Full Coverage: Activism

11.11.2009 In a striking example of successful community-based advocacy, a survivor of Peru's "dirty war" against terrorism has won election as the first mayor of Putis, a village that suffered one of the country's worst-ever massacres.

06.11.2009 As politicians meet for more climate talks in Barcelona, they continue to be fixated on measures like carbon trading that will only exacerbate the climate crisis. Fortunately, argues Kevin Smith, the last year has shown that direct action against carbon-intensive projects can deliver results.

25.10.2009 A British MP is urging colleagues to back a parliamentary motion in favour of a 55 mile an hour speed limit, an end to domestic flights by 2011 and a requirement that TV must provide at least two hours viewing a week on the climate crisis.

22.10.2009 "When a feisty young married woman inspires a church minister known for his inappropriate choice of women to join a campaign to end poverty, the result is an explosive mix that takes them into a world that neither bargained for."

12.10.2009 Duncan Green of Oxfam discusses whether radical ideas of the non-governmental sector should be held in check by a sense of political realism. From Poverty to Power

23.08.2009 We desperately need an answer as climate change activism flounders. Duncan Green outlines the success story of the Global Campaign for Education. From Poverty to Power

16.08.2009 The G20 Finance Ministers meeting in London on 4 September will be marked by a day of action.

03.08.2009 Environmental campaigners are set to stage a number of protests across central Scotland, which could cause disruption to the coal industry.
+ Scottish climate activists to target coal industry

11.07.2009 William Easterly says it's all over for the Millennium Development Goals. AidWatch

27.05.2009 The London Museum has a new display marking the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Anti-Apartheid Movement - "As an example of the power of collective action, this history still has great relevance today."

16.05.2009 Here's a tricky one. Suzy Dean and her Modern Movement colleagues argue for more cheap flights and airport runways. This renders her somewhat unwelcome in these parts but her constructive criticism of anti-capitalist protesters deserves attention. Times Online

04.05.2009 Liu Xiaobo has been detained without trial since last December. Here he compares life as a dissident in Beijing before and after the arrival of the internet. The Times

31.03.2009 Wednesday's actions in London: a "Climate Emergency" iceberg demo outside the Excel Centre where the G20 are meeting the following day, a Climate Camp at the European Climate Exchange in Bishopsgate, and a Stop the War demo at the US Embassy and Trafalgar Square.
+ Red Pepper's Twitter coverage
+ G20 Voice
+ Live from the G20 Protests
+ 'We won't pay for their crisis', say Brussels groups

07.02.2009 Support for Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe's neighbours is inexplicable. Kumi Naidoo and other civil society leaders have resorted to a hunger protest in desperation. from OneWorld US

01.12.2008 As international climate negotiations opened today in Poland, activists took over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense. Dr. Rachel Smolker read a statement, which said, “My father was one of the founders of this organization, which sadly I am now ashamed of..."
+ Climate change will reverse human development

18.04.2008 Indian NGO Jagori, a womenÂ’s training and resource centre is organising a two week training programme at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The course aims to equip rural youth with skills to build a just and gender-sensitive society.

16.04.2008 The Blue Alert campaign in five Indian coastal cities witnessed hundreds calling for government action to mitigate climate change threats. An earlier report by Greenpeace has highlighted possible displacement of over 125 million people in India and Bangladesh that puts vulnerable coastlines at risk.

08.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (OneWorld) - Five adults and five youths were inaugurated into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans today, a tribute to national role models who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of others.

01.04.2008 ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is an old adage. Three stories of incredible courage and resilience in the face of adversity are just illustrations of numerous other women in rural India who are putting up a brave fight against poverty, diseases, societal attitudes, bureaucratic apathies, physical attacks and so on.

01.04.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 31 (OneWorld) - Green groups are planning to celebrate April Fools Day Tuesday with a variety of actions designed to embarrass oil industry bosses gathering in Washington.