Education resource page: Activists keep democracy alive

Resources for training

This is a resource page that you can use in conjunction with the Activists keep democracy alive course (lower secondary and upper secondary).

Here you will find:

  • Films with the activists from the exhibition
  • Films with the researchers from the exhibition
  • Ideas for working questions for the films

The activists tell us

Watch or re-watch films with the activists from the special exhibition Activist (2021-2022). Six different activists talk about why they became activists – and about the pros and cons of activist life. Each activist tells their story through two films.

Mizz Privileze - dragtivist

Why an activist?

Michael Bjerring engages in norm-critical activism through his drag performance, Mizz Privileze. Here, Mizz Privileze explains why they became activists and what they are fighting for.

Activist for better or worse

Mizz Privileze talks about when they find activism works, when it's hard and how social media can be experienced as a community.

Selma de Montgomery - Climate activist

Why an activist?

Selma explains why she became an activist and how she fights for her cause.

Activist for better or worse

Selma talks about the upsides and downsides of life as an activist, about why you sometimes feel like giving up but keep going.

Marie Blønd - #whenwereyougrownup

Why an activist?

Why did Marie Blønd become an activist when her daughter started nursery school? And what is she fighting for?

Activist for better or worse

Marie talks about the goal and the many milestones along the way, about being on the verge of burning out, but still feeling the community that keeps you going.

Villo Sigurdson - The Vietnam Movement

Why activist

Villo has been an activist in the Danish Vietnam Committees (DDV) and active in the international work of the Left Socialist Party (VS). Here he talks about why he became an activist and what he has fought for.

Activist for better or worse

Villo talks about the ups and downs of life as an activist, victories and defeats, and the balance between activism and personal life.

Nadeen Aiche - intersectional feminist

Why an activist?

Nadeen Aiche talks about why she became an activist and what she is fighting for.

Activist for better or worse

Nadeen talks about sometimes feeling demotivated, being threatened on social media and wanting to pull the plug. But also about how resistance helps to confirm that there is a need for it.

Litten Hansen - Anti apartheid and more.

Why an activist?

Litten Hansen, who has been an activist in the Danish Anti-Apartheid Committee and the Plum Foundation, talks about why she became an activist and what she has fought for.

Activist for better or worse

Litten talks about the ups and downs of life as an activist, victories and defeats, and the balance between activism and personal life.