Nonviolent Action Case Map
U.S. activists and politicians campaign at South African Embassy for end to apartheid, 1984-1985
Washington, D.C., United States
South African Embassy
Anti-war activists march to Moscow for peace, 1960-1961
International, United States
March throughout the United States and Europe
Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008
Gualeguaychú, Argentina and Fray Bentos, Uruguay, Uruguay, Gualeguaychú, Argentina and Fray Bentos, Uruguay, Argentina
Argentines protest Uruguayan paper mills, 2005-2008
Gualeguaychú, Argentina and Fray Bentos, Uruguay, Uruguay, Gualeguaychú, Argentina and Fray Bentos, Uruguay, Argentina
University of Arizona students campaign against sweatshop-produced apparel, 1997-1999
Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona campus
Atlanta students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960-1961
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Campaign Wave
Baton Rouge students sit-in for U.S. civil rights (Southern University 16), 1960
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Mainly on Southern University’s campus and by the state capital
Campaign Wave
University of California Berkeley students win divestment against apartheid South Africa, 1985
Berkeley, California, United States
University of California campus
African American citizens campaign for integration in Durham, N.C., 1963
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Swarthmore Afro-American Student Society fights for greater representation and support services, 1968-1969
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Swarthmore College
Campaign Wave
British citizens campaign for the abolition of the slave trade, 1787-1807
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Women form peace camp to protest housing of cruise missiles at Greenham Common, 1981-1993
England
The Greenham Common military base
Bulgarians defend Jews from deportation during World War II, 1941-1945
Bulgaria
Near MPs offices and train stations in all parts of Bulgaria
Redwood Rabbis protect northern California trees, 1995-1999
Humboldt County, California, United States
University of North Carolina students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1986-1987
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus
Chinese students campaign for democratic reform (Tiananmen Square), 1989
Beijing, China
Tiananmen Square
Campaign Wave
The Albany Movement campaigns for full integration in Georgia (Fall 1961- Summer 1962)
Albany, Georgia, United States
Campaign Wave
African Americans campaign for equal accommodations, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 1963
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
African Americans campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, USA, 1965
Selma, Alabama; some action also took place in neighboring counties and Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961
Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, United States
rides varied in location but usually involved buses departing from northeastern states and traveling via interstates to southeastern states. Started with rides from DC to New Orleans
Campaign Wave
Quakers fight for religious freedom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1656-1661
Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States
Boston and surrounding locations
Columbia University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, United States, 1985
New York City, New York, United States
Columbia University campus
Cornell University students sit-in for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985
Ithaca, New York, United States
Cornell University campus
Costa Rican communities defeat U.S. oil companies to protect local environment, 1999-2002
Talamanca, Costa Rica
Talamanca Region of Southeastern Costa Rica including Puerto Limón
Cree (First Nations) stop second phase of James Bay hydroelectric project, 1989-1994
Quebec, Canada
The majority took place in the province Quebec, although there was some action in Vermont, Maine, and New York
Duke students campaign against sweatshops, 1997-1999
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Duke University campus
Durham students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945
Especially active in Amsterdam, Eindhovenand, and Limberg, Netherlands
Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945
Especially active in Amsterdam, Eindhovenand, and Limberg, Netherlands
Dutch citizens resist Nazi occupation, 1940-1945
Especially active in Amsterdam, Eindhovenand, and Limberg, Netherlands
Ecuadorians defend their land against mining, 1995-2007
Ecuador
Junina mountainous community in the Intag region of northern Ecuador
English laborers campaign against economic repression (The Tolpuddle Martyrs), 1833-36
Tolpuddle, Dorset, England
Georgetown University students campaign against sweatshops, 1997-1999
Washington, D.C., United States
Georgetown University
Greensboro, NC, students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Lunch counters
Campaign Wave
Haitians overthrow a dictator, 1946
Mainly Port-au-Prince, but the campaign spread to cities throughout Haiti, Haiti
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) forces end of World Bank funding of Sardar Sarovar dam, India, 1985-1993
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, India
Narmada River Valley
Pro-Settlement advocates protest Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, 2004-2005
West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine
Pro-Settlement advocates protest Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, 2004-2005
West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine
Julia Butterfly Hill defends California redwoods, 1999
Stafford, Humboldt County, California, United States
Kenyan mothers win release of political prisoners and press for democratic reform, 1992-1993
Nairobi, Kenya
Uhuru (Freedom) Park and All Saints Cathedral
Campaign Wave
Lawrence, MA factory workers strike "for Bread and Roses," U.S. 1912
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Los Angleles Justice for Janitors campaign for economic justice at Century City, 1989-1990
Los Angeles, California, United States
Century City office complex
University of Miami janitors campaign for economic justice, 2005-2006
Miami, Florida, United States
University of Miami
Mills College students win divestment from South African apartheid government, 1984-1988
Oakland, California, United States
Mills College
MIT students campaign for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-1991
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MIT campus
Nisqually and Puyallup Native Americans win fishing rights through "fish-ins", 1964-1970
Olympia, Washington, United States
Frank’s Landing—a small settlement on the Nisqually River in Puget Sound
New Orleans citizens boycott for U.S. civil rights, 1960-61
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Stores and lunch counters on Dryades and Canal Street
Campaign Wave
New Yorkers attempt to prevent garden demolition (El Jardin de la Esperanza), 1999-2000
New York City, United States
Manhattan's Lower East Side
Ovambo migrant workers general strike for rights, Namibia, 1971-72
Ovamboland, Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Grootfontein, Namibia
Ovambo migrant workers general strike for rights, Namibia, 1971-72
Ovamboland, Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Grootfontein, Namibia
Ovambo migrant workers general strike for rights, Namibia, 1971-72
Ovamboland, Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Grootfontein, Namibia
Pearl Continental Karachi workers sit-in over labor disputes, Pakistan, 2010
Karachi, Pakistan
Pearl Continental Hotel
