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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,
Petition (6)
- Chinese residents force relocation of Xiamen PX chemical plant, 2007 2007 — In November 2006, the Haicang District government announced a new paraxylene
- Guangzhou residents protest Panyu incinerator, 2009 2009 — In fall 2009, hundreds of largely middle-class and student residents of Guangzhou
- Kazakhs stop nuclear testing (Nevada-Semipalatinsk Antinuclear Campaign), 1989-1991 1989-1991 — In February 1989, Kazakh poet Olzhas Suleimenov interrupted a televised poetry
- Shifang students prevent copper plant construction, China, 2012 2012 — On 29 June 2012, the Shifang government in Sichuan province announced the construction
- 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
- Tibetans unchain the truth for prisoner release (Wangchen campaign), 2013-2014 2013-2014 — In October 2013, friends and family of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup
Boycott / strike (5)
- Moroccan youth protest for constitutional reform, 2011 2011 — Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. Political reforms in the 1990s expanded parliamentary power in 1992 and 199
- Palestinians boycott settlement goods, 2009-2011 2009 — In December 2009, Palestinians began a boycott of goods coming out of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and other dispute
- Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936 1936 — French-occupied Syria was facing darkening hopes for more independence from France at the end of 1935. The major Syrian nationalist party, t
- Tibetans boycott Chinese vegetable vendors in Qinghai, 2011 2011 — In early 2011, the price of apples at Chinese-owned vegetable shops in Nangchen
- Turkish People prevent shopping mall from replacing Istanbul's Gezi Park, 2013 2013 — Recep Tayyip Erdogan was first inaugurated as prime minister of Turkey in 2003 and enjoyed wide popular support, contributing to successive
Direct action (188)
- Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909 1909 — Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
- Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Black miners strike in the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia) Copperbelt, 1935 1935 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. By 1924, Northern Rhodesia [TRUNC]
- 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 successfully oust military regime, 1982 1 September, 1982 to 17 September, 1982 — Bolivians successfully oust military regime, 1982.
- Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),
- 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
- Cambodian garment workers protest corporations for “$177” monthly wages, 2014 2014 — While campaigns demanding higher wages for Cambodian garment workers have
- Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
- 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
- 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
- Channel Islanders resist German occupation in WWII, 1941-1945 1941-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Channel Islands, two British
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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Civil disobedience (12)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hondurans in Tacamiche resist eviction by Chiquita Banana company, 1994-1997 1994-1997 — After Chiquita Brands closed its Tacamiche banana plantation in 1994 and moved to evict former workers, a three-year occupation by 123 famil
- Indian peasants in Champaran campaign for rights, 1917 1917 — Rajkumar Shukla persuaded Gandhi to come to Bihar’s Champaran district; an extended village-by-village inquiry, civil disobedience of a Sect
- Jewish peasants block construction of statue of Gaius Caligula in Galilee, 40 CE — Towards the end of the reign of Gaius Caligula, a proclamation was sent out for a statue of the Roman Emperor to be built within the Temple
- Lebanese campaign for democracy (Independence Intifada or Cedar Revolution), 2005 2005 — On February 14, 2005, a massive car-bomb explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon, which killed twenty-two people, including former prime minister a
- Pakistani lawyers protect the constitution and reinstate the judges (Save the Judiciary Movement), 2007-2009 2007-2009 — A 24-month lawyers’ movement — including two “Long Marches” on Islamabad and a 10-million-signature petition — forced President Musharraf’s
- 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
- Palestinians in Budrus protest Israel's separation barrier, 2003-2004 2003 — The history of Israel-Palestine relations since 1987 can be marked by a series of Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation (for more
- Tunisians overthrow dictator and demand political and economic reform (Jasmine Revolution), 2010-2011 2010 — Over the past several decades, high unemployment, high food prices, and widespread poverty have characterized much of Tunisia. Government co
Distributed organizing (14)
- 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,
- 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 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
- 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 defend Soviet state against August 1991 coup, Russia and beyond 1991 — On 19 August 1991, the “State Committee for the State of Emergency” placed
- Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005 13 April, 2005 to 20 April, 2005 — Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005.
