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Fomenting Democracy: From Poland's Solidarity to Egypt's Tahrir Square

Fomenting Democracy: From Poland's Solidarity to Egypt's Tahrir Square

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Fomenting Democracy: From Poland's Solidarity to Egypt's Tahrir Square

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Oct 21, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Co-presented with the Consulate General of PolandIt’s been twenty-five years since the ultimate victory of the Solidarity movement in Poland, a revolution that ultimately led to the fall of communism. Adam Michnik, a Solidarity activist jailed by the Polish communist regime for his dissident activities, and now among Poland’s most prominent public figures, discusses the legacy of that revolution with Yasmine El Rashidi, a young intrepid Cairo-based journalist whose essays and articles on the (unfinished) Egyptian revolution were nominated for an Amnesty International Media Award. Can a velvet revolution offer any useful lessons to a bloody one?*Click here to see photos from the program!
Released:
Oct 21, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.