When: Friday 20th March 2026, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Where: CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest. Budapest Site Nador u. 15, Auditorium A
Across Europe and beyond, feminist actors are at the forefront of resisting anti-gender and anti-democratic movements. What strategies are working? What challenges are emerging? And how can feminist futures be collectively imagined and built?
Join us in Budapest for the first event in the Feminist Futures Workshop Series, bringing together activists, politicians, journalists, researchers, and civil society actors working on the frontlines of democracy and gender equality.
This workshop will combine cutting-edge research from the CCINDLE project, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, and other recent global research projects, with real-world experiences from feminist leaders and activists across Europe, creating a space for dialogue, reflection, and shared strategising.
The programme will feature two roundtables:
- An overview of recent research on feminist responses to anti-gender politics – exploring the challenges feminists face and the approaches they take across different contexts
- A discussion of feminist strategies for resistance – sharing practical experiences of resisting backlash, building solidarity, and sustaining resilience
The event is free and open to the public, with lunch provided, but registration is required. You can register here. Registration closes on 15th March.
Event Programme
10:00 – 10:30 | Arrival with coffee
10:30 – 12:00 | Roundtable 1: Recent research on feminist responses to anti-gender politics
Chair: Andrea Krizsán, Lead Researcher for the Inequalities and Democracy Working Group and Senior Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute
- Conny Roggeband – Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam
Feminist practices of solidarity and care in Europe - Silvia Díaz Fernández – Postdoctoral Researcher, Complutense University of Madrid
Feminist responses to anti-gender politics across European parliaments - Saskia Brechenmacher – Senior Fellow (Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Global solidarity: Observing practices of feminist resistance worldwide
12:00 – 13:00 | Networking lunch (vegan, allergy-free, halal and kosher options provided)
13:00 – 14:30 | Roundtable 2: Feminist strategies for resistance
Chair: Tatev Hovhannisyan – Award-winning investigative journalist from Armenia; Chief Editor and Academic Director at the Oxford School for the Future of Journalism (OXSFJ); former Europe and Eurasia Editor at openDemocracy (Tracking the Backlash project)
- Tània Verge – Elected member of the Catalunyan Parliament (2024–present); former Minister of Equality and Feminism; Professor of Politics and Gender, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
- Ulrika Westerlund – Elected member of the Swedish Parliament (2022–present)
- Bernadett Szél – Former member of the Hungarian Parliament (2012–2022)
- Natalia Broniarczyk – Abortion Dream Team, Poland
- Viktória Radványi – President, Budapest Pride, Hungary
Register now to join us in Budapest, and look out for more CCINDLE events in the coming months.