"Culture isn’t cosmetic"

In this wide-ranging conversation, Roselie Vasquez-Yetter, Co-Executive Director of PartnersGlobal, speaks with Mbizo Chirasha about civil society under pressure, democratic erosion, and why resilience—not rhetoric—is the decisive force of our time.
From Central Asia to the Middle East and the U.S., Vasquez-Yetter outlines how authoritarian patterns repeat—and how initiatives like ResiliencyPlus and Arts4Resilience help communities endure, adapt, and resist.
Her key insight: Culture is not an “add-on,” but a core civic technology shaping narratives, identity, and nonviolent change...
(Available in Arabic, English, French, German & Spanish)
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