Youth, Feminist, and Online Activism Under Authoritarianism
This year's Roundtable on Dissent in China will convene experts and activists to discuss how people in the People’s Republic of China engage in public acts of protest despite growing restrictions and considerable risks to their safety.
Date
May 30, 2024
Location
5211 Conference Hall, Soochow University Downtown Campus
Taipei City, Taiwan
This event will also be livestreamed
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Taipei)
10:00 PM EST - 3:00 AM EST
(Hybrid Event)
The Roundtable on Dissent in China: Youth, Feminist, and Online Activism under Authoritarianism will focus in particular on dissent among youth, feminists, the LGBT+ community, and Tibetans, as well as how digital spaces are used for activism.
Speakers include:
- Apple Ni, director of China Dissent Network
- Kevin Slaten, research lead for China Dissent Monitor
- Yaqiu Wang, Freedom House research director for China
- Tenzin Dawa, director of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
- Cindy Carter, China Digital Times deputy editor
- Lü Pin, Chinese feminist activist
- Jennifer Lu, Outright International director for Asia Programs
- Wei-Ting Wu, associate professor and director of the Graduate Institute for Gender Studies at Shin-Hsin University
The event is organized by Freedom House and the Human Rights Program at Soochow University and is sponsored by Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
