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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,
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- Bangladeshis demand their government recognize Bengali as an official language, 1947-1952 1947-1952 — A five-year campaign of press declarations, marches, hartals, and martyrs’ vigils in what was then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) won offici
- Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018 2018 — After photographer Shahidul Alam was jailed under Section 57 of the ICT Act, photographers, activists and Nobel laureates combined street ar
- Bardoli peasants campaign against the Government of Bombay, 1928 1928 — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led Bardoli’s peasants in a six-month, multi-village tax-refusal that survived mass land confiscation, arrests, and
- 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
- 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
- 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 successfully oust military regime, 1982 1 September, 1982 to 17 September, 1982 — Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982.
- 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.
- 2019 Bougainville independence referendum campaign 2019 — The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by President John Momis and
- Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),
- 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.
- British citizens campaign for the abolition of the slave trade, 1787-1807 1787-1807 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the 1700’s, Great Britain
- British citizens protest apartheid South African sports tours (Stop the Seventy 1969-1970 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The world voiced its opposition to
- 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
- 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
- Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- Afghan policewomen form human chain to protect women protesters in Kabul, 2009 2009 — When nearly 200 Afghan women marched against the Shia Personal Status Law outside a conservative Shia university in Kabul, about 1000 counte
- Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909 1909 — Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
- Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008 2005-2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Argentina and Uruguay have a history
- 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
- Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949 1946-1949 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 20th century Australia indigenous
- Mongolians win multi-party democracy, 1989-1990 1989-1990 — Apr 17, 2024 [TRUNC] Mongolian Case Study. Risking Protest; Creation of the
- 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
- 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
- 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 citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951 1951 — Barcelona citizens general strike for democracy and economic justice, 1951
- 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
- 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
- Black miners strike in the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia) Copperbelt, 1935 1935 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By 1924, Northern Rhodesia [TRUNC]
- 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
- Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the early 1990s the Socialist
- California inmates hunger strike for humane conditions of confinement, 2011 2011 — Reportedly, a few California prisons are continuing to strike (as of November
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Canadians campaign against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island (Don’t Make a 1969-1971 — Protests arose from Alaskan citizens and American environmental and disarmament
- 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.
- Central African Republic Unions Strike for Democracy 1990-1993 1990-1993 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative [TRUNC] On 4 June, the private sector
- Channel Islanders resist German occupation in WWII, 1941-1945 1941-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Channel Islands, two British
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- 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
- 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 workers general strike to support mine workers, 1926 1926 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The general strike of 1926 in Britain
- California inmates hunger strike to end “gang member” label by prison, 2001-02 2001-2002 — In July 2001, approximately 1,000 male prisoners in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay and Corcoran state prisons in California began a hun
- Cherokee campaign against displacement, 1827-1838 1827-1838 — In addition, the state of Georgia expanded its state laws over the Cherokee
- Chicago students, teachers protest school closings, 2013 2013 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. 21 March 2013 Chicago Public School
- 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 campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989 1989 — On May 17 and 18, one million people protested in Tiananmen Square in support
- Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006 2006 — Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006.
- Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968 1968 — The case could be made that the ‘campaign’ actually extends until Soviet
- 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
- East Germany June 17 1953 Uprising 1953 — On 16-17 June 1953, construction workers in East Berlin struck against a
- 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
- Emelle residents protest Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill, 1978-1995 — Most environmental justice activists and scholars agree that ACE’s campaign
- Florida Gay Rights Activists Boycott Orange Juice, 1977-1980 1977-1980 — She formed the group Save Our Children in 1977 and led an aggressive campaign
- Gambian students protest killing of student and rape of 13-year-old, 2000 2000 — Between 1965 and 1994, The Gambia was ruled over by Sir Dawda Jawara, who had allowed the IMF and World Bank to introduce Structural Adjustm
- Gazans March for the Right to Return to Their Homes, 2018-2019 2018-2019 — (https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/great-march-return-demonstrations-and-israels-military-response).
- German students campaign for democracy, 1966-68 1966-1968 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In [TRUNC] Influences. University
- Gezi Park Protests (2013) 2013 — A 13-day occupation of Istanbul’s Gezi Park in May–June 2013 began as an
- Greek citizens protest austerity package 2011 2011 — '''''''[TRUNC] campaign decreased continuously. Case Study Details. Database’
- Guam teachers strike for wage increase, 1980-81 1980-1981 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1980, the government of Guam [TRUNC]
- Guyanese sugar workers strike 135 days for economic justice, 1977 1977-1978 — Farm workers’ strike. Methods in [TRUNC] The strikers gained support from
- Haitians demand civilian government and democratic elections, 1986-1988 1986-1988 — A 22-month coalition of strikes, boycotts, marches, theatrical mockery, and an attempted self-immolation failed to oust General Henri Namphy
- Hawaiians strike against Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company Limited, 1938 1938 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Hawaiian workers attempting to [TRUNC]
- Hondurans campaign for democracy, 1944 1944 — Inspired by the 1944 overthrows of Hernández Martínez in El Salvador and Ubico in Guatemala, Honduran students and women ran a 1944 march-an
- Hondurans campaign for the return of former President Zelaya, 2009-2011 2009-2011 — After the June 28, 2009 military coup that exiled President Manuel Zelaya, the National Front of Popular Resistance (FNRP) sustained two yea
- Icelanders protest Karahnjukar Hydropower Project, 2000-2006 2000-2006 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In December of 2001, Iceland’s [TRUNC]
- Indian villagers protest Tehri Dam construction, 2001-2002 2000-2002 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1990, the Indian government and
- Iraqis campaign for democracy, 2003-2005 2003 — Iraqi women and men waged a nonviolent pro-democracy campaign from 2003 to 2005. Led by the moderate Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah
- Jamaican workers protest sale of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines, 2010 2010 — A 17-day Jamaican Air Workers Union campaign of picketing, brief strikes, and sit-ins failed to prevent the government’s sale of Air Jamaica
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- 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
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- 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
- How to Grow and Sustain Volunteers in Climate Conversations 2025 — Sep 16, 2025 … These interviewees came from a mix of national NGOs, grassroots
- How to Organise about Climate Related Workplace Health and Safety Issues 2023 — This resource, produced by the Australian Services Union in 2023, provides guides, factsheets, and case studies for workers organising aroun
- Lessons from Successful Climate Justice Campaigns in North America 2004-2024 — Jun 12, 2024 … Introduction. What are the ingredients for a successful
- Using Indigenous knowledge to adapt to climate change in Bolivia 2009 — The system is very sophisticated, producing fertile soil, fish stock, animal
