Beatrice Wayne, our Director of Research and Policy recently attended the Athens Democracy Forum as a member of the Canadian Democracy Delegation, which includes representatives from civil society, journalism and philanthropy. Founded by The New York Times in 2013, the Athens Democracy Forum brings global leaders together to discuss how democracy can meet today’s challenges and opportunities. Beatrice was invited to speak about the Samara Centre’s VERIFIED project and Group Chat podcast in discussions about how civic education can promote civil dialogue, democratic engagement and combat polarization. 

Travel to the Forum was made possible by the generous support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

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