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Climate (10)

• Climate change adaptation Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice 2018-2025 — Climate change adaptation. Filter Resources by. Resource type. Resource type,
• Climate Change and Gender Justice - Oxfam Policy & Practice — The vivid case studies in this book show how women and men in developing
• Climate Change and the Affordability Crisis in the Global North – Zine and 2019-2024 — Aug 6, 2025 … Counter-narratives that support climate action; Case studies
• Divestment - Beautiful Trouble — A divestment campaign is an effective way to apply economic pressure on an
• Fridays for Future (2018–) 2018- — Greta Thunberg’s August 2018 solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament
• How Climate Conversations can help Tackle Misinformation 2025 — Sep 16, 2025 [TRUNC] Listening and values-based conversations about climate
• How to Grow and Sustain Volunteers in Climate Conversations 2025 — Sep 16, 2025 … These interviewees came from a mix of national NGOs, grassroots
• Lessons from Successful Climate Justice Campaigns in North America 2004-2024 — Jun 12, 2024 … Introduction. What are the ingredients for a successful
• Sunrise Movement & the Green New Deal (2018–19) 2018-2019 — The US Sunrise Movement’s 2018–19 occupation of Nancy Pelosi’s office combined
• Using Indigenous knowledge to adapt to climate change in Bolivia 2009 — The system is very sophisticated, producing fertile soil, fish stock, animal

Labor rights (115)

• Ahmedabad textile laborers win strike for economic justice, 1918 1918 — During the period of intense plague outbreak from August 1917 to January
• Albanian workers force shift toward democracy, 1991 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the Cold War era [TRUNC] “Reports
• Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909 1909 — Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
• Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949 1946-1949 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 20th century Australia indigenous
• Bangladesh factory workers protest for higher wages and better working conditions, 2012-2013 2012-2013 — After the Tazreen and Rana Plaza disasters, Bangladesh garment workers and a coalition of unions blockaded Dhaka highways, struck industry-w
• Bangladeshi garment workers fight for their wages at Tuba Group, 2014 2014 — Tuba Group workers blockaded roads, occupied a market floor, and locked Tuba owner Delwar Hossain in his own office for 18 hours to win May-
• Barcelona workers win general strike for economic justice, 1919 1919 — The demands of the strikers were the “release of political prisoners, the
• Basotho people demand compensation for Lesotho Dam construction, 2001-2005. 2001-2005 — A 1993 LHDA survey showed that residents were unsatisfied with the amount of compensation to be provided, stating that it did not match the
• Belizean unions strike to increase political participation and prevent increased taxation, 2005 2005 — A 26-day general strike and mass mobilization of Belizean unions, teachers, business chambers, students, and Maya leaders forced Prime Minis
• Black miners strike in the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia) Copperbelt, 1935 1935 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By 1924, Northern Rhodesia [TRUNC]
• British workers general strike to support mine workers, 1926 1926 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The general strike of 1926 in Britain
• Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) transport workers strike, 2010 2010 — The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, is a Francophone West African county that plays a key role in trans
• Cambodian garment workers protest corporations for “$177” monthly wages, 2014 2014 — While campaigns demanding higher wages for Cambodian garment workers have
• Cameroon airline workers strike for compensation, 2005-2006 2005-2006 — They still, however, were not fully compensated for their time between October and January.   On 12 February 2005, Kamga warned that Ca
• Cameroonian transport workers strike in protest of gas price, 2008 2008 — Economic Justice. Classification. Defense. Group characterization. Members
• Canadian Quebecois workers general strike for higher wages and job equality, 1972 — Although the strikes did not begin until late March, the leaders began the
• Chicago workers sit-in, gain benefits after factory shutdown, 2008 (Republic 2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2006 Richard Gillman gained control
• Chinese autoworkers strike for higher wages at Honda, 2010 2010 — In 2010, amid a sweeping wave of Chinese labor unrest, workers at four Honda
• Chinese migrant workers protest for equal civil rights in Xintang, 2011 2011 — On 11 June 2011, migrant workers in Xintang, a majority-migrant area of Guangzhou
• Chinese golf-equipment workers strike for benefits and union representation, 2014 2014 — On 21 July 2014, more than 2,000 workers at the China Qilitian Golf Articles (QLT)
• Coalition of Immokalee Workers campaign against Taco Bell (Boycott the Bell), 2001-2005 — Coalition of Immokalee Workers campaign against Taco Bell (Boycott the Bell),
• Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, USA, 1989-1990 1989-1990 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1987, in order to cut costs [TRUNC]
• Colombian coffee farmers win campaign for a living wage, 2013 2013 — Farm workers’ strike · 172. Nonviolent obstruction. Methods in 3rd segment.
• Colombian workers strike to fight austerity, increase wages, 1997 1997 — Colombian workers strike to fight austerity, increase wages, 1997.
• Corpus Christi Longshoremen Strike Against Poor Working Conditions and Benefits, 1935 — In Corpus Christi, Texas, on 20 September 1935, dock workers went on strike
• Danilo Dolci leads fast and reverse strike for employment, 1956 1956 — Case Study Details [TRUNC] However, as this activism among labor unions grew,
• Danish Brewery (Carlsberg) workers strike for beer rights, 2010 2010 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Ranked as the world’s fourth best
• Dominicans strike for national economic reform, 2003-2004 2003-2004 — Two 48-hour general strikes in November 2003 and January 2004 against the IMF-backed austerity regime of Hipólito Mejía shut down 90-97% of
• Durban, South Africa, workers mass strike for a raise in wages, 1973 1973 — '''Power!: Black Workers, Their Unions and the Struggle for Freedom in South’
• East Germany June 17 1953 Uprising 1953 — On 16-17 June 1953, construction workers in East Berlin struck against a

