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The Democracy Defenders In Exile series is funded by the University of Notre Dame's Democracy Catalyst Grant to bring in democracy defenders from mainland China, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, Congress, and an international advocacy organization. All sessions are conducted in Q&A format led by students enrolled in a designated writing seminar. The seminar will be repeated, with the best student essays posted on this website, and the top essays compiled into an edited volume.
This series is convened by Dr. Victoria Tin-bor Hui (thui@nd.edu), Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.
Upcoming Events (Fall 2025)
Q&A with Yaqiu Wang
Former Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch and Freedom House
Jenkins Nanovic Halls 1030
September 10
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Q&A with Samuel Chu
President, Campaign for Hong Kong
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
September 24
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Film Screening "Love In The Time of Revolution" (2022) and Q&A with Samuel Chu
Free pizza and drinks!
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
September 24
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Q&A with Jewher Ilham
Author, Uyghur Advocate, Worker Rights Consortium
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
October 8
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Film Screening "All Static and Noise" (2023) and Q&A with Jewher Ilham
Free but ticketed
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
October 8
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Film Screening "The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom" (2010)
Documentary on Tibet
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
October 15
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Q&A with Lobsang Sangay
Former Sikyong, Central Tibetan Administration in-exile
Jenkins Nanovic Halls 1030
October 29
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Q&A with Reva Price
Chair, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission; Former Senior Advisor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2005 - 2022)
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
November 12
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Q&A with Michael Caster
Head of Global China Program, Article 19; Co-Founder, Safeguard Defenders
Jenkins Nanovic Halls 1030
November 24
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Democracy Defenders Panel Discussion
Featuring Wang, Chu, Ilham, Price, Caster & Tenzin Dorjee
Jenkins Nanovic Halls B101
December 8
3:30 - 4:45 pm
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