For those who have grown up in a democracy, it can be easy to take for granted. But all over the world, freedom of expression and democratic principles are being threatened. With all the news about the decline of democracy and restrictions on free speech, it can be difficult to maintain hope.
But people around the world are working every day to reduce the spread of disinformation, thwart polarisation and promote peaceful dialogue.
The Nobel Prize Museum invites you to an evening of conversation and music, on the theme of courage and resistance. After the conversation, Daniel Adams-Ray will take over the stage and play songs from his new album Pandemi, Palestina & Heartache (Pandemic, Palestine & Heartache) live.
In the conversation, Nobel Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Leymah Gbowee and Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye will meet to discuss freedom of expression in relation to social media, how journalism can be independent and what authoritarian regimes mean for the future of democracy. Parts of the conversation will be in English and will be moderated by Carin Klaesson from the Nobel Prize Museum.
Times:
17:00 Doors open; you are welcome to order a drink at the bar
18:00 Last entry
18:00 On-stage conversation (partly in English)
Short break, leg stretcher
Gig with Daniel Adams-Ray
20:00 End of programme
The evening’s guests:
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa co-founded the digital news site Rappler, which is leading the struggle for freedom of the press in the Philippines. As Rappler’s CEO, Ressa has endured political harassment and was arrested by the Duterte government.
In October 2021, Ressa was one of two journalists to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.
She leads projects on artificial intelligence and democracy at Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics. Her latest book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022) has been translated into 20 languages.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee led the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace movement, which through nonviolent protests helped to end the second Liberian civil war in 2003. Her efforts and those of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf contributed to a period of peace and a free presidential election in 2005, which Sirleaf won.
Gbowee and Sirleaf were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 along withYemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”.
Journalist Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson were captured by the Ethiopian military during a reporting trip to Ogaden province in 2011, where they had travelled to document the abuses that refugees had testified were taking place in the province. After serving 14 months in prison, they were released. Schibbye is the editor-in-chief and publisher of the digital magazine Blankspot, which depicts places in the world that are often neglected by the media.
Daniel Adams-Ray made his breakthrough in 2004 with the hip-hop duo Snook. Since his solo debut with Svart, vitt och allt in-between (Black, White and Everything In-Between) he has moved between musical genres and reflected the present in his lyrics.
His fifth solo album Pandemi, Palestina & Heartache (Pandemic, Palestine & Heartache) was released in February. On the album, he flows in his characteristic way between different genres while his lyrics about our present day, life’s ups and downs and social injustices weave together his musical universe.
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