Religion and Democracy on the African Continent

Virtual Conference: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Possibilities, May 7 – 8, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm

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Sometimes we need a reminder that there is humanity in every person – even those we disagree with politically. One Small Step is an opportunity to find community through open minds and open conversation.

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Ada Ferrer Wins Pulitzer Prize

Congratulations to Ada Ferrer for winning a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Cuba: An American History. She participated in a conversation about

the book for the Nau Lab’s Touchstones of Democracy series.

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Russian Nuclear Forces on High Alert

Professor Todd Sechser weighs in on potential for Russian nuclear attacks and World War III

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  • Virtual Conference: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Possibilities, May 7 – 8, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm

    REGISTER HERE

  • LEARN MORE

  • Sometimes we need a reminder that there is humanity in every person – even those we disagree with politically. One Small Step is an opportunity to find community through open minds and open conversation.

    We invite you to record a One Small Step interview! 

    Register Here

  • Congratulations to Ada Ferrer for winning a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Cuba: An American History. She participated in a conversation about

    the book for the Nau Lab’s Touchstones of Democracy series.

    Watch the Video Here

  • Professor Todd Sechser weighs in on potential for Russian nuclear attacks and World War III

    Watch here

In the Spotlight

One Small Step

Learn more about UVA Democracy Iniative's partnership with StoryCorps One Small Step. 

Deliberative Media Lab

Siva Vaidhyanathan writes for The Guardian on recent leaks exposing Facebook and Instagram.

Equity Center

The Equity Center worked with Albemarle County’s Office of Equity and Inclusion to create an Equity Profile anaylizing various conditions across demographic groups and geographic areas that contribute to well-being.

Memory Project

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center selected to recieve the Lee statue, with plans to transform it into a new work of art that will reflect racial justice and inclusion

Democratic Statecraft Lab

How worried should we be about Russia using nuclear weapons? Lab Director Todd Sechser weighs in on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

RELIGION, RACE, AND DEMOCRACY LAB

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $199,663 in support of the Religion, Race & Democracy Lab’s forthcoming podcast series on religion and climate change.

Democracy Initiative Graduate Seminar- Rethinking Sovereignty and Belonging in Colonial Contexts

Registration: http://bit.ly/DI_GradSeminar

This webinar is the culmination of the inaugural 2020-21 Democracy Initiative Graduate Seminar. Organized and facilitated by the DI Graduate Fellows, the conversation brings together two leading scholars of settler colonialism to discuss their work on state violence and Indigenous resistance, embodied citizenship and belonging, the role of the scholar and the politics of the archive. 

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