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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,
North America (117)
- 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 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
- California inmates hunger strike for humane conditions of confinement, 2011 2011 — Reportedly, a few California prisons are continuing to strike (as of November
- 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
- 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]
- Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
- 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
- Carleton University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-87 1985-1987 — For the Carleton University student union and administration to boycott and
- Cherokee campaign against displacement, 1827-1838 1827-1838 — In addition, the state of Georgia expanded its state laws over the Cherokee
- Chester residents blockade Westinghouse incinerator, United States, 1992-1994 1992-1994 — It is unclear whether the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
- 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
- Chicago students, teachers protest school closings, 2013 2013 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. 21 March 2013 Chicago Public School
- Chicago workers sit-in, gain benefits after factory shutdown, 2008 (Republic 2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2006 Richard Gillman gained control
- 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
- Citizens protest against Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Wiscasset, Maine, 1979-1987 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- 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
- 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]
- Columbia University students protest construction of a segregated gymnasium, 1968-1969 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1959, Columbia University [TRUNC]
- Columbia University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, United 1985 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. On April 4, 1985, seven students
- Community members campaign for integration of Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965-1968 — Legal actions ensued, led by prominent African American civil rights attorney
- ‘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
- Corpus Christi Longshoremen Strike Against Poor Working Conditions and Benefits, 1935 — In Corpus Christi, Texas, on 20 September 1935, dock workers went on strike
- Durham students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960 1960 — Sep 10, 2011 [TRUNC] Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By the late
- Emelle residents protest Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill, 1978-1995 — Most environmental justice activists and scholars agree that ACE’s campaign
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Latin America (90)
- 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
- Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
- 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
- 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.
- 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]
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Chileans force roll-back of price increase for natural gas, 2011 2011 — Chileans force roll-back of price increase for natural gas, 2011.
- Chileans overthrow Pinochet regime, 1983-1988 May 11, 1983 to October, 1988 — Chileans overthrow Pinochet regime, 1983-1988.
- Colombian coffee farmers win campaign for a living wage, 2013 2013 — Farm workers’ strike · 172. Nonviolent obstruction. Methods in 3rd segment.
- Colombian women use sex strike to hold government accountable during road repair, 2013 late April, 2013 to early October, 2013 — Colombian women use sex strike to hold government accountable during road repair, 2013.
- Colombian workers strike to fight austerity, increase wages, 1997 1997 — Colombian workers strike to fight austerity, increase wages, 1997.
- Colombians overthrow dictator, 1957 1957 — Colombians overthrow dictator, 1957.
- Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006 2006 — Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006.
- 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
- Costa Ricans protest open pit gold mining, 2010 2010 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2008 [TRUNC] That same day, these
- 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
- Dominican activists challenge Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship (Fourteenth of June Movement), 1959-1960 1959-1960 — A clandestine Dominican resistance led by Manuel Tavárez and the Mirabal sisters built up mass opposition to Trujillo’s 30-year dictatorship
- 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
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Europe (74)
- Albanian workers force shift toward democracy, 1991 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. During the Cold War era [TRUNC] “Reports
- 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
- Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the early 1990s the Socialist
- 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
- British workers general strike to support mine workers, 1926 1926 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The general strike of 1926 in Britain
- Campact Mass-Membership Model (2004–) 2004- — German online campaigning platform grown from a 2004 protest email list into
- Channel Islanders resist German occupation in WWII, 1941-1945 1941-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Channel Islands, two British
- Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia campaign against the war in Chechnya, 1995 — In 1995, the Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia (CSM) led a nonviolent campaign to end the war in Chechnya and bring Russian soldiers
- Croatians protest closure of radio station (Radio 101), 1996 1996 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the 20th century, Croatia existed
- Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968 1968 — The case could be made that the ‘campaign’ actually extends until Soviet