- Guangzhou residents protest Panyu incinerator, 2009 2009 — In fall 2009, hundreds of largely middle-class and student residents of Guangzhou
- How to Grow and Sustain Volunteers in Climate Conversations 2025 — Sep 16, 2025 … These interviewees came from a mix of national NGOs, grassroots
- Shanghai truck drivers strike against high fuel and fee costs, 2011 2011 — In April 2011, with China’s consumer price index up 5.4 percent and gasoline prices
- Shifang students prevent copper plant construction, China, 2012 2012 — On 29 June 2012, the Shifang government in Sichuan province announced the construction
- Tibetans unchain the truth for prisoner release (Wangchen campaign), 2013-2014 2013-2014 — In October 2013, friends and family of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup
Lobbying (4)
- Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936 1936 — French-occupied Syria was facing darkening hopes for more independence from France at the end of 1935. The major Syrian nationalist party, t
- Tibetans unchain the truth for prisoner release (Wangchen campaign), 2013-2014 2013-2014 — In October 2013, friends and family of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup
- Turkish Activists Attempt to Save Historic Istanbul Cinema, (2010-2015) — On 31 March 2010, a group hoping to stop the demolition and preserve the cinema launched a petition and started a Facebook group in an effor
- Turkish women hold sex strike for water system repair, 2001 2001 — In 2001, in a southern Turkish village near Siirt, the water lines connecting to the public water supply broke down. This was not the first
Ballot initiative (3)
- Kazakhs stop nuclear testing (Nevada-Semipalatinsk Antinuclear Campaign), 1989-1991 1989-1991 — In February 1989, Kazakh poet Olzhas Suleimenov interrupted a televised poetry
- Kyrgyz citizens overthrow President Akaev (Tulip Revolution), 2005 2005 — After disputed parliamentary elections in February and March 2005, Kyrgyz
- Taiwanese citizens demonstrate to end construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, 1988-2019 1988-2019 — From 1988 onward, Taiwanese anti-nuclear activists led by the Taiwan Environmental
Framing & narrative (54)
- Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),
- Channel Islanders resist German occupation in WWII, 1941-1945 1941-1945 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. The Channel Islands, two British
- Chicago workers sit-in, gain benefits after factory shutdown, 2008 (Republic 2008 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In 2006 Richard Gillman gained control
- 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.
- 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 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 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 protest against Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Wiscasset, Maine, 1979-1987 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- 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
- 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
- Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005 13 April, 2005 to 20 April, 2005 — Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005.
- Feminists sit-in at Ladies Home Journal to protest the magazine’s depiction 1970 — '''Protesters demanded the magazine: hire a female editor in chief and editorial'''
- 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
- French citizens block private school reform bill, 1984 1984 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. France has historically had a …
- Glaswegian Women Campaign for Rent Control, Scotland, 1915 1915 — A rent strike began in Govan in March of 1915 when a landlord attempted to
- Guangzhou residents protest Panyu incinerator, 2009 2009 — In fall 2009, hundreds of largely middle-class and student residents of Guangzhou
- 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
- 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
- How to Organise a Protest March 2022 — Aug 30, 2022 [TRUNC] Just before or during a major event that the demonstration
- Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011 2011 — Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011.
- Internally displaced Peruvians campaign for land (Villa El Salvador Land Invasion), 1971 — In April-May 1971, internally displaced Peruvians, many earthquake refugees, occupied unused government land outside Lima to demand settleme
- Iranian activists’ One Million Signatures campaign for gender justice, 2006-2008 2006-2008 — International supporters were still able to express their support by issuing
- Kazakh citizens protest land reform bills, 2016 2016 — On 24 April 2016, several thousand people gathered in Atyrau’s Isatay-Makhambet
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Coalition building (140)
- Argentine workers campaign for human rights (Semana Roja), 1909 1909 — Many workers also sought the resignation of the police chief, Ramón Falcón,
- Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918 December, 1917 to October, 1918 — Argentinian students force university reforms, 1918.
- 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
- Baltimore students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960 1960 — Despite only lasting three weeks, the campaign was very successful. Baltimore
- 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
- 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
- Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march), 2000 2000 — Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas’ march),
- 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
- Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963 1962-1963 — Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963.
- Cameroonians general strike for democratic elections, 1991 1991 — Finally, the campaign did see a significant amount of growth. Case Study
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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 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 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 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
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Constructive programme (1)
- Tibetans boycott Chinese vegetable vendors in Qinghai, 2011 2011 — In early 2011, the price of apples at Chinese-owned vegetable shops in Nangchen
Escalation (1)
- Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005 13 April, 2005 to 20 April, 2005 — Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005.
Affinity groups (4)
- 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
- 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
- Lebanese campaign for democracy (Independence Intifada or Cedar Revolution), 2005 2005 — On February 14, 2005, a massive car-bomb explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon, which killed twenty-two people, including former prime minister a
- Turkish People prevent shopping mall from replacing Istanbul's Gezi Park, 2013 2013 — Recep Tayyip Erdogan was first inaugurated as prime minister of Turkey in 2003 and enjoyed wide popular support, contributing to successive
Dilemma actions (1)
- Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005 13 April, 2005 to 20 April, 2005 — Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005.
unknown (185)
- 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
- 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,
- 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.
- Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and 1991 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the early 1990s the Socialist
- 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]
- Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992 1992 — Brazilians drive out corrupt President - 1992.
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- Cherokee campaign against displacement, 1827-1838 1827-1838 — In addition, the state of Georgia expanded its state laws over the Cherokee
- Chilean students protest for free public education, 2011-13 2011-2013 — Throughout the rest of July, many students engaged in sit-ins and strikes
- Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989 1989 — On May 17 and 18, one million people protested in Tiananmen Square in support
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Croatians protest closure of radio station (Radio 101), 1996 1996 — Case Study Details. Database Narrative. In the 20th century, Croatia existed
- Cubans general strike to overthrow president, 1933 1933 — Farm workers’ strike [TRUNC] By August 9, 1933, the general strike campaign
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