Palestinians wage nonviolent campaign during First Intifada, 1987-1988
The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine, The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel
Palestinians wage nonviolent campaign during First Intifada, 1987-1988
The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine, The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel
Palestinians wage nonviolent campaign during First Intifada, 1987-1988
The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine, The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel
Palestinians in Bil'in Protest Construction of Israeli Separation Barrier, 2005-2011
Bil’in Village, West Bank, Palestine
Pashtuns campaign against the British Empire in India, 1930-1931
North-West Frontier of British India, near present day Afghanistan, India
Pashtuns campaign against the British Empire in India, 1930-1931
North-West Frontier of British India, near present day Afghanistan, India
Peace campaigners act for civil rights in Albany, GA, 1963-1964
Albany, Georgia, United States
Campaign Wave
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Polish workers general strike for economic rights, 1980
cities included Gdansk, Ursus, Huta Warszawa, Poznan, Tczew, Mielec, Swidnica, Lublin, Sopot, Gdynia, and Szczecin, Poland
Virginia Union University students campaign for desegregation in Richmond, USA, 1960
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Campaign Wave
Rock Hill, South Carolina, students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Russians campaign for democracy and economic justice (Russian Revolution), 1905
Throughout the country, Russia
U.S. west coast longshoremen strike for union recognition and San Francisco general strike, 1934
San Francisco, California, United States
Ports up and down the west coast
French West African railway workers strike for greater benefits, 1947-1948
Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea
French West Africa
French West African railway workers strike for greater benefits, 1947-1948
Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea
French West Africa
French West African railway workers strike for greater benefits, 1947-1948
Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea
French West Africa
French West African railway workers strike for greater benefits, 1947-1948
Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea
French West Africa
Serbians overthrow Milosevic (Bulldozer Revolution), 2000
Focused in Belgrade, but with actions nationwide, Serbia
Campaign Wave
African Americans campaign for reopening of public schools in Prince Edward County, Farmville, VA, 1959-1964
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
Campaign Wave
Swarthmore College students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1978-1989
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Swarthmore College
Swedish workers general strike for economic justice, power shift (Ådalen) 1931
Sweden
Three mills in Adalen and, later, cities around country
Coalition of Immokalee Workers campaign against Taco Bell (Boycott the Bell), 2001-2005
The campaign began in Immokalee, Florida, but then spread across the country, United States
Disability rights activists (ADAPT) campaign for affordable and accessible housing in Chicago, 2007
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Colorado disability rights activists (ADAPT) prevent budget cuts to Medicaid Home-Health Services, 2002
Denver, Colorado, United States
In front of the state Human Services Building
U.S. disability activists (ADAPT) campaign against rebuilding of Laguna Honda Hospital, 2001
San Francisco, California, United States
U.S. farmworkers win union on farms of Campbell's Soup, 1978-1986
Originally started in the Midwest, but spread to other areas such as Texas, Florida, and eastern areas such as Philadelphia and New Jersey., United States
American colonials struggle against the British Empire, 1765 - 1775
United States
The 13 English colonies in what is now the United States. Limited actions (lobbying and letters of support) occurred in British cities
U.S. textile workers win campaign in South (J.P. Stevens Boycott) 1963-1983
United States
Southern United States
University of Pennsylvania students campaign against sweatshop-produced apparel, 1999-2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania campus
University of Michigan students campaign against sweatshops, 1999
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan Campus
Venezuelan students protest shutdown of Radio Caracas Television, 2007
Mostly concentrated in Caracas, but some smaller protests also occurred throughout the country, Venezuela
South Vietnamese Buddhists initiate fall of dictator Diem, 1963
Cities including Hue and Saigon in South Vietnam, Vietnam
South Vietnamese Buddhists initiate fall of dictator Diem, 1963
Cities including Hue and Saigon in South Vietnam, Vietnam
Yale students campaign for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-1987
Connecticut, United States
Yale University campus
Zanzibar workers general strike in Zanzibar City, Tanzania, 1948
Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Protectorate, Tanzania
African-Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, protest segregation, 1956-1958
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
Jacksonville students sit-in for integrated lunch counters, 1960
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Downtown area of a city in Northern Florida
Campaign Wave
Students protest segregation in Columbia, South Carolina, 1960-1961
Columbia, South Carolina , United States
Allen University and Benedict College
Campaign Wave
Saami and Norwegians protest construction of Alta Dam, Norway, 1979-1981
Alta and Oslo, Norway
The campaign had two fronts: one near the proposed dam site in remote northern Norway, and another 3,000 km away in the capital city, Oslo.
Nashville students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
eating establishments, drug stores, department stores, bus terminals, variety stores
Campaign Wave
Pastors and students lead campaign to desegregate Danville, VA, 1963
Danville, Virginia, United States
Campaign Wave
Philadelphian gay rights activists stage first sit-in at Dewey's restaurant, 1965
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
A diner in Center City, Philadelphia
University students campaign for racial integration in Charlotte, NC, 1960
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Stores and cafeterias in downtown Charlotte
Campaign Wave
St. Paul's College students boycott segregated Virginia movie theater, Lawrenceville, VA, 1960
Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States
St. Paul's College
Campaign Wave
Cambridge, Maryland, activists campaign for desegregation, USA, 1962-1963
Cambridge, Maryland, United States
Campaign Wave
CORE's Route 40 Project: Maryland campaign for desegregation and U.S. Civil Rights, 1961
Route 40, from across Maryland and into Deleware, United States
Restaurants and other facilities along Route 40
Campaign Wave
African American residents of Chester, PA, demonstrate to end de facto segregation in public schools, 1963-1966
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Campaign Wave
University of Washington Student Worker Coalition strikes against cutting higher education budgets, 2010
Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Washington
St. Louis CORE campaign for lunch counter desegregation, 1948-52
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stix, Baer & Fuller Department Store
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
German university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz, Tubingen, Munich, Freiberg, Bielefield, Leipzig, and Bonn, Germany
University campuses and city centers.
