Gal Beckerman: Dare to Dissent – On the Art of Standing Up

On October 5, 2026, the John Adams Institute will host an event from 7:30-9:00 PM at Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, Amsterdam. 

What does it mean to resist in an age shaped by fear, pressure, and polarization? Where do we turn for courage—and how do we find our own voice? 

In this thought-provoking event, acclaimed writer Gal Beckerman explores these urgent questions through the lens of his powerful new book How to Be a Dissident. Drawing on the lives of dissidents across time and continents, from Socrates and Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt, Beckerman uncovers the shared traits that define those who dare to challenge the status quo. His book is a call to rediscover dissent not as a rare act of heroism, but as a deeply human capacity: one that each of us can cultivate. The event is moderated by Ikenna Azuike. 

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