"Spotted in the School" A Freedom Advocate

Angesom Teklu, a freedom advocate, and Public Policy doctoral student spoke to Barneville's 3rd-8th grade students. He has witnessed firsthand how a government can gradually take control of every aspect of citizens' lives. His country of origin Eritrea was once a beacon of African democracy, but today it is one of the most oppressive and authoritarian countries in the world. As a result, he has been involved in underground pro-democracy activism and citizen journalism in Eritrea, where the private press is prohibited. Using his journalism and new media training from the Aileen Getty School of Citizen Journalism, he has written news articles, journals, opinion pieces, and analyses on freedom-related issues. To learn more about him and the Dissident Project, click here.