SUNY-Albany students protest campus sweatshop products, U.S., 2000
Albany, New York, United States
University of about 18,000 students in a large city
Syracuse University students protest sweatshops, USA, 2000-2001
Syracuse, New York, United States
Activities took place on the Syracuse University campus
University of Illinois students gain partial divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-1987
Chicago and Urbana, Illinois, United States
University of Illinois Campuses
University of Toronto students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1984-1990
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto campus
Philadelphia Student Union protests school district privatization, 2001-2002
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Wisconsin students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1969-1978
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Purdue University students campaign against sweatshops, 2000
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Purdue University Campus
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students campaign against sweatshops, 1999
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Oregon students demonstrate for fair labor practices, 2000-2001
Eugene, Oregon, United States
University of Oregon
Asian immigrant garment workers campaign for economic justice, San Francisco, USA, 1992-1996
San Francisco, California, United States
Australian Rainforest Action Groups boycott Malaysian rainforest timber, 1988-1994
Australia
Widespread throughout the country of Australia
United States steelworkers strike for a contract and union recognition, 1937
Nationwide, United States
Steel mills across the United States
Chippewas stop acid pollution and mining on their reservation in Wisconsin, 1996
Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
Bad River Ojibwe Reservation
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, USA, 1989-1990
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky , United States
Pittston Coal Mines
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, USA, 1989-1990
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky , United States
Pittston Coal Mines
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, USA, 1989-1990
Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky , United States
Pittston Coal Mines
Environmentalists defend old forest in Clayoquot Sound, B.C., Canada, 1993
Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Clayoquot Peace Camp
International campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1996-98
Malaysia, United States, Netherlands, Canada, France, International
International campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1996-98
Malaysia, United States, Netherlands, Canada, France, International
International campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1996-98
Malaysia, United States, Netherlands, Canada, France, International
International campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1996-98
Malaysia, United States, Netherlands, Canada, France, International
International campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1996-98
Malaysia, United States, Netherlands, Canada, France, International
Black Rhodesian railroad workers strike for better pay, 1945
Zimbabwe, Zambia
Southern and Northern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe and Zambia
Black Rhodesian railroad workers strike for better pay, 1945
Zimbabwe, Zambia
Southern and Northern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe and Zambia
Belarusian church members hunger strike for the right to worship on their property, 2006
Minsk, Belarus
The New Life Church building
East Timorese activists campaign for independence from Indonesia, 1987-2002
East Timor and Jakarta, Indonesia, East Timor, East Timor and Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
Throughout the territory of East Timor, though mostly in urban centers
East Timorese activists campaign for independence from Indonesia, 1987-2002
East Timor and Jakarta, Indonesia, East Timor, East Timor and Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
Throughout the territory of East Timor, though mostly in urban centers
Hazara asylum seekers hunger strike on Nauru, 2003-2004
Nauru, Micronesia, Nauru, Nauru, Micronesia, Australia
Refugee camps and hospitals
Hazara asylum seekers hunger strike on Nauru, 2003-2004
Nauru, Micronesia, Nauru, Nauru, Micronesia, Australia
Refugee camps and hospitals
University of Kentucky students campaign against sweatshops, 1999-2000
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
University of Kentucky Campus
Michigan autoworkers win strike for union rights, 1936-37
Flint, Michigan, United States
General Motors plants across Michigan, mainly centered in Flint, Michigan
Azeri university students hunger strike for education rights, 2006
Baku, Azerbaijan
Independent Azerbaijan University buildings and throughout the city
Austrian university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, and other towns around Austria., Austria
University campuses and city centers
Austrian university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, and other towns around Austria., Austria
University campuses and city centers
Austrian university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, and other towns around Austria., Austria
University campuses and city centers
Austrian university students campaign for education reform, 2009
Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, and other towns around Austria., Austria
University campuses and city centers
The Golden Rule and Phoenix voyages in protest of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, 1958
The Golden Rule and Phoenix voyages in protest of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, 1958
California, Honolulu, Marshall Islands, United States, California, Honolulu, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
The Golden Rule and Phoenix voyages in protest of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, 1958
The Golden Rule and Phoenix voyages in protest of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, 1958
California, Honolulu, Marshall Islands, United States, California, Honolulu, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
University of North Carolina campaign against coal usage, 2009-2010
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina campus
Environmental Activists prevent construction of coal-fired power plant in Kingsnorth, England, 2007-2010
Kent, England
Various parts of the country, focused on a coal plant in Kingsnorth
Turkish citizens protest government corruption, 1997
Cities and towns in Turkey, especially Istanbul, Turkey
Rapa Nui occupy hotel to demand recognition of ancestral rights, 2010
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
Hanga Roa Hotel
Finnish port workers strike over wages, 2010
Kotka, Finland
Ports especially those used for international trade
Texans defend Sierra Blanca community against nuclear waste disposal, 1996-1998
Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States
Campaign Wave
Marshall Islanders campaign against nuclear testing sites, 1982
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Islands of the Kwajalein Atoll
Relocated Guantanamo prisoners hunger strike for better conditions, 2010
Medvedov, Trnava Region, Slovakia
Detention center for asylum seekers in Eastern Slovakia
Activists in Swaziland campaign for democracy, 2000-2010
Mbabane, Manzini, other cities in Swaziland, and the South African border, Swaziland
Activists in Swaziland campaign for democracy, 2000-2010
Mbabane, Manzini, other cities in Swaziland, and the South African border, Swaziland
Saint Lucia Prison Officers campaign against re-appointment of former Director of Prisons, 2009
Saint Lucia
Bordelais Correctional Facility
Montenegrin citizens protest Kosovo's independence, 2008
Podgorica, Montenegro
Outside of Parliament building
Niger opposition groups protest President Tandja’s attempts to stay in power, 2009
Niarney; Zinder, Niger
city streets of Niger
Niger opposition groups protest President Tandja’s attempts to stay in power, 2009
Niarney; Zinder, Niger
city streets of Niger
Turkmen senior citizens campaign against pension cuts, 2006
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan
Cities throughout Turkmenistan, most notably in Turkmenbashi
Plebeians campaign at Sacred Mount for economic and political rights, Ancient Rome, 494 BCE
Rome, Italy
The Sacred Mount
Aminatou Haidar hunger strikes in protest of detainment, Western Sahara, 2009
Spain, Western Sahara
Laayoune Airport and Lanzarote Airport
Aminatou Haidar hunger strikes in protest of detainment, Western Sahara, 2009
