Monday | October 12, 2026
6:00 PM
In the wake of the Hungarian Election in which the electorate stood against and voted out the authoritarian regime of Viktor Orban, a distinguished delegation of AFT and ASI officers traveled to Hungary to listen and learn first hand about Hungary's political and social transition. This webinar will feature members of this delegation who will discuss how the mission informed the work we are currently undertaking to consolidate our own democracy.
AFT/ASI DELEGATION
Randi Weingarten, President, AFT and Albert Shanker Institute
Wendy Coleman, President, AFT Pennsylvania
Jeffery Freitas, President, California Federation of Teachers
Stacy Davis Gates, President, Chicago Teachers Union; Executive Vice President, Illinois Federation of Teachers
Jessica Tang, President, AFT Massachusetts
PROGRAM COORDINATORS
Patricia Keefer, Director, International Affairs Department, AFT
Mary Cathryn Ricker, Executive Director, Albert Shanker Institu
TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi Emerita, Beit Simchat Torah Congregation; Director, The Beacon
Thomas Melia, Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Georgetown University
Noa Sattah, Executive Director, Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI)