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» The OneWorld Environmental Activism Topic Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to the subject of Environmental Activism
Gerardo Fernando Mendoza
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.
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Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Human rights]
Image: Gerardo Fernando Mendoza
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.
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From: Transnational Institute
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Environmental activism] [Climate change]
The CarbonNeutral Company joins Stephen Byers MP and Colin Challen MP (centre) to launch the first All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group, 2005
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.
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From: Campaign against Climate Change
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change]
Image: The CarbonNeutral Company joins Stephen Byers MP and Colin Challen MP (centre) to launch the first All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group, 2005
Beyond Reach?
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."
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Poverty]
Image: Beyond Reach?
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
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Related topics/regions: [Civil society]
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
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Related topics/regions: [Education]
Jubilee Debt Campaign
16.08.2009 The G20 Finance Ministers meeting in London on 4 September will be marked by a day of action.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Jubilee Debt Campaign © Jubilee Debt Campaign
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
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change]
11.07.2009 William Easterly says it's all over for the Millennium Development Goals. AidWatch
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Related topics/regions: [MDGs]
Save the Sharpeville Six poster
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."
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Related topics/regions: [South Africa] [United Kingdom] [Democracy] [Race Politics]
Image: Save the Sharpeville Six poster
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
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change]
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
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Related topics/regions: [China] [Internet]
Climate Camp G20
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
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Economy] [Development]
Image: Climate Camp G20
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
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Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe]
Climate activists take over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense
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
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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change]
Image: Climate activists take over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense
Jagori logo / Photo credit: Jagori
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.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Capacity building] [Youth] [Gender] [Communication]
Image: Jagori logo / Photo credit: Jagori
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.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Migration] [Population] [Climate change]
Dallas Jessup.
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.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Volunteering] [Civil society] [Ethics & value systems]
Image: Dallas Jessup. © Caring Institute
Women attending a meeting / Photo credit: CRY
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.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender] [Social exclusion] [Civil society]
Image: Women attending a meeting / Photo credit: CRY
Greenpeace says ExxonMobil unduly influences U.S. energy policy.
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.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [Business] [Corporations] [Climate change] [Environmental activism] [Renewable energy]
Image: Greenpeace says ExxonMobil unduly influences U.S. energy policy. © Greenpeace International
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