Full Coverage: Activism

29.03.2007 With eyes and mouths closed with black ribbons, activists of INPO NGO from Ferizaj/Urosevac have protested on Wednesday, March 28, in front of the Municipal Assembly, Municipal Court and the Public Hospital, demanding greater work efficiency of these institutions.

28.03.2007 On the European Union's 50th anniversary, the Mjaft! Movement activists protested in front of the Albanian Parliament. The activists enclosed themselves in a space circumscribed with barbed wire, which symbolized the barrier between Albania and Europe, and they focused their attention on the lack of national ID cards.

26.03.2007 After the indications that the Democratic Party (DS) and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) may soon reach agreement on the new Government, in which Vojislav Kostunica would keep the office of the Prime Minister, several NGOs invited the citizens to join their Veto Kostunica campaign.

26.03.2007 Between June 27 and June 30, 2007, Zagreb will host the Zagreb Pride 2007 social-political event. This will be the sixth Pride in Zagreb in a row, an event that gathers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersexual and queer persons. The Pride Parade, the central event will be held on June 30 (Saturday). The Organization board of Zagreb Pride 2007 has already initiated the activities and invites all interesting persons to join the Board.

23.03.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (OneWorld) - Holding scores of rallies and sit-ins around world, environmental and community groups Thursday made fresh calls for drastic actions to protect the world's rivers and other water resources from the devastating impact of global warming, pollution, and toxic waste.

23.03.2007 Provoked by the recent statements by the Speaker of the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) and the Prime Minister that the Government doesnÂ’t plan to call for a referendum on Croatian entry into the NATO alliance, as well as the general communication strategy adopted by the Government on that issue, the Peace Studies Centre and Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights Centre from Osijek prepared an open letter to Croatian political leadership.

16.03.2007 The Centre for Peace Studies (CMS) announces the 6th Youth MIRamiDA – Peace Building Training for Youth Activists from Croatia. The training takes place in Pula, April 13-20, and the deadline for application expires on March 23, 2007.

15.03.2007 The CESI Education, Counselling and Research Centre, in partnership with the Open Media Group (OMG), starts the implementation of the National Campaign for Prevention of Gender-Based Violence. The campaign aims to raise youth awareness about this problem and prevent gender-based violence.

13.03.2007 Two activists of the MANS Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector, who collected signatures for a petition in Podgorica, were attacked by five persons whose identity remains unknown.

06.03.2007 Vanja Calovic, Director of the Network for Affirmation of Nongovernmental Sector – MANS, and Veselin Bajceta, Assistant to the MANS Anti-Corruption programme, were detained on Sunday, March 4, by Podgorica Police, during the “KAP Spends, Who Pays?”

05.03.2007 Indian NGO Toxics Link has brought out a report Mumbai: Choking on E-Waste - A study on the status of e-waste in Mumbai that reveals that Mumbai is not just the leading generator of electronic waste in the country, but also exports a large part of it to adjoining areas and also to Delhi. It is a detailed report on the Electronic and Electrical Equipments (WEEE) in Mumbai.

01.03.2007 Over a period of nine days, the activists of the Youth Education Forum (YEF) collected 10,351 signatures by students for the petition to change student organizing in the country and establish a Student Parliament.