IPD AI
The study shows that most protests are peaceful and that their demands are in accordance with Human Rights and development goals. Protesters want better public services, jobs, living standards, democracy and civil rights. Leaders should listen to these demands and act upon them.
PRESENTATION OF WORLD PROTESTS STUDY
• Isabel Ortiz, Global Social Justice Program, IPD, New York
• Sara Burke, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, New York
• Mohamed Berrada, Economist and Data Analyst, Morocco
• Hernan Saenz Cortes, International Relations Expert, Brussels
PANELISTS
• Walden Bello, Human Rights Activist; Co-Chair of the Board, Focus on the Global South
• Owen Tudor, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
• Tinashe Mazala, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board, Centre for Young Leaders in Africa
• Thomas Frank, Economic Historian; Author of The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
• Alejandra Alayza Moncloa, Head of Office, Oxfam Peru
MODERATOR
• Ines Pohl, Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief, Deutsche Welle