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Civil rights (146)

• Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
• Atlanta students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960-1961 1960-1961 — The Georgia State Capitol is in Atlanta. As that bill was being considered,
• Austin, TX, U.S. students sit-in for desegregated lunch counters (Austin Movement), 1959-1961 — Time period notes. There were scattered sit-in incidents beginning in spring
• Baltimore, MD, students sit-in to integrate Read’s drug stores, USA, 1955 1955 — The CORE would also become a pivotal organization for African-Americans in
• Baltimore students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960 1960 — Despite only lasting three weeks, the campaign was very successful. Baltimore
• Black Rhodesian railroad workers strike for better pay, 1945 1945 — The Rhodesia Railways African Employees Association (RRAEA) was formed in spring 1944 in response to poor working conditions, and soon grew
• Black students of Concord, N.C. sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960 1960 — One student sued the owner for physical assault charges, but the judge quickly
• Bolivians end foreign-owned water privatization in Cochabamba ‘Water War’, 2000 1999-2000 — Bolivians end foreign-owned water privatization in Cochabamba ‘Water War’,
• Bolivians win democratic control of the country’s gas reserves, 2003-2005 2003-2005 — Bolivians win democratic control of the country’s gas reserves, 2003-2005.
• Brazilian Indigenous protest construction of Belo Monte Dam on Xingu River 2008-2011 — To ensure that the rights of Brazil’s Amazonian indigenous peoples are [TRUNC]
• British citizens protest apartheid South African sports tours (Stop the Seventy 1969-1970 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The world voiced its opposition to
• Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
• Carleton University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-87 1985-1987 — For the Carleton University student union and administration to boycott and
• Central African Republic Unions Strike for Democracy 1990-1993 1990-1993 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative [TRUNC] On 4 June, the private sector
• Chestertown, MD, “Freedom Riders” campaign against racial segregation, 1962 1962 — In February 1962, 145 student activists led by the NAACP’s Philip Savage traveled to Chestertown, Maryland, to challenge racial segregation
• Chinese activist Feng Zhenghu occupies Tokyo airport to end his exile, 2009-2010 2009-2010 — After being denied boarding on flights back to Shanghai four times in 2009 on
• Chinese-Americans protest conviction of NYPD Officer Peter Liang, 2016 2015-2016 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. On 20 November 2014, a New York police
• Chinese migrant workers protest for equal civil rights in Xintang, 2011 2011 — On 11 June 2011, migrant workers in Xintang, a majority-migrant area of Guangzhou
• Chinese students protest the Treaty of Versailles (the May Fourth Incident), 1919 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Post-WWI China was fraught with political [TRUNC]
• Civil Rights activists campaign against de facto segregation in Milwaukee schools, 1964-1966 — In 1963, nearly ten years after the Brown vs. Board of. Education court case
• Columbia University students protest construction of a segregated gymnasium, 1968-1969 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1959, Columbia University [TRUNC]
• Community members campaign for integration of Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965-1968 — Legal actions ensued, led by prominent African American civil rights attorney
• Congolese Trade Unions’ Confederation strikes for trade union independence, 1990 1990 — On September 14, the CSC called a general strike to protest the government’s involvement within the trade union movement, and its recent ter
• ‘CORE”s Route 40 Project: Maryland campaign for desegregation and U.S. Civil 1961 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1960 and 1961, the Washington
• Cornell University students sit-in for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985 — In the spring of 1985, during the height of the divestment movement, students
• Cuban hunger strike frees political prisoners, 2010 2010 — Following the February 2010 death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo in Cuban custody, Guillermo Fariñas’s 134-day hunger strike and a paral
• Cubans general strike to overthrow president, 1933 1933 — Farm workers’ strike [TRUNC] By August 9, 1933, the general strike campaign
• Cubans general strike to overthrow president, 1935 1935 — Economic Justice. Classification. Change. Group characterization. public
• Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968 1968 — The case could be made that the ‘campaign’ actually extends until Soviet
• Durham students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960 1960 — Sep 10, 2011 [TRUNC] Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By the late

