consent by emailing democracydrinksthehague@gmail.com and specifying the event in question (as well as by providing details to help us identify you). Thank you for your cooperation!