Spain, Western Sahara
Laayoune Airport and Lanzarote Airport
Gabon oil workers strike to protest changing labor conditions, 2010-11
Libreville, Gabon
Gabon oil sector dependents
Trinidadians and Tobagonians strike for higher wages and labor justice, 1919-1921
Trinidad and Tobago
Urban factories and docks
Uzbeks campaign for economic rights and release of prisoners, 2005
Andijan, Andijan Province, Uzbekistan
Babur Square
Guam teachers strike for wage increase, 1980-81
Agana, Guam, Agana, United States
Guam is a United States territory located in the western Pacific Ocean
Guam teachers strike for wage increase, 1980-81
Agana, Guam, Agana, United States
Guam is a United States territory located in the western Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islanders withdraw from colonialism (“Maasina Rule”), 1944-52
Maasina Rule began on the island of Malaita, then spread to Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Ulawa and San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islanders withdraw from colonialism (“Maasina Rule”), 1944-52
Maasina Rule began on the island of Malaita, then spread to Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Ulawa and San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islanders withdraw from colonialism (“Maasina Rule”), 1944-52
Maasina Rule began on the island of Malaita, then spread to Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Ulawa and San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islanders withdraw from colonialism (“Maasina Rule”), 1944-52
Maasina Rule began on the island of Malaita, then spread to Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Ulawa and San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islanders withdraw from colonialism (“Maasina Rule”), 1944-52
Maasina Rule began on the island of Malaita, then spread to Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Ulawa and San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
British subjects on the Turks and Caicos Islands demand the removal of their governor, 1996
Primarily on Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands
Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy, 1989-90
Mainly Cotonou and Porto Novo, Benin
Campaign Wave
Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy, 1989-90
Mainly Cotonou and Porto Novo, Benin
Campaign Wave
Armenians protest USSR’s refusal to honor Nagorno-Karabakh annexation referendum, 1988
Yerevan, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
Bissau-Guinean civil workers campaign for the payment of their wages and an end to politically motivated detentions, 2003
Guinea-Bissau
All throughout Guinea-Bissau
Campaign for the liberation of the "Suchitoto 13" prisoners in El Salvador, 2007-08
Suchitoto and San Salvador, El Salvador
Campaign for the liberation of the "Suchitoto 13" prisoners in El Salvador, 2007-08
Suchitoto and San Salvador, El Salvador
Bhutanese refugees hunger strike for repatriation, 2003
Jhapa District, Bhutan, Jhapa District, Nepal
Khudunabari refugee camp
Bhutanese refugees hunger strike for repatriation, 2003
Jhapa District, Bhutan, Jhapa District, Nepal
Khudunabari refugee camp
Citizens of Curacao win campaign for greater autonomy and debt restructuring, 2007-2010
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Three Ohio death-sentenced prisoners hunger strike for rights, 2011
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Ohio State Penitentiary
Employees campaign against Niagara Silver Co. for right to unionize, 1899
Niagara Falls, N. Y., United States
Niagara Silver Company factory
Maltese students defend stipends from cuts, 1997
Valletta, Malta
streets, especially in front of the Parliament building
Mauritanian Workers Strike for Labor Rights, 1968-1974
Zouerate, Fderik, and other towns throughout Mauritania, Mauritania
mining towns
LIAT Airlines employees campaign for better wages, 2007-2010
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados
LIAT Airlines employees campaign for better wages, 2007-2010
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados
LIAT Airlines employees campaign for better wages, 2007-2010
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados
LIAT Airlines employees campaign for better wages, 2007-2010
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados
Bulgarians campaign for democratic reforms and multi-party rule, 1989-90
Mainly in Sofia, but also throughout the country, Bulgaria
Campaign Wave
New York University students campaign for transparency, 2007-2009
New York, New York, United States
NYU Campus, Manhattan
New Caledonian workers' union defends fired comrades, 2005
Noumea, New Caledonia
The capital city and main port of New Caledonia
Algerian citizens nonviolently intervene to prevent civil war, 1962
Algiers, Boghari, and other areas, Algeria
Mainly province borders throughout the country
Algerian citizens nonviolently intervene to prevent civil war, 1962
Algiers, Boghari, and other areas, Algeria
Mainly province borders throughout the country
Australians campaign against nuclear power and uranium mining, 1974-1988
Several Australian Cities, Australia
Campaign Wave
French citizens and soldiers nonviolently defend against Algerian putsch, 1961
Paris and Algiers, France, Paris and Algiers, Algeria
Throughout Algeria and France
French citizens and soldiers nonviolently defend against Algerian putsch, 1961
Paris and Algiers, France, Paris and Algiers, Algeria
Throughout Algeria and France
Northern Mariana Islands foreign workers win United States federalization of immigration control, 2007-2008
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Australians general strike for right to unionize, Brisbane, Australia, 1912
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Bangladesh Nationalist Party stages hartals in opposition to government, 2010
Dhaka and the rest of the country, Bangladesh
Kurdish parents and schoolchildren boycott Turkish-language schools, 2010
Turkey
Southeastern Turkey, which has a high percentage of ethnic Kurds and is commonly known as Kurdistan
Bangladeshi citizens struggle through noncooperation for political autonomy, 1971
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Throughout modern-day Bangladesh
Native Americans and environmentalists campaign to remove Klamath Basin Dam, 2004-2010
Oregon and California, United States
Native Americans and environmentalists campaign to remove Klamath Basin Dam, 2004-2010
Oregon and California, United States
Rwandan textile workers strike against unfair labor practices, 2011
Kigali, Rwanda
UTEXRWA textile factory
Cameroonian women use Anlu for social and political change, 1958-1961
Njinikom (in Western Cameroon) and Wombong villages, primarily, Cameroon
Congolese Trade Unions' Confederation strikes for trade union independence, 1990
Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
Mostly in urban areas
Congolese Trade Unions' Confederation strikes for trade union independence, 1990
Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
Mostly in urban areas
Congolese Trade Unions' Confederation strikes for trade union independence, 1990
Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
Mostly in urban areas
Burkina Faso coalition campaigns for justice in journalist Zongo’s death, 1998-2001
Sapouy and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso coalition campaigns for justice in journalist Zongo’s death, 1998-2001
Sapouy and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
U.S. street artists protest against art censorship of artist Blu, 2010-2011
Los Angeles, United States
Museum of Contemporary Art
University of California at Berkeley students campaign for freedom of speech, United States, 1964
Berkeley, California, United States
University of California at Berkeley
Carleton University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-87
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Carleton University
Burmese (Myanmar) monks campaign for democracy (Saffron Revolution), 2007
Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Myanmar
Burmese (Myanmar) monks campaign for democracy (Saffron Revolution), 2007
Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Myanmar
Burmese (Myanmar) monks campaign for democracy (Saffron Revolution), 2007
Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Myanmar
Burmese (Myanmar) monks campaign for democracy (Saffron Revolution), 2007
Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Myanmar
Burmese (Myanmar) monks campaign for democracy (Saffron Revolution), 2007
Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, and other cities, Myanmar
Vanuatuan airline workers seek arbitration in labor dispute, 2005
Port Vila and Luganville, Vanuatu
The two largest cities in Vanuatu.