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Democracy (159)

• Activists in Swaziland campaign for democracy, 2000-2010 2000-2010 — On June 22, 2001, King Mswati issued a decree expanding his powers, including the ability to ban books and newspapers without cause.  O
• Algerian citizens nonviolently intervene to prevent civil war, 1962 1962 — After over seven years of a harsh and bloody war between Algeria’s socialist National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French military, Algeri
• Mongolians win multi-party democracy, 1989-1990 1989-1990 — Apr 17, 2024 [TRUNC] Mongolian Case Study. Risking Protest; Creation of the
• Bahrain Women Demand Codified Family Law, 2000-2009. 2000 — At the time of this campaign the court system in Bahrain was divided into civil and shari’a sections; civil courts heard civil, commercial,
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party stages hartals in opposition to government, 2010 2010 — The four-party alliance led by Khaleda Zia and Jamaat-e-Islami called a series of nationwide hartals, sit-ins and rallies from May to Novemb
• Bangladeshis struggle through noncooperation for political autonomy, 1971 1971 — A 25-day March 1971 non-cooperation campaign by Bengalis of every class — tax refusal, court shutdown, general strike, flag burnings, and Ch
• Bangladeshis bring down the Ershad regime, 1987-1990 1987-1990 — A three-and-a-half-year campaign of weekly strikes, mass marches, professional strikes, and a 54-hour general strike culminated in President
• Barcelona citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951 1951 — Barcelona citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951
• Belizean unions strike to increase political participation and prevent increased taxation, 2005 2005 — A 26-day general strike and mass mobilization of Belizean unions, teachers, business chambers, students, and Maya leaders forced Prime Minis
• Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy, 1989-90 1989-1990 — Benin gained its independence from France in 1960 and was then named Dahomey. Colonel Mathieu Kérékou took power of the country in a coup in
• Beninese people protest against alleged election fraud, 2011 2011 — In 2011, the Independent Electoral Commission of Benin organized a new electronic voting system for the upcoming presidential election, whic
• Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982 1 September, 1982 to 17 September, 1982 — Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982.
• 2019 Bougainville independence referendum campaign 2019 — The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by President John Momis and
• Burkina Faso protesters remove Blaise Compaore from power, 2014 2014 — In October 2013, Blaise Compaoré had ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years. However, the Constitution would have prevented him from running for Pr
• Cameroonian women use Anlu for social and political change, 1958-1961 1958-1961 — Within a few weeks of beginning actions, the anlu group aligned itself firmly with the Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP), a pro-Camer
• Cameroonians general strike for democratic elections, 1991 1991 — Finally, the campaign did see a significant amount of growth. Case Study
• Campact Mass-Membership Model (2004–) 2004- — German online campaigning platform grown from a 2004 protest email list into
• Campaign for the liberation of the “Suchitoto 13” prisoners in El Salvador, 2007-2008 2007-2008 — After President Antonio Saca’s water-privatization announcement was physically blocked by protesters in Suchitoto, a domestic and internatio
• Chile Protestas Nacionales 1983-86 1983-1986 — Three years of monthly ‘Protestas Nacionales’ — coordinated nationwide days
• Chileans overthrow Pinochet regime, 1983-1988 May 11, 1983 to October, 1988 — Chileans overthrow Pinochet regime, 1983-1988.
• Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989 1989 — On May 17 and 18, one million people protested in Tiananmen Square in support