- Czechoslovakians campaign for democracy (Velvet Revolution), 1989 1989 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By the end of World War II, the Soviet
- 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
- Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945 1940-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In May of 1940, the Netherlands was
- East German protest emigration and Hungarian solidarity, 1989 1989 — '''''''[TRUNC] Democratic Republic) for good. Over 13,000 East Germans crossed'''
- East Germans protest for democracy (The Peaceful Revolution), 1988-90 1988-1990 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 1988, the German Democratic [TRUNC]
- East Germany June 17 1953 Uprising 1953 — On 16-17 June 1953, construction workers in East Berlin struck against a
- English Quakers campaign for freedom of religion, 1647-1689 1647-1689 — Start date is when George Fox, commonly believed to be the founder of Quakerism,
- Estonians campaign for independence (The Singing Revolution), 1987-1991 1987-1991 — Estonians sought an end to the Soviet occupation of their country, and demanded
- France November-December 1995 strikes 1995 — From 24 November to 15 December 1995, French public-sector unions (CGT, FO,
- France CPE movement 2006 2006 — In February–April 2006, French student unions, high-school student networks,
- French citizens block private school reform bill, 1984 1984 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. France has historically had a …
- French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-1960 — this proposition, reconsidered and dismissed the case. Though the protest
- French May 1968 General Strike 1968 — Ten million workers on strike and students occupying universities across
- French public sectors strike against the Juppe Plan 1995 1995 — No repressive violence. Classifications. Cluster. Economic Justice [TRUNC]
- French students and workers campaign for reform (May Revolt), 1968 1968 — Student revolutionaries who began the movement initially called for educational
- German citizens defend democracy against Kapp Putsch, 1920 1920 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In March 1920, Walther von Lüttwitz,
- German Peace Movement 1980-83 1980-1983 — In 1980-83, a coalition of West German peace groups (the ‘Friedensbewegung’)
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Asia (124)
- 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
- Ahmedabad textile laborers win strike for economic justice, 1918 1918 — During the period of intense plague outbreak from August 1917 to January
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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-
- 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
- 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
- Cambodian garment workers protest corporations for “$177” monthly wages, 2014 2014 — While campaigns demanding higher wages for Cambodian garment workers have
- 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 autoworkers strike for higher wages at Honda, 2010 2010 — In 2010, amid a sweeping wave of Chinese labor unrest, workers at four Honda
- 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 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 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
- Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989 1989 — On May 17 and 18, one million people protested in Tiananmen Square in support
- 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]
- 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)
- Citizens of South Korea campaign for investigation of the Sewol ferry accident, 2014-2017 — Case Study Details [TRUNC] The absence of government response led to growing
- Citizens defend Soviet state against August 1991 coup, Russia and beyond 1991 — On 19 August 1991, the “State Committee for the State of Emergency” placed
- Filipinos campaign to overthrow dictator (People Power), 1983-1986 1983-1986 — On February 7, the rushed election was held and the voter turnout easily
- 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]
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Africa (88)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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 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
- 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.
- 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’
- Egyptian cab drivers protest colonial animal laws, 1906-1907 1906 — Cairo at the beginning of the 20th century was a fast growing city under British control. Many of the British in Cairo saw themselves as “ci
- Egyptian laborers strike for pay, ~1170 BCE 1170 BCE — The first labor strike in recorded history took place in the 12th Century,
- Egyptian Muslims create human barriers to protect Coptic Egyptians and stand against religious militancy and government inaction, 2011 2011 — On New Year’s Eve, in 2010, Islamic militants attacked the Saints Church in Alexandria, raising tensions and concerns about religious violen
- 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
- Egyptian workers strike and occupy textile factory for better pay, representation, and conditions, 2007 2007 — Misr Spinning and Weaving Company is the largest public sector Egyptian textile company, employing 27,000 workers in the mid-2000s. The comp
- Egyptians bring down dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, 2011 2011 — Beginning in 1981, Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for over twenty-nine years. Though he ran for presidential reelection several times, elections
- Egyptians campaign for independence, 1919-1922 1919-1922 — Prime Minister Hussein Rushdi Pasha supported the right of the Wafd to present
- Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse’s regime, 1967-1974 1967-1974 — I have begun the time period after 1967 when student groups formed a single
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Oceania (18)
- 2019 Bougainville independence referendum campaign 2019 — The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by President John Momis and
- Civil-society opposition to the 2006 Bainimarama coup, Fiji 2006-2009 — After Commodore Frank Bainimarama executed Fiji’s fourth coup on 4-5 December 2006, the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma, the Anglican Ar
