International Day of Democracy Panel

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Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, hosts a panel with Sandy Baird, activist and lawyer; CD Mattison, DNC delegate and political campaigner; Ali Dieng, Former Burlington City Councilor and New American Leader; Pelin Kohn, VT League of Women Voters. The panel discusses the state of local democracy and their experiences navigating the political system and working for social and political change.

From the UN:

The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of and support by the international community, national governing bodies, civil society and individuals, can the ideal of democracy be made into a reality to be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.

For more information about Democracy Day visit: www.un.org/en/observances/democracy-day

This program is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org.

Este programa forma parte del Día de la Democracia en Estados Unidos, una colaboración a escala nacional que se celebra el 15 de septiembre, Día Internacional de la Democracia, en la que las salas de redacción informan sobre el proceso democrático y las amenazas que se ciernen sobre la democracia. Para más información, visite usdemocracyday.org.

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