Marching for Pride and a Democratic Hungary

This is an interview with Viktória Radványi, president of Budapest Pride. She shares how her group defied a government ban and brought 350,000 people into the streets — Hungary's largest democratic march since 1989. It is a plain look at how a community group can stand up to pressure and win.

The article walks through how Budapest Pride did it: 30 years of relationship-building, careful coalition work, and messaging rooted in shared values. Radványi also shares hard lessons about team trust, staying steady under threat, and framing one group's rights as everyone's freedom. It comes with a full audio interview, a short video, and a list of key takeaways.

Read the key lessons for the quick version. Watch the short video if you are pressed for time, or listen to the full interview for the whole story. Then think about which lessons fit your own group.

This is part of a larger project from UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute on how communities resist pressure. If you organize with a civic group or neighborhood association in Houston, the lessons on coalition-building and messaging are worth reading together.

- Read the key-lessons section and note two ideas you can use - Watch the short video for a fast overview - Listen to the full interview when you have time - Share it with organizers or leaders in your network - Talk through one lesson with your group at your next meeting