Defending Democracies

Defending Democracies is a nonpartisan grassroots organization focusing on educating the public about threats to democratic government. Our mission is to create opportunities for collective actions for supporting and preserving democracy and rule of law, and in doing so, invoke a collective sense of “making a difference”.

Our goals are to:

  1. Create and participate in a sustainable network of organizations and individuals whose mission is the preservation of democracy.
  2. Work to preserve democracy using our resources and actions to develop and deploy programs in the following areas:
  • Educating citizens on the value of liberal democracy as a governing paradigm and on the threats posed to liberal democracy by political movements on the right and left;
  • Advocating for policies that strengthen and sustain demographic principles in our governance systems at the local, state, and federal levels;
  • Supporting programs that ensure fair and free elections for all citizens; and,
  • Advocating for policies and practices that support the wishes of the majority of the population, while ensuring the rights of minority groups to fully engage in government at the local, state, and federal levels.

3. Create platforms that support free and civil discussions on issues of importance to citizens.

Please see our July 21 Presentation on Totalitarianism and the Threat of Project 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprDfjLKO74&t=686s

Upcoming Events

August 18, 2024 – Faith and Democracy 2:30-4:00 PM Blacksburg United Methodist Church, Whisner Building 111 Church St SE, Blacksburg Jointly Sponsored with Blacksburg United Methodist Church, Protect Democracy, and NRV Unitarian Universalist Congregation

September 4, 2024 – Disinformation in the Digital Age – The Connection to Project 2025 – 7 PM – 8 PM Unitarian Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Road, Roanoke VA. Presented by https://verbaai.org/

September 5, 2024 – Disinformation in the Digital Age – 7:30 – 8:30 PM Location: The Lyric Theater, 135 College Avenue, Blacksburg VA. Presented by https://verbaai.org/

September 4th and 5th Events Are Presented by Verbaai, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the public has access to facts about politics in the United States.

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Please see our July 21 Presentation on Totalitarianism and the Threat of Project 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprDfjLKO74&t=686s