How We Face Rising Authoritarianism: Lessons from the U.K.

Date: Wednesday, October 7 1-2 PM ET
Cost: Free (Zoom Webinar)

*Please note, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the sessions. The recording will be available for 60 days.

When far-right and authoritarian movements threaten civil society, nonprofits cannot afford to be caught unprepared.

Across the U.K. and around the world, organizations are facing increasingly hostile political forces. What can you, your organization, and your allies do now to protect your mission, strengthen your networks, and prepare for what may come?

Join Natasha Adams, a leading U.K. movement researcher and strategist, for a timely conversation about how the U.K. reached this point—and what others can learn from its experience.

Natasha will explore why progressive nonprofits and funders were initially caught off guard by the rapid rise of far-right and authoritarian movements. More importantly, she’ll share what is being done now to respond.

She will highlight promising initiatives including The Together Alliance and A Million Acts of Hope. Plus show you her work building the relationships, organizing capacity, and large-scale networks needed to respond quickly and effectively.

Natasha will be joined by Kate Turner of the Building Power Network, who will bring a Canadian perspective to the discussion and explore what these lessons could mean for you and your organization.

This is a conversation about preparedness, resilience, organizing, and power. About what you and civil society can do now to become stronger before the next crisis arrives.

Our Presenter

Natasha Adams is a movement researcher and strategist with 20+ years experience working for social change - as an activist, organiser, NGO campaign leader, trainer and consultant. She is currently working on a project to galvanise more strategic action and collaboration in the UK to meet the challenge of the moment and the threat of the authoritarian far right. Her research and thoughts about social change can be found at https://thinkingdoingchanging.com.

Moderator

Kate Turner is the principal coordinator of the Building Power Network, a cross-movement capacity-building network in Canada for organizations opposing the far-right and populist-right. Kate is based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) and has worked with non-profits, grassroots, academia, and civil society on campaigns and projects focused on Indigenous rights, human rights, climate justice, and sustainable development.