U.S. artists campaign against art censorship at the Smithsonian, 2010-2011
Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York City , United States
U.S. artists campaign against art censorship at the Smithsonian, 2010-2011
Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York City , United States
U.S. artists campaign against art censorship at the Smithsonian, 2010-2011
Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York City , United States
British Virgin Islanders campaign against Beef Island development project, 2007-2009
Tortola and Beef Island, British Virgin Islands
Islands in the Caribbean Sea
British Virgin Islanders campaign against Beef Island development project, 2007-2009
Tortola and Beef Island, British Virgin Islands
Islands in the Caribbean Sea
Canadians campaign against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island (Don’t Make a Wave), 1969-1971
Vancouver, B.C., across Canada, and the Bering Sea, Canada
Turkish political prisoners hunger strike for improved conditions, 1989
Throughout Turkey, Turkey
various prisons
Pakistani lawyers protect constitution and reinstate judges (Save the Judiciary Movement), 2007-2009
Internally displaced Peruvians campaign for land (Villa El Salvador Land Invasion), 1971
Lima, Peru
Settlement community on the outskirts of the city
South Koreans protest land seizure for United States military base expansion, 2005-2007
Daechuri and Doduri Villages, Pyeongtaek Region, South Korea
Rural farming villages
New Zealand waterfront workers strike for better wages and shorter hours, 1951
New Zealand
The harbors of New Zealand
Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and civil war in Yugoslavia, 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia
Yugoslav People's Army Headquarters in each republic
Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and civil war in Yugoslavia, 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia
Yugoslav People's Army Headquarters in each republic
Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and civil war in Yugoslavia, 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia
Yugoslav People's Army Headquarters in each republic
Bosnian, Croatian, and Macedonian parents protest conscription of sons and civil war in Yugoslavia, 1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia
Yugoslav People's Army Headquarters in each republic
French Guiana education workers strike in solidarity with high school students, 1996
Cayenne, French Guiana
Haitians overthrow regime, 1984-1986
Haiti
Cities and large towns around the country, particularly Gonaives and the capital Port-au-Prince
South Korean captives hunger strike for change in Taliban prisons, 2007
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, South Korea
various locations in the Province
South Korean captives hunger strike for change in Taliban prisons, 2007
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, South Korea
various locations in the Province
East Los Angeles students walkout for educational reform (East L.A. Blowouts), 1968
Los Angeles, United States
Equatoguinean magazine editor's hunger strike for freedom, 2011
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, Spain
Equatoguinean magazine editor's hunger strike for freedom, 2011
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, Spain
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Bolivians win democratic control of the country's gas reserves, 2003-2005
La Paz, Cochabamba, Warisata, El Alto, Oruro, Entre Rios, Bulo Bulo, Potosi, Yapacani, and Sucre, Bolivia
Major cities and roads around Bolivia
Philadelphia transit workers strike against negro workers, 1944
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
U.S. Activists campaign to support the East Timorese independence movement, 1991-1999
United States
Actions occurred across the country
Rapa Nui campaign for immigration regulation, 2009
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
International Airport
Migrant workers in Slovenia hunger strike for wages, 2010
Kocevje and Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kocevje is a municipality in southern Slovenia. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia.
Migrant workers in Slovenia hunger strike for wages, 2010
Kocevje and Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kocevje is a municipality in southern Slovenia. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia.
Cherokee campaign against displacement, 1827-1838
Cherokee Nation, United States
Cherokee lands in the state of Georgia
Indigenous Peoples in Sakhalin, Russia, campaign against oil extraction, 2005-2007
Sakhalin, Russia
Sakhalin is an island off the Russian coast and is the homeland of many indigenous groups
Chinese students protest the Treaty of Versailles (the May Fourth Incident), 1919
Mostly Beijing, but also 200 cities throughout China, China
Formerly enslaved people end apprenticeship practices in Trinidad, 1832-1838
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Main protest took place in front of the Governor's House
Hondurans in Tacamiche resist eviction by Chiquita Banana company, 1994-1997
Tacamiche, Cortés, Honduras
Zairian citizens initiate general strike to force dictator’s resignation (Dead City Strike), 1997
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Zaire
Zairian citizens initiate general strike to force dictator’s resignation (Dead City Strike), 1997
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, Zaire
Syrian women block highway, win back captive men, 2011
Banias, Syria
Highway on the thoroughfare between Syria and Turkey.
Campaign Wave
Nuxalk People obstruct logging of Itsa old-growth forest, 1995-1998
King Island and Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Ancestral territory of the Nuxalk People
Nuxalk People obstruct logging of Itsa old-growth forest, 1995-1998
King Island and Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Ancestral territory of the Nuxalk People
Tulane University cafeteria workers strike for right to form union, 2010
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Tulane University
Filipinos campaign to overthrow dictator (People Power), 1983-1986
Quezon City, Philippines
Campaign Wave
Southern Africans block arms shipment for Zimbabwe, 2008
Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, South Africa, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Mozambique, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Namibia, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Angola
Southern Africans block arms shipment for Zimbabwe, 2008
Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, South Africa, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Mozambique, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Namibia, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Angola
Southern Africans block arms shipment for Zimbabwe, 2008
Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, South Africa, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Mozambique, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Namibia, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Angola
Southern Africans block arms shipment for Zimbabwe, 2008
Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, South Africa, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Mozambique, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Namibia, Durban, Maputo, Windhoek, and Luanda, Angola
Black miners strike in the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia) Copperbelt, 1935
Zambia
Rhokana (Nkana), Mufulira, and Roan Antelope (Luanshya) mines in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
Republic of Chad government employees strike for wages, 2007
N'Djamena, Bongor, Sarh, and Gounou Gaya, Chad
Republic of Chad government employees strike for wages, 2007
N'Djamena, Bongor, Sarh, and Gounou Gaya, Chad
Republic of Chad government employees strike for wages, 2007
N'Djamena, Bongor, Sarh, and Gounou Gaya, Chad
Acehnese struggle for self-determination, 1998-2001
Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Indonesia, Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Aceh
Acehnese struggle for self-determination, 1998-2001
Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Indonesia, Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Aceh
