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How Serbian democracy tsunami came from the academia - and why it matters to the world. My interview for @UVA Global global.virginia.edu/stories/…
„Ako se boriš protiv mašine i ti moraš da imaš mašinu.“
O krvavim nogama, hibridnom režimu i padu Vučića: Srđa Popović za BBC
bbc.com/serbian/articles/cw0…
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After wiping out corrupt govenrment on the ballot, citizens of #Serbia engage en masse in scrubbing and cleaning litter behind it..:)
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Na mladima svet ostaje!
O krvavim nogama, hibridnom režimu i padu Vučića: Srđa Popović za BBC
bbc.com/serbian/articles/cw0…
“Don’t copy the slogan. Copy the method.”
Serbia’s Student Movement won. Our colleagues explain how in @wagingnv: noncooperation, trained nonviolent discipline, unity from difference, and a nationwide ground network.
@BrezaRace
wagingnonviolence.org/2026/1… #Serbia #CivilResistance
As @SrdjaPopovic writes, movements fail not because “protest fails,” but because “enthusiasm was asked to do strategy’s job.”
In 2000, we chanted "Gotov je!" — He's finished. Last week in Belgrade, brilliant kids who weren't born yet chanted it again. This time it stuck. Why protests still work - when you cope enthusiasm with strategy: journalofdemocracy.org/onlin… @JoDemocracy @CANVASNVS
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In 2000, we chanted "Gotov je!" — He's finished. Last week in Belgrade, brilliant kids who weren't born yet chanted it again. This time it stuck. Why protests still work - when you cope enthusiasm with strategy: journalofdemocracy.org/onlin… @JoDemocracy @CANVASNVS
On Sunday, the Student List won a projected 52.7% of the vote and a majority in parliament, ending the SNS’s 14-year hold on power after two years of peaceful protest and organizing.
Their win brings hope to people and movements around the world fighting for change.
🚨 New article!
From inside Cuba, historian and activist Alina Bárbara López Hernández writes about ordinary Cubans finding the courage to organize, and what is needed for real change. 🇨🇺
👇 Read it now
journalofdemocracy.org/the-f…
Today marks 26 years since the October 5 demonstrations in Belgrade, which ended Milošević rule. The Otpor student-led movement played an integral role, urging opposition to unite and mobilizing voters. It remains an example of the potential of people power to create change.
Out now in @JoDemocracy: "Does Nonviolent Action Still Work?"
A question asked often as democracy declines worldwide. @BrezaRace Maksimovic and @jamilaraqib say yes, but with a new generation of strategy.
muse.jhu.edu/article/1001894
Serbia’s student movement is entering the election race. Read how a leaderless movement built its campaign for national election on October 25th.
Read our article here: canvasopedia.org/2026/09/25/…
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"Kenya’s uprising was one instance of a much wider crisis across the Global South: debt, austerity, shrinking democratic space, and governments meeting resistance with force while international lenders kept prescribing the same market reforms."
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The new collumn "Frontline" which will share exepriences from pro democracy movements every month has just bee launched by @CANVASNVS and @JoDemocracy ! Read first dispatch here: journalofdemocracy.org/front…
We are proud to launch our collaboration with the Journal of Democracy- a monthly column where global activists share their experience and lessons. The debut piece is on Kenya's Gen Z movement, by @wanjirunjira and Kinuthia Ndung'u. Read the full article:
journalofdemocracy.org/the-f…
Every year, we’re proud to welcome students and support them in gaining knowledge and hands-on experience. It’s rewarding to see them leave ready to put what they’ve learned into practice. Read about Ayla’s co-op experience here:
canvasopedia.org/2026/09/04/…
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"We have only three classrooms, and even they leak when it rains." Students as young as ten are walking out of class across India demanding functioning schools — and just forced Rajasthan's government to admit 611 schools have no buildings at all. Swipe to learn more→
We're excited to bring you along on the journey of the 2026 cohort of Freedom Fellows, our year-long program in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation (@HRF). Watch this video to learn more about their experience and program itself:
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