- Fiji Trade Union Congress campaign against the 2000 Speight coup 2000-2001 — After businessman George Speight and the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit stormed Parliament on 19 May 2000 and took PM Mahendra Chaudhry’
- Fijian Methodist and civil-society opposition to the 1987 military coups 1987 — After Lt Col Sitiveni Rabuka staged two military coups on 14 May and 25 September 1987, Fijian church leaders, FTUC trade unionists, USP stu
- 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
- Kanak independence campaigns in New Caledonia, 1984-1988 1984-1988 — Between 1976 and 1988 New Caledonia experienced “the Events” — Kanak resistance to French colonisation centred on the Front Indépendantiste
- Maori resistance to British land seizure at Parihaka, New Zealand, 1879-1881 1879-1881 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Taranaki region of present day
- Nauruan phosphate-rights and independence campaign, 1960s-1989 1960-1989 — During the 1960s-1980s, Nauruan political organisations — most prominently Naoero Amo (Nauru First) led by Hammer DeRoburt — campaigned for
- Palau’s nuclear-free constitution campaign, 1978-1994 1978-1994 — In 1978 Palauans voted against joining the Federated States of Micronesia; on 1 January 1981 the Republic of Palau adopted the world’s first
- Samoa 2021 general election and constitutional crisis 2021 — After the 9 April 2021 Samoan general election produced a 25-25 tie between
- Solomon Islands conflict and Townsville Peace Agreement, 1998-2003 1998-2003 — Between 1998 and 2003 the Solomon Islands experienced violent ethnic conflict
- Mau opposition to New Zealand rule in Samoa, 1927-1933 1927-1933 — Mar 29, 2019 [TRUNC] Case study of the long struggle for Samoan independence
- Tongan civil-service strike and overseas protests, 2005 2005 — In 2005, after a five-year wage freeze imposed by the government of King
- Tonga pro-democracy movement and press-licensing protests, 2003-2010 2003-2010 — In 2003, the Tongan government passed a press-licensing amendment targeting
- Tongan royal-palace riot of 16 November 2006 2006 — On 16 November 2006, after parliament signalled it would adjourn for the
- Tuvaluan UN climate diplomacy and \“digital twin nation\” project, 2000-2022 2000-2022 — Tuvalu, a low-lying Pacific island nation with highest elevation 4.6 metres,
- Nagriamel secession of Espiritu Santo and the Coconut War, Vanuatu, 1980 1980 — In June 1980, Jimmy Stevens’ Nagriamel movement on Espiritu Santo blockaded
- West Papuan civil resistance and Morning Star flag prosecutions, 1969-present 1969-present — The Free Papua Movement’s nonviolent track raised the Morning Star flag
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- Dominican citizens general strike for free democratic elections, 1961-1962 1961-1962 — The campaign only grew a small amount after the first actions. The National
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- Fridays for Future (2018–) 2018- — Greta Thunberg’s August 2018 solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament
- Gazans protest dire economic conditions and tax hikes (‘We want to live’ protests), 2019 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In February of 2019, a hashtag …
- 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
- Hazara asylum seekers hunger strike on Nauru, 2003-2004 2003-2004 — Sep 30, 2021 [TRUNC] Hazara refugee asylum seekers engaged in hunger strikes
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- How to Organise a Protest March 2022 — Aug 30, 2022 [TRUNC] Just before or during a major event that the demonstration
- Icelanders protest Karahnjukar Hydropower Project, 2000-2006 2000-2006 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In December of 2001, Iceland’s [TRUNC]
- Icelandic women strike for economic and social equality, 1975 1975 — Economic Justice. Human Rights. Classification. Change. Group characterization
- Irish republican prisoners campaign for special status, 1976—1981 1976-1981 — In the event of imprisonment, predetermined volunteers were ready to execute
- Ivorians demand switch to multiparty democracy, 1989-1990 1989-1990 — '''''''[TRUNC] campaign season that hurt the newly formed opposition parties’
- Jordanians protest for democratic and economic reform, 2011 2011 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Beginning in December of 2010, massive
- Kuwaiti women struggle for suffrage (Blue Revolution), 2002–2005 2002-2005 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The country of [TRUNC] Additionally,
- Lessons from Successful Climate Justice Campaigns in North America 2004-2024 — Jun 12, 2024 … Introduction. What are the ingredients for a successful
- Marshall Islanders campaign against nuclear testing sites, 1982 1982-1983 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall
- Norillag prisoners strike for better conditions (Norilsk uprising), 1953 1953 — While not all of the campaigners’ goals are known, a source reports that
- Ovambo migrant workers general strike for rights, Namibia, 1971-72 1971-1972 — To end the contract labor system, including demands for the rights to choose
- Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976 1976 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the 1960s, Northern Ireland began
- Puerto Ricans protest United States Navy presence on Vieques Island, 1977-1983 1977-1983 — From 1977 to 1983, residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico, led by the Vieques Fishermen’s Association, protested the U.S. Navy’s military trainin
- Tibetan monks protest Chinese rule (Lhasa Protests), 2008 2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. On March 10, 2008, the … Previous
- Trans-national resistance forces South Africa out of the Mexico City Summer 1968 — Case Study Details [TRUNC] The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa initiated
- Trinidadians and Tobagonians strike for higher wages and labor justice, 1919-1921 1919-1921 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Following the end of World War I,
- Using Indigenous knowledge to adapt to climate change in Bolivia 2009 — The system is very sophisticated, producing fertile soil, fish stock, animal
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