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The Democracy & Culture Foundation
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Empowering society through citizen engagement and better governance. Working to contribute to the evolution of democracy to meet today's challenges. Organizers of Athens Democracy Forum in association with @nytimes and Art for Tomorrow.
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COP30 is a once-in-a-generation moment to put citizens at the heart of climate action. A Citizens’ Track could connect community solutions to global governance, strengthens trust, and ensures policies are effective.
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#COP30 #CitizensTrack #GlobalMutirão
October 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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"For us freedom of speech is one of the very fundamental values of the European Union." - Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice President, Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, European Commission

#athensdemocracyforum
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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"[all over asia] Young are there to stand up against corrupt power." - Seoul Sohee Yang, Co-Founder and C.E.O., VALID and Founder, YOUNAN Movement

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October 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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"Ukraine really is Europe’s shield, Europe needs Ukraine" - Chrystia Freeland, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of Finance, Canada

#athensdemocracyforum
October 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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"For so long we have treated nature as something we are not part of."
Stewart Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, Global Order and Institutions Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

#athensdemocracyforum
October 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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"Can deliberation cure the ills of democracy?" - James S. Fishkin, Professor and Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication, Stanford University

#athensdemocracyforum
October 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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"Civic education is the key to confront the challenges that we have today." Julián Sastoque, Economist and Councilor, Bogotá City Council, Winner of The Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize 2025.

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#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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"The older you get the narrower the choices become until you have one." - Maria Ressa, Co-Founder and C.E.O., Rappler

#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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"The immediate effect of the tariffs has been great uncertainty." - Mary Beth Goodman, Deputy Secretary General, O.E.C.D.

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October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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"If you look at the last ten or even 15 years, [...] what they [the US] are trying to do is bring the manufacturing back to their own country." - Jaeyoung Lee, Former Member, South Korean National Assembly and Adjunct Professor, Kookmin University, Seoul
#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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"Every day we wake up waiting for a declaration that could change everything all over again." - Brando Benifei, Member of European Parliament
#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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[when the US side was asked whether they are concerned because of the uncertainty]
“No we want uncertainty, because we want to discourage investors from investing anywhere else than the US” - Chrystia Freeland, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of Finance, Canada

#athensforum
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"There's plenty of money in the world, it's just in the wrong hands." - Bill de Blasio, Former Mayor of New York City

#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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"The most difficult job of mayors is to target actions towards social cohesion." - Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens

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October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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"The idea of democracy is the best form of argument" - Namatai Kwekweza, Founder and Director, WELEAD Africa
October 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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"Cybercrime is about the same size as the global construction industry." - Evan Kotsovinos, Vice President for Privacy, Safety and Security, Google

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October 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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"Ethics and security go hand in hand, together. I believe this is not something we can rely only on companies [to take care of] alone" - Martin Hojsík, Vice President, European Parliament

#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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"Democracy dies when people lose faith" - Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob, Scholar and Policy Adviser

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October 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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“We need to find ways to integrate technology in decision making.” - Stefanos Kasselakis, Founder and President, Movement for Democracy, Greece
October 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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“[There is] a double discrimination LGBTQ people [of Namibia] are facing: Traditional and Cultural values and religious and political phobia.” - Omar Van Reenen, Co Founder and Campaign Manager Equal Namibia

#athensdemocracyforum
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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“The most stable systems that had delivered to the citizens… were Democracies.” - Rashid Al Mohanadi, Middle East Council on Global Affairs

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October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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“Democracies have shown that they can learn from failures and reinvent themselves” - Hélène Landemore, Professor of Political Science Yale University

“Authoritarianism only benefits one type of people: the authoritarianists.” - Namatai Kwekweza, Founder and Director WELEAD Africa.
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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“This award… I’d like to dedicate to those who really deserve it. It’s not me. It’s the journalists of the Gaza.” - Gideon Levy, Journalist and Author - Winner of the City of Athens Democracy Award

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October 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“We hope because peace in the region would mean food for the children.” - Harris Doukas, Mayor of Athens

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October 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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“We forgot to focus on people, so we need to invest in people.” - Mandeep Tiwan, Secretary General CIVICUS

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October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM