On October 11, CPD launched our first Fightback Fireside Chat to facilitate conversations between academics, activists, and thought leaders about how we create collective action and fightback in this moment of urgency. These monthly meetings allow us to grapple with our current political reality as we head into the third year of the Trump administration.

This month, we hosted Yale professor Timothy Snyder, author of Tyranny, Bloodlines and the Road to Unfreedom. The discussion was moderated by Director of Mobilization and Advocacy at CPD, Jennifer Flynn Walker, and was viewed by over 2,000 people both in our office, on video and our facebook live.

Our next Fightback Fireside Chat will be held on November 13 at 12:00pm in Brooklyn, New York with L.A. Kauffman, author of Direct Action and How to Read a Protest Sign. If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP here. We will also be livestreaming the conversation on CPD’s Facebook page.