Acehnese struggle for self-determination, 1998-2001
Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Indonesia, Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Aceh
Acehnese struggle for self-determination, 1998-2001
Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Indonesia, Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Aceh
Acehnese struggle for self-determination, 1998-2001
Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Indonesia, Aceh (territory in Indonesia), cities and rural villages; Banda Aceh (capital), Pulo Rungkom, Beutong, Ujong Blang, Aceh
Faculty win new industrial agreement with the College of the Bahamas, 2010-2011
Nassau, Bahamas
The College of the Bahamas (COB), Oakes Field Campus
Defense of Soviet state against coup, 1991
mostly Moscow, Russia, mostly Moscow, Soviet Union
Campaign Wave
Defense of Soviet state against coup, 1991
mostly Moscow, Russia, mostly Moscow, Soviet Union
Campaign Wave
Egyptians bring down dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, 2011
Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities, Egypt
The core of the protests were located in Tahrir Square in Cairo
Campaign Wave
Egyptians bring down dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, 2011
Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities, Egypt
The core of the protests were located in Tahrir Square in Cairo
Campaign Wave
Maori resistance to British land seizure at Parihaka, New Zealand, 1879-81
Taranaki region, New Zealand; mostly Parihaka; also Oakura, Pukearehu, and Hawera, New Zealand
Maori resistance to British land seizure at Parihaka, New Zealand, 1879-81
Taranaki region, New Zealand; mostly Parihaka; also Oakura, Pukearehu, and Hawera, New Zealand
Maori resistance to British land seizure at Parihaka, New Zealand, 1879-81
Taranaki region, New Zealand; mostly Parihaka; also Oakura, Pukearehu, and Hawera, New Zealand
U'wa people block Occidental Petroleum (Colombia), 1995-2001
Colombia
Samore block (U'wa territory), Colombian Andes
Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968
mostly Prague, Czechoslovakia, mostly Prague, Czech Republic, mostly Prague, Slovakia
at time of campaign the region was Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968
mostly Prague, Czechoslovakia, mostly Prague, Czech Republic, mostly Prague, Slovakia
at time of campaign the region was Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak resistance to Soviet occupation, 1968
mostly Prague, Czechoslovakia, mostly Prague, Czech Republic, mostly Prague, Slovakia
at time of campaign the region was Czechoslovakia
Indians in South Africa wage Satyagraha for their rights, 1906-1914
British colony of Natal, and Boer Republic of Transvaal, South Africa
Moroccan feminist groups campaign to reform Moudawana (Personal Status Code/Islamic family law), 1992-2004
Rabat (the capital city) and Casablanca, Morocco
the main actions took place in the cities listed above, but many campaigns reached out to cities and rural areas throughout the country
Moroccan feminist groups campaign to reform Moudawana (Personal Status Code/Islamic family law), 1992-2004
Rabat (the capital city) and Casablanca, Morocco
the main actions took place in the cities listed above, but many campaigns reached out to cities and rural areas throughout the country
English residents and environmentalists prevent Heathrow Airport expansion, 2002 – 2010
London, England
Many actions took place at Heathrow Airport
Ohio citizens campaign to stop incinerator in East Liverpool 1991-1993
East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Environmentalist groups prevent the construction of Danube River dam, Hungary, 1984-1989
Budapest and other cities, Hungary
German wives win the release of their Jewish husbands (Rosenstrasse Protest), 1943
Berlin, Germany
Rosenstrasse Holding Center
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) transport workers strike, 2010
Mostly in Abidjan and San Pedro, Ivory Coast
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) transport workers strike, 2010
Mostly in Abidjan and San Pedro, Ivory Coast
Jamaican workers protest sale of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines, 2010
Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica
Jamaican workers protest sale of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines, 2010
Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica
Kazakhs stop nuclear testing (Nevada-Semipalatinsk Antinuclear Campaign), 1989-1991
Semipalatinsk and surrounding area, Kazakhstan
Liberian women act to end civil war, 2003
Monrovia, Liberia and Accra, Ghana, Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia and Accra, Ghana, Ghana
Liberian women act to end civil war, 2003
Monrovia, Liberia and Accra, Ghana, Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia and Accra, Ghana, Ghana
Irish republican prisoners campaign for special status, 1976—1981
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
H Block in Long Kesh Prison
Sindh Hari Committee struggles for land rights, 2009
Khaskheli, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Karachi Press Club
University of Puerto Rico students strike to resist budget cuts, 2010
Puerto Rico
Mainly the Rio Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico
Scottish anti-nuclear power campaign in Torness, 1977
Torness, Scotland, Torness, United Kingdom
Campaign Wave
Scottish anti-nuclear power campaign in Torness, 1977
Torness, Scotland, Torness, United Kingdom
Campaign Wave
Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936
specifically cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Dayr al-Zuhr, Syria
Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936
specifically cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Dayr al-Zuhr, Syria
Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936
specifically cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Dayr al-Zuhr, Syria
Syrian citizens general strike against France, 1936
specifically cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Dayr al-Zuhr, Syria
Golan Druze resistance to Israeli forced citizenship, 1981-1982
Golan Heights, Syria, Golan Heights, Israel
Golan Druze resistance to Israeli forced citizenship, 1981-1982
Golan Heights, Syria, Golan Heights, Israel
Turkish families protest disappearances (“Saturday Mothers”), 1995-1999
Istanbul, Turkey
Galatasaray Square
Icelanders protest Karahnjukar Hydropower Project, 2000-2006
Iceland
Central Highlands in East Iceland and capital Reykjavik
Philadelphian African American students campaign for greater rights, 1967
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Campaign Wave
Danish Brewery (Carlsberg) workers strike for beer rights, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
Various Carlsberg warehouses
Community members campaign for integration of Girard College in Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1965-68
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Campaign Wave
Ecuadorian indigenous peoples resist oil drilling in the Amazon, 1989-1994
Ecuadorian Amazon ("El Oriente"), Ecuador
Greenpeace campaigns against dumping the Brent Spar oil rig, 1995
International
North Sea and Shell stations throughout Europe
East Germans protest for democracy (The Peaceful Revolution), 1988-90
Germany
The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) at the time
Campaign Wave
Greenpeace campaigns against whaling, 1975-1982
International
Group headquartered in Canada and United States, but actions took place globally
British workers strike for better wages and political reform (“The Plug Plot Riots”), 1842
focused in the industrial areas of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, United Kingdom
British workers strike for better wages and political reform (“The Plug Plot Riots”), 1842
focused in the industrial areas of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, United Kingdom
British workers strike for better wages and political reform (“The Plug Plot Riots”), 1842
focused in the industrial areas of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, United Kingdom
British workers strike for better wages and political reform (“The Plug Plot Riots”), 1842
focused in the industrial areas of Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Love Canal residents campaign for clean environment, New York, USA, 1978-1980
