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2019 Bougainville independence referendum campaign
The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by President John Momis and\n\
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A guide to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
The guide provides essential introductory information, principals of effective
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Activism and Campaign History: Start Here - Commons Library
Aug 25, 2025 [TRUNC] We have gathered a wide range of resources about the
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Activism, Social Movements, and Social Change in Bangladesh
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Activists in Swaziland campaign for democracy, 2000-2010
On June 22, 2001, King Mswati issued a decree expanding his powers, including
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Afghan policewomen form human chain to protect women protesters in Kabul, 2009
When nearly 200 Afghan women marched against the Shia Personal Status Law
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African Americans boycott buses for integration in Montgomery, Alabama, US,
On January 30, 1956, opponents of the Montgomery bus boycott bombed the house
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African Americans campaign for desegregation of department store eating facilities
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By 1955 in Kansas City, most public
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African Americans campaign for equal accommodations, Birmingham, Alabama, USA,
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. On April 3, 1963, several black [TRUNC]
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African Americans campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, USA, 1965
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Even after the passage of [TRUNC]
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African Americans march for civil rights in St. Augustine, Florida, 1963-64
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. As the nationwide struggle for civil
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African Americans sit-in against segregation at Royal Ice Cream Parlor in Durham,
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the 1950's, Durham North Carolina
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African Americans threaten march on Washington, 1941
[TRUNC] movement against discrimination. Although encountering reticence
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African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices,
However, the CFP subsidized the Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association (PFA)
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African-Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, protest segregation, 1956-1958
Between December 26, 1956 and November 1958, Birmingham blacks, led by Fred
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Ahmedabad textile laborers win strike for economic justice, 1918
During the period of intense plague outbreak from August 1917 to January
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Alabama Inmates in the U.S. Strike for Better Prison Conditions, 2022
Dec 23, 2024 [TRUNC] [TRUNC] campaign's leaders. Case Study Details. Database
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Albanian workers force shift toward democracy, 1991
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the Cold War era [TRUNC] “Reports
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Alexandra Commuters Boycott Johannesburg Buses - 1943
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Black South Africans suffering under
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Algerian citizens nonviolently intervene to prevent civil war, 1962
After over seven years of a harsh and bloody war between Algeria’s socialist
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Americans blockade Washington, DC, to protest the Vietnam War, 1971
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. “If the government won't stop the
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An Election Campaign Guide for Single-Issue Organizations
Jun 19, 2024 ... Mobilizing for Change: An Election Campaign Guide for Single-Issue
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Angolans protest fuel subsidy cuts, 2025
In July 2025 the Angolan government lifted most fuel subsidies and raised
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Anti-Roads campaign fights highway construction in England, 1991-1995
From 1991 to 1995, a coalition of local residents, environmental groups
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Anti-war activists march to Moscow for peace, 1960-1961
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. On December 1, 1960, just after a
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Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909
Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
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Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Argentina and Uruguay have a history
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Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918
Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
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Arizona grassroots activists protest anti-immigrant measure (SB1070), United
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In May 2010, Alto Arizona, an ...
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Armenians protest USSR's refusal to honor Nagorno-Karabakh annexation referendum,
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Nagorno-Karabakh was an autonomous
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Asylum Seekers on Manus Island hunger strike for better conditions, 2015
Dec 23, 2024 [TRUNC] Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Manus Island
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Atlanta students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960-1961
The Georgia State Capitol is in Atlanta. As that bill was being considered,
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Austin, TX, U.S. students sit-in for desegregated lunch counters (Austin Movement),
Time period notes. There were scattered sit-in incidents beginning in spring
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Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 20th century Australia indigenous
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Australian Campaign Case Study: Divestment Campaign 2013 - 2021
Oct 10, 2022 ... Campaign primary issue: Climate change · Campaign sub-issue:
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Australian Campaign Case Study: Stop Adani, 2012 - 2022
Oct 11, 2022 ... Stop Adani Case Study. Campaign Snapshot. Campaign primary
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Australians Blockade World Economic Forum - 2000
[TRUNC] Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The World\n Economic
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Austrian Social Democrats general strike to prevent civil war, 1927
Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In Vienna in the summer of 1927, [TRUNC]
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Bahrain Women Demand Codified Family Law, 2000-2009.
At the time of this campaign the court system in Bahrain was divided into
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Bahrainis protest for democracy, February-March 2011
Inspired by the protests in Egypt and Tunisia in 2011, Bahrainis rose up against the monarchy in February and March of 2011. Initiated by activists and propelled by the “February 14th Revolution in Ba
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Baltimore students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Despite only lasting three weeks, the campaign was very successful. Baltimore
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Baltimore, MD, students sit-in to integrate Read's drug stores, USA, 1955
The CORE would also become a pivotal organization for African-Americans in
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Bangladesh factory workers protest for higher wages and better working conditions,
After the Tazreen and Rana Plaza disasters, Bangladesh garment workers and
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party stages hartals in opposition to government, 2010
The four-party alliance led by Khaleda Zia and Jamaat-e-Islami called a series
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Bangladeshi garment workers fight for their wages at Tuba Group, 2014
Tuba Group workers blockaded roads, occupied a market floor, and locked Tuba
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Bangladeshi garment workers protest for a higher minimum wage, 2010
International Labor Rights Forum, Clean Clothes Campaign, Human Rights Watch
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Bangladeshis bring down the Ershad regime, 1987-1990
A three-and-a-half-year campaign of weekly strikes, mass marches, professional
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Bangladeshis demand their government recognize Bengali as an official language,
A five-year campaign of press declarations, marches, hartals, and martyrs
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Bangladeshis struggle through noncooperation for political autonomy, 1971
A 25-day March 1971 non-cooperation campaign by Bengalis of every class —
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Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of photographer
After photographer Shahidul Alam was jailed under Section 57 of the ICT Act,
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),