Jesse Jackson’s Warning: Democracy Decays When We Get Comfortable
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On The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi reflects on the fighting spirit of Jesse Jackson and the warning embedded in his life’s work: democracy weakens when citizens grow tired. With elections looming and institutions under strain, this is a call to courage, participation, and refusing to normalise injustice.
This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom:
https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa
You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu00m-l7ea9IBJGB-21RBwXVEhmDeCY2N
Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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