New York (upstate), United States
Love Canal neighborhood
East German protest emigration and Hungarian solidarity, 1989
Sopron, Hungary, Germany, Sopron, Hungary, Hungary
Campaign Wave
East German protest emigration and Hungarian solidarity, 1989
Sopron, Hungary, Germany, Sopron, Hungary, Hungary
Campaign Wave
Unions and students in Hong Kong and Canton strike-boycott against British imperial rule, 1925-1926
Hong Kong and Canton (Guangzhou), China, China, Hong Kong and Canton (Guangzhou), China, Hong Kong
Unions and students in Hong Kong and Canton strike-boycott against British imperial rule, 1925-1926
Hong Kong and Canton (Guangzhou), China, China, Hong Kong and Canton (Guangzhou), China, Hong Kong
Bardoli peasants campaign against the Government of Bombay, 1928
Bardoli taluka (county) in the Surat district, Bombay Presidency, India
Bishnoi villagers sacrifice lives to save trees, 1730
Khejarli, Marwar region, Rajasthan state, India
Abalone Alliance campaigns against Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, California, 1976-1984
California - Diablo Canyon, San Luis Obispo, and San Francisco, United States
Campaign Wave
Abalone Alliance campaigns against Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, California, 1976-1984
California - Diablo Canyon, San Luis Obispo, and San Francisco, United States
Campaign Wave
Abalone Alliance campaigns against Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, California, 1976-1984
California - Diablo Canyon, San Luis Obispo, and San Francisco, United States
Campaign Wave
Puerto Ricans expel United States Navy from Culebra Island, 1970-1974
Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans expel United States Navy from Culebra Island, 1970-1974
Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans expel United States Navy from Culebra Island, 1970-1974
Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Culebra and San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans force United States Navy out of Vieques Island, 1999-2003
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans force United States Navy out of Vieques Island, 1999-2003
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans force United States Navy out of Vieques Island, 1999-2003
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C., United States
Puerto Ricans protest United States Navy presence on Vieques Island, 1977-1983
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Puerto Ricans protest United States Navy presence on Vieques Island, 1977-1983
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Puerto Ricans protest United States Navy presence on Vieques Island, 1977-1983
Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Mass occupation of proposed Wyhl nuclear power plant site in Germany, 1974-1977
Wyhl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Southwest corner of Germany
Campaign Wave
Indians force Coca-Cola bottling facility in Plachimada to shut down, 2001-2006
Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, India, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United States, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United Kingdom
Indians force Coca-Cola bottling facility in Plachimada to shut down, 2001-2006
Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, India, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United States, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United Kingdom
Indians force Coca-Cola bottling facility in Plachimada to shut down, 2001-2006
Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, India, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United States, Plachimada, Mumbai; Several universities in the US and UK, United Kingdom
Vorkuta prisoners strike for improved conditions, Russia, 1953
Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia
Vorkuta Prison Camp
U.S. Activists' Solidarity Campaign for Bangladesh (Blockade for Bangladesh), 1971
Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C., United States
U.S. Activists' Solidarity Campaign for Bangladesh (Blockade for Bangladesh), 1971
Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C., United States
U.S. Activists' Solidarity Campaign for Bangladesh (Blockade for Bangladesh), 1971
Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C., United States
U.S. Activists' Solidarity Campaign for Bangladesh (Blockade for Bangladesh), 1971
Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C., United States
U.S. Activists' Solidarity Campaign for Bangladesh (Blockade for Bangladesh), 1971
Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York City; Boston; Washington, D.C., United States
Taiwanese student sit-in for human rights (The Wild Strawberry Movement), 2008
Taiwan
Primarily in Liberty Square in front of Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in TaiPei
U.S. National Woman's Party campaigns for suffrage, 1914-1920
Primarily focused in Washington, D.C., United States
Bukidnon residents protest logging activity in the Philippines, 1987-1989
Bukidnon province, Manila, Philippines
Bukidnon residents protest logging activity in the Philippines, 1987-1989
Bukidnon province, Manila, Philippines
Indians embrace trees (Chipko) to stop logging activity, 1971-1974
Uttar Pradesh, India
State in northern India
U.S. farmworkers in California campaign for economic justice (Grape Strike), 1965-70
Delano, CA, United States
Centered in Delano, CA, but the grape boycott spread both nationally and internationally.
Orangeburg, South Carolina, students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Tallahassee black community boycotts buses for desegregation, 1956-57
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Campaign Wave
Tallahassee, Florida, students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Campaign Wave
Wichita students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1958
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Dockum's Drug Store lunch counters
Campaign Wave
Norwegians overthrow capitalist rule, 1931-35
Norway
Because of dependence on hydroelectric power, Norwegian industry was fairly dispersed; strikes and other direct action occurred in many parts of the country.
Rutgers University students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Rutgers University
Hampshire College students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, U.S., 1977
Amherst, Massachusetts , United States
Hampshire College
U.S. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP) demands access to drugs, 1987-89
New York City, New York, United States
Zambians campaign for independence, 1944-1964
Zambia
At the time this was the colony Northern Rhodesia of the British Empire
Croatians protest closure of radio station (Radio 101), 1996
Zagreb, Croatia
Ban Jelačić Square (outside of Radio 101)
Greenpeace Curbs Mahogany Logging in Brazil, 1999-2004
United States
The boarding of the APL Jade took place near Miami, Florida
Harvard University community campaigns for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1977-1989
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard University campus
California inmates hunger strike to end "gang member" label by prison, 2001-02
Crescent City and Corcoran, CA, United States
California inmates hunger strike to end "gang member" label by prison, 2001-02
Crescent City and Corcoran, CA, United States
U.S. textile workers strike against wage cuts, Passaic, NJ, 1926-1927
Passaic, NJ, United States
Textile factories in and around Passaic, NJ
Suburban Philadelphia, PA, commuter rail line workers strike for contracts, 1983
Philadelphia, PA, and surrounding counties, United States
African Americans boycott buses for integration in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., 1955-1956
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
Czechoslovakians campaign for democracy (Velvet Revolution), 1989
Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Campaign Wave
Chileans overthrow Pinochet regime, 1983-1988
Mainly Santiago, but throughout the country as well, Chile
CORE activists practice nonviolent action at Miami lunch counters, 1959
Miami, Florida, United States
Students initiated the action at Jackson's-Byron's Department Store lunch counter and Grant's Department Store lunch counter.
