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Evren Ergeç

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Global Citizen. Nonprofit and Philanthrophy Professional. Art Addicted.

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Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · May 6

We claim public space as our open-air gallery of possibilities, expressing ourselves through everything from spray-painted storefronts to bullhorn sonnets at busy intersections.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 23h

The future of philanthropy does not lie in the amount given, but in the effectiveness of its strategy.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 2d

The danger to democracy isn't a leader who breaks the law. It's the majority of citizens who stop defending the norms.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 2d

Fear breeds submission. Solidarity fuels defiance. The future depends on which lesson we learn first.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

"Freedom of speech has a point. It is there so people can speak truth to power. Often that truth is spoken first by young people."
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Gaza and Protest

Why freedom of speech matters

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Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 3d

Patriotism is not submission to authority. It is the defense of the nation's principles from abuse.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 4d

Philanthropy is quietly dividing into two worlds: those who treat giving as a transactional duty and those who embrace it as a fundamental responsibility. The future belongs to the latter group.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 5d

Younger donors don't fund history; they invest in solutions. If your NGO cannot demonstrate its measurable impact, an established name or a long-standing tradition will not be enough to earn their support.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 7d

The new fascism trades uniforms and physical rallies for the cold, efficient architecture of algorithms and trading hashtags.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 7d

Community wasn't destroyed by the internet; it was drowned by an explosion of ephemeral connections. The real problem isn't a deficit of interaction, but the failure to filter this vast network into channels of focused purpose.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 9d

Freedom of expression isn't negotiable. It's the frontline of every other freedom we have.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 10d

Modern authoritarianism hides behind the mask of democracy. Rather than openly suppressing the popular will, it hijacks the language and mechanisms used to express it.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 10d

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JANE GOODALL'S LAST INTERVIEW Recorded on 9/23/25

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Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 11d

Peace is not a bargain. If the law bows to power, every treaty becomes a lie with an expiration date.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 12d

Free speech isn't killed by silence; it's strangled by the intimidation of those who speak truth to power.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 13d

What we label "common sense" is merely last generation's consensus, which only shatters once a dedicated quarter of the populace stands against it.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 15d

The true global superpower is the collective consent and moral conviction of civil society, a force that no navy can defeat. It is tragic that nations with unmatched military capacity mistake the blockade of a few ships for the successful blockade of an idea. #Flotilla

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 16d

Where governments capitalize on crisis to dismantle dissent, independent foundations become democracy shadow government.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 17d

Human rights are not a decorative ideal to be embraced in times of peace; they are the bedrock that prevents societies from collapsing into war, and the blueprint for lasting reconciliation.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 17d

"Keza günümüzde hâlâ farklı neler yapabileceğini düşündüğünü, şiirsel bir anlatıma sahip bir filmi nasıl çekebileceğine kafa yorduğunu anlatıyor. Sinemaya dair gerçek bir aşk bu değilse nedir?" www.evrensel.net/haber/574341...

Nahif bir sinema yolculuğu - Evrensel

32. Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali’nde ilk kez seyircinin huzuruna çıkan 'Sisler Bulvarı’ndan Geçtim: Biket İlhan' belgeseli; izleyicileri nahif bir sinema yolculuğuna davet ediyor.

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Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 18d

We do not gain sovereignty by retreating from multilateralism; we simply abandon the solidarity required to face a shared world.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 18d

History doesn't tally the neutral; it only counts the silent when freedom is being extinguished.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 21d

We allow the machinery of death to pass unhindered, yet we cannot clear the way for basic humanitarian relief?

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 22d

Human rights transcend politics and borders. They are the universal language of dignity and a prerequisite for any enduring society.

Evren Ergeç @evrenergec.bsky.social · 23d

Every government that represses its own people writes the preface to its own collapse.