Full Coverage: Activism

30.09.2005 Are political demonstrations outdated and ineffective? David Corn thinks so.

30.09.2005 Grassroots organizations in China are using unique means from pen pals to skits to educate and debunk myths surrounding HIV/AIDS and other sexual health crises. With modest amounts of funding, these volunteer-based groups are making headway in a society where discussing sex is taboo.

29.09.2005 To mark this year's World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10, Amnesty International is asking those African governments that have not abolished the death penalty to do so, and would like your help in appealing to heads of state.

29.09.2005 Activists from Botswana, Canada, Malaysia and Mexico have won this year's Right Livelihood Award - the "alternative Nobel Peace Prize".

28.09.2005 OneWorld South Asia organises a side event Missing Grassroots Voices on behalf of the Grassroots Caucus at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) on September 27th. Bidisha Pillai and TN Anuradha report on the event.

26.09.2005 Ever wonder what it's like inside a massive peace protest? Tom Engelhardt and Tam Turse bring you the words and images of some of the tens of thousands who demonstrated for peace outside the White House this weekend, including the New Orleans evacuee; the mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons; the "Republican for Impeachment"; and many many more.

26.09.2005 Some 15,000 Guatemalans shut down the Inter-American Highway earlier this month, protesting the fact that they've been shut out of Congressional debate over water privatization. The Congress subsequently called off consideration of the new policies and pledged to involve all groups in the decision-making process.

22.09.2005 In the U.S. the tide is turning against the war in Iraq, and now more than policymakers must be held accountable for the war, says CodePink, asking you join them in a mass anti-war mobilization this weekend in Washington D.C.

20.09.2005 Gujarat women who have been affected due to the withholding of funds by the state government have petitioned the government and urged it to release UN funds meant for rehabilitating women affected by the 2001 earthquake. The government had stopped funds to SEWA citing financial irregularities and many other allegations.

19.09.2005 For the International Day of Peace 2005, Campaign for the Conscientious Objection in Bosnia and Herzegovina is once again organizing traditional activities for this day.

19.09.2005 A mini-recording studio in Union Square helped New Yorkers give voice to their concerns about world poverty last week as world leaders were meeting a few blocks away.

19.09.2005 Janitor Han Lin is a democracy activist who fled from Burma, lived in the jungle for 6 years, and finally found refuge in the U.S. He talks about his experiences, his determined attempts to raise awareness about the atrocities in his homeland, and U.N. false promises.

15.09.2005 CodePink has set a target to collect one million messages from people all over the world giving their reasons why the U.S. should end the occupation of Iraq. The messages will be hand delivered to the White House on September 26, and CodePink asks you to post your reason online.

15.09.2005 Mukhumd, one of more than 1,000 Uzbeks who sought asylum in neighboring Kyrgyzstan after the May 13 Andijan massacre, describes the Uzbek secret service agents who have traveled across the border to pursue him. “He shudders at every knock on the door of the house of his relatives--where he stays.”

15.09.2005 The U.S. Congress will hold a hearing on Iraq exit strategies Thursday morning. A coalition of organizations demanding an end to the war will lead a rally at 5 p.m. in front of the White House. You can join in--or if you're not in Washington, urge your elected representatives to.

13.09.2005 The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has set up a community radio station - Apna Radio - which will broadcast local advertising and local non-political news.

13.09.2005 As regular people around the world are mobilizing this week to tell their leaders to "wake up to poverty," OneWorld examines the mass citizen coalitions that have arisen around the goal of cutting global poverty in half. As global leaders prepare to discuss progress towards ending poverty at a U.N. summit this week, OneWorld presents a three-part "IN-DEPTH" series from its new treeless magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

13.09.2005 As world leaders prepare to meet in New York this week to discuss progress in rooting out poverty, demonstrations of people power from Albequerque to Zimbabwe are telling their leaders that it's time to take decisive action. Find an event near you.

12.09.2005 A dawn vigil kicked off a week of action by young women and many others around the country who believe John Roberts is not fit to lead the nation's highest court. Concerned citizens from around the country will lobby their senators on Thursday.

09.09.2005 About 60 percent of local institutions, and approximately a third of national level institutions donÂ’t implement the provisions of the Law on Free Access to Information, shows the latest survey conducted by Transparency Serbia.