Campaign Wave
Burmese citizens campaign for democracy, 1988
Mainly centered in Rangoon, Burma, Mainly centered in Rangoon, Myanmar
Campaign Wave
Burmese citizens campaign for democracy, 1988
Mainly centered in Rangoon, Burma, Mainly centered in Rangoon, Myanmar
Campaign Wave
Ukrainians overthrow dictatorship (Orange Revolution), 2004
Kiev, and other cities in the Central and Western regions of the country, Ukraine
Campaign Wave
Baltimore, MD, students sit-in to integrate Read's drug stores, USA, 1955
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Read's drug stores
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Solidarność (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89
Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw, Tarnobrzeg, and Walbrzych, Poland
Campaign Wave
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, citizens and students boycott for U.S. Civil Rights, 1955-1956
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Louisville NAACP and CORE activists campaign for open accommodations, Kentucky, 1961
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Campaign Wave
Chicago parents stage occupation to acquire a library for local school, 2010
Pilson, Chicago, Illinois , United States
Low-income neighborhood in Chicago with a high concentration of Mexican immigrants
Black citizens boycott white merchants for U.S. voting rights, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1957-1961
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
African Americans of Florida Parishes, Louisiana, demand civil rights protection, 1967
Louisiana, United States
Demonstrators marched from Bogalusa to Franklinton and from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge
Campaign Wave
Oklahoma City African Americans sit-in for integration, 1958-64
Oklahoma City, United States
Campaign Wave
Fayette County, TN, African Americans form tent city for U.S. voting rights, 1960-1962
Fayette County, Tennessee , United States
Campaign Wave
Oklahomans prevent completion of Black Fox Nuclear Plant, 1973-1982
Inola, Oklahoma, United States
Campaign Wave
U.S. citizens campaign to close nuclear power plant in Rowe, Massachusetts, 1991
Rowe, Massachusetts, United States
Campaign Wave
U.S. anti-nuclear activists and community members force closure of Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, 1976-1989
East Shoreham, New York, United States
Campaign Wave
U.S. activists stop Burger King from importing rainforest beef, 1984-1987
United States
Similar actions occured across the country in support of a nationwide boycott
U.S. anti-nuclear activists campaign against restarting Three Mile Island nuclear generator, 1979-1985
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, United States
Site of nuclear power plant
Campaign Wave
Montague, Massachusetts, citizens stop nuclear power plant construction, United States, 1974
Montague, Massachusetts, United States
Campaign Wave
U.S. citizens prevent construction of nuclear power plant in Bodega Bay, California 1962-64
Bodega Bay, California, United States
Campaign Wave
Allegany County resists nuclear dumping, 1989-1990
Allegany County, New York, United States
Actions took place on roads, in parking lots, and on potential dumping sites throughout the county.
Campaign Wave
Greenpeace stops Kimberly-Clark's destruction of the Boreal forest in Canada (Kleercut), 2004-2009
Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
Greenpeace stops Kimberly-Clark's destruction of the Boreal forest in Canada (Kleercut), 2004-2009
Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
Greenpeace stops Kimberly-Clark's destruction of the Boreal forest in Canada (Kleercut), 2004-2009
Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
Greenpeace stops Kimberly-Clark's destruction of the Boreal forest in Canada (Kleercut), 2004-2009
Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
U.S. student Tim DeChristopher disrupts government auction of oil lands, 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Citizens protest against Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Wiscasset, Maine, 1979-87
Wiscasset, Maine, United States
Campaign Wave
Clamshell Alliance campaigns against Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, New Hampshire, 1976-1989
Seabrook, New Hampshire, United States
Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
German environmentalists hold in place nuclear phase-out plan, 2008-2011
Gorleben; Neckarwestheim; Krümmel; Münster; Berlin; Brunsbüttel; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Hamburg , Germany
Protests were held nationwide, but most activity centered on major cities or locations near nuclear facilities
Campaign Wave
Pennsylvanians campaign against nuclear-related Delaware River pump (Dump the Pump), USA, 1982-1988
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Campaign Wave
Residents protest, gain closure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, USA, 2005-2013
Vernon, Vermont , United States
Campaign Wave
Montgomery, Alabama students sit-in for U.S. Civil Rights, 1960
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Alabama State College, County Courthouse lunch counter
Campaign Wave
Larzac peasants campaign to block expansion of military camp (The Battle of Larzac), 1971-1981
Larzac, France
Larzac is a limestone karst plateau in the south of the Massif Central, France. It is primarily an agricultural area.
African Americans sit-in against segregation at Royal Ice Cream Parlor in Durham, N.C., 1957
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Royal Ice Cream Parlor on Roxboro and Dow Streets
Campaign Wave
Chicago activists challenge segregation (Chicago Freedom Movement), USA, 1965-1967
Chicago, Illinois, United States
The SCLC chose to target Chicago due to high levels of institutionalized discrimination, particularly in housing.
Campaign Wave
Palestinians in Budrus protest Israel's separation barrier, 2003-2004
Budrus, Palestine, Budrus, Israel
Village in the West Bank
Palestinians in Budrus protest Israel's separation barrier, 2003-2004
Budrus, Palestine, Budrus, Israel
Village in the West Bank
Students and community members fight to abolish ‘Fighting Sioux’ mascot, University of North Dakota, 1999-2011
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
University of North Dakota
Peace activists pledge resistance against U.S. military intervention in Central America, 1984-1990
United States
Actions occurred throughout the United States
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Peace People march against violence in Northern Ireland, 1976
Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, England, Belfast, Antrim, Newry, Ballymena, Birmingham, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Craigavon, Dublin, Enniskillen, Manchester, New Castle, Bristol, Edinburgh, Omagh, Boyne, London, Ireland
Most rallies took place in the streets in both urban and rural Northern Ireland.
Kefaya protests Mubarak's referendum and re-election, Egypt, 2005
Cairo, Egypt
Major Egyptian cities, especially Cairo
Jackson, Tennessee students campaign for U.S. civil rights, 1960-1961
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Campaign Wave
Baltimore students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Campaign Wave
Baltimore students demonstrate to integrate Northwood Theater, 1963
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Northwood Theater
Campaign Wave
Madagascar citizens force free elections, 1990-1992
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Protests took place all across the country, from the capital to other regions
Campaign Wave
Black University of Washington students campaign for inclusion, United States, 1968
Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Washington campus
Campaign Wave
African Americans campaign