Breaking the Code: Lessons from Hungary 28 MAY

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Thursday, May 28, 2026 11:00 AM -  12:00 PM ET

For sixteen years, Viktor Orbán’s regime in Hungary consolidated power over the country's government, media and economy. On April 12, Hungarians broke the code. Record-breaking turnout made the election result uncontestable. Join us for a conversation about how a broad opposition movement built on years of resistance — and what organizers in the United States and beyond can learn from Hungary’s experience. We’ll be joined by Béla Rácz of One Hungary, a national Roma-led civic movement; Rev. Márta Bolba, Lutheran pastor of Mandák House in Budapest, which has been a center for social justice and organizing; and Bernadett Sebaly, a political scientist at Central European University (CEU) and former organizer who studies the impact of Hungarian social movements. Co-sponsored by Faith in Action International and the Community Organizing Journal.