• Citizens and opposition parties organize for a fair election process in Lesotho, 1997 – 2002 1997-2002 — King Moshoeshoe had previously been exiled for trying to amend the constitution to allocate more power to the throne.
• Colombians overthrow dictator, 1957 1957 — Colombians overthrow dictator, 1957.
• Congolese LUCHA launch Fatshimétrie campaign for government accountability, 2019 2019 — From 2019 the DRC citizen movement LUCHA published an annual accountability barometer, Fatshimétrie, that rates the gap between President Ts
• Congolese protest for end to President Kabila’s presidency, 2016-2019 2016-2019 — This began the nonviolent protest movement to remove President Kabila from office and prevent him from remaining in power for a third term.
• Congolese win independence from the Belgian Empire, 1959-60 1959-1960 — They gave the Congolese a voice in creating institutional representation of what they wanted Congo to eventually become.
• Costa Rican merchants and bankers strike for electoral reform (Huelga de brazos caidos), 1947 1947 — The 1947 “huelga de brazos caídos” strike of Costa Rican shopkeepers, bankers, and the Northern Railways company forced the government to ac
• Croatians protest closure of radio station (Radio 101), 1996 1996 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the 20th century, Croatia existed
• Cuban hunger strike frees political prisoners, 2010 2010 — Following the February 2010 death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo in Cuban custody, Guillermo Fariñas’s 134-day hunger strike and a paral
• Czechoslovakians campaign for democracy (Velvet Revolution), 1989 1989 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By the end of World War II, the Soviet

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Education (14)

• Central African Republic teachers strike for arrears, 2002 2002 — The teachers demanded that the government pay them nine months of their salaries from the total of twenty-three months in arrears.
• Chicago students, teachers protest school closings, 2013 2013 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. 21 March 2013 Chicago Public School
• Chilean high school students strike, win education reform, “Penguin Revolution,” 2006 — In April 2006, Chilean high school students launched a wave of protests, strikes, and school occupations demanding education reform [source:
• Chilean Student Campaign to Reform Education, 2011 2011-2013 — Creative nonviolent protest quickly drew public attention. Students used
• Chilean students protest for free public education, 2011-13 2011-2013 — Throughout the rest of July, many students engaged in sit-ins and strikes
• French citizens block private school reform bill, 1984 1984 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. France has historically had a …
• Gallaudet University students protest for a deaf university president (Deaf 1988 — Survival. 1 out of 1 points. Growth. 3 out of 3 points. Total points. 10
• German university students campaign for education reform, 2009 2009 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Bologna Process, a European [TRUNC]
• Hong Kong students and residents reject national education classes, 2012 2012 — On 29 July 2012, the Hong Kong government announced that by 2015 it would
• Italian students protest austerity education reform (Gelmini Decree), 2010 2010 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2010, Italy faced high levels
• Salvadoran teachers strike for wages, 1971 1971 — A 53-day strike by the National Association of Salvadoran Educators (ANDES) demanded fair pay and a modernized salary scale; the strike lost
• Students at the University of Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees, 1892 1892 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1892, students at Havana University
• Students at the University of Havana strike to restore doctoral degrees, 1892 1892 — In 1892, over three hundred students at the Royal University of Havana ran a seven-week strike against the suspension of doctoral degrees; t
• Tibetan students campaign to defend Tibetan-language schools, 2010 2010 — On 19 October 2010, Tibetan students aged 14 to 20 from the National Senior Middle

Housing (2)

• Glaswegian Women Campaign for Rent Control, Scotland, 1915 1915 — A rent strike began in Govan in March of 1915 when a landlord attempted to
• Madrid Tenants’ Union (Sindicato de Inquilinas) Rent Strikes (2020–) 2020- — A tenant-led rent-strike wave in Madrid in 2020 organised through the Sindicato

Environment (49)

• African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices, 2011-2012 2011-2012 — However, the CFP subsidized the Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association (PFA) and European trawlers with high and unsustainable fishing quotas t
• Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008 2005-2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Argentina and Uruguay have a history
• Bishnoi villagers sacrifice their lives to save trees, 1730 1730 — When the Maharajah of Jodhpur ordered soldiers to fell khejri trees in the Bishnoi village of Khejarli for a new palace, 363 villagers — beg
• California residents campaign to stop aerial pesticide spraying (Stop the Spray), 2007-2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In Fall 2007, the United States [TRUNC]
• Canadians campaign against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island (Don’t Make a 1969-1971 — Protests arose from Alaskan citizens and American environmental and disarmament
• Chester residents blockade Westinghouse incinerator, United States, 1992-1994 1992-1994 — It is unclear whether the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
• Chinese farmers protest solar panel plant pollution, Haining, 2011 2011 — Further time is necessary. Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Since
• Chinese middle class and farmers protest Chengdu petrochemical plant, 2008 2008 — On the weekend of 3 and 4 May 2008, 400-500 residents of Chengdu, Sichuan Province
• Chinese middle-class protesters challenge chemical plant in Dalian, 2011 2011 — When tropical storm Muifa broke through the protective dike in front of the Jinzhou
• Chinese residents and students stop petrochemical plant expansion in Ningbo, 2012 2012 — In October 2012, just two weeks before the once-per-decade Communist Party
• Chinese residents force relocation of Xiamen PX chemical plant, 2007 2007 — In November 2006, the Haicang District government announced a new paraxylene
• Citizens protest against Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Wiscasset, Maine, 1979-1987 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
• Costa Ricans protest open pit gold mining, 2010 2010 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2008 [TRUNC] That same day, these
• Emelle residents protest Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill, 1978-1995 — Most environmental justice activists and scholars agree that ACE’s campaign
• Filipinos protest against Bataan Nuclear Power Plant and U.S. military bases, 1983-1986 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In July 1973, then-Philippine [TRUNC]
• Guangzhou residents protest Panyu incinerator, 2009 2009 — In fall 2009, hundreds of largely middle-class and student residents of Guangzhou
• Icelanders protest Karahnjukar Hydropower Project, 2000-2006 2000-2006 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In December of 2001, Iceland’s [TRUNC]
• Indian villagers hug trees (Appiko) to stop deforestation in Karnataka, 1983-1990 1983-1990 — Inspired by the 1970s Chipko movement, Pandurang Hegde led villagers in Uttar Kannada (Karnataka) on an 8-kilometre trek to hug trees, susta
• Indian villagers protest Tehri Dam construction, 2001-2002 2000-2002 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1990, the Indian government and
• Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011 2011 — Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011.
• Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh Protest to Stop Open Pit Coal Mine, 2006-2014 2006-2014 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Phulbari is a region in the northwest
• Indigenous Peoples in Sakhalin, Russia, campaign against oil extraction, 2005-2007 2005-2007 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Sakhalin, an island off the eastern
• Kazakhs stop nuclear testing (Nevada-Semipalatinsk Antinuclear Campaign), 1989-1991 1989-1991 — In February 1989, Kazakh poet Olzhas Suleimenov interrupted a televised poetry
• Kumaon villagers campaign against British forest regulations, 1916-1921 1916-1921 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. From 1916 to 1921, villagers in Kumaon
• Love Canal residents campaign for clean environment, New York, USA, 1978-1980 1978-1980 — By 1978, there were approximately 800 single-family homes and 240 low-income
• Mass occupation of proposed Wyhl nuclear power plant site in Germany, 1974-1977 1974-1977 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Due in part to the OPEC energy crisis
• Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) forces end of World Bank funding of Sardar Sarovar dam, India, 1985-1993 1985-1993 — A multi-year campaign of protest marches, mass hunger strikes, monsoon satyagrahas, and international shareholder pressure led by Medha Patk
• Nigerian women win concessions from Chevron through occupation, 2002 2002 — In 1956, Shell British Petroleum (now Royal Dutch Shell) discovered oil in what was then the British colony of Nigeria, and by 1958 commerci
• Ocean County Residents and Green Peace Resist Waste Dumping by Ciba-Geigy Factory, 1984 — In 1991, Ciba-Geigy closed the pipeline after an order from the New Jersey
• Ogharefe women protest against Pan Ocean oil industry, 1984 1984 — '''[TRUNC] water well and electricity. Time period notes. From [TRUNC] The’

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Health (8)

• Chinese middle class and farmers protest Chengdu petrochemical plant, 2008 2008 — On the weekend of 3 and 4 May 2008, 400-500 residents of Chengdu, Sichuan Province
• Chinese middle-class protesters challenge chemical plant in Dalian, 2011 2011 — When tropical storm Muifa broke through the protective dike in front of the Jinzhou
• Chinese residents and students stop petrochemical plant expansion in Ningbo, 2012 2012 — In October 2012, just two weeks before the once-per-decade Communist Party
• Chinese residents force relocation of Xiamen PX chemical plant, 2007 2007 — In November 2006, the Haicang District government announced a new paraxylene
• El Salvadoran health care workers resist privatization of health industry, 1999-2000 1999-2000 — A multi-union, multi-month strike wave by Salvadoran health workers forced President Francisco Flores to publicly abandon his hospital-priva
• Guangzhou residents protest Panyu incinerator, 2009 2009 — In fall 2009, hundreds of largely middle-class and student residents of Guangzhou
• Salvadoran health professionals prevent privatization of health care, 2002-2003 2002-2003 — A seven-month doctors’ strike backed by eight mass “Marchas Blancas” stopped President Francisco Flores’s bid to privatize El Salvador’s p
• Shifang students prevent copper plant construction, China, 2012 2012 — On 29 June 2012, the Shifang government in Sichuan province announced the construction

Anti-corruption (6)

• Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992 1992 — Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992.
• Brazilians organize anti-corruption campaign, 2008-2009 March, 2008 to September, 2009 — Brazilians organize anti-corruption campaign, 2008-2009.
• Egyptian textile workers strike for bonuses and to protest corruption, 2006 2006 — On March 3, 2006, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif announced that all public-sector manufacturing workers would be given an increase in t
• Indian people gain major anti-corruption measure led by Anna Hazare’s fast, India, 2011 2011-2014 — Anna Hazare’s two public fasts in April and August 2011, supported by mass marches and a dabbawallah strike, broke parliament’s deadlock and
• Pakistanis march on Islamabad against government corruption, 2012-2013 2012-2013 — Sufi scholar Tahir-ul Qadri led a four-day, 50,000-strong sit-in on Jinnah Avenue demanding President Zardari’s resignation — and settled wi
• Pakistan’s Azadi March to overthrow Prime Minister, 2014 2013-2014 — Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadri led parallel “Azadi” and “Inqilab” marches on Islamabad in August 2014 calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Peace (1)

• Shanti Sena (Indian Peace Brigade) intervenes in Baroda language riots, 1965 1965 — A 32-Sainik Shanti Sena platoon used fraternization, rumor-fighting, silent marches, and patrolling to stop Hindu-Muslim language riots in B

Women’s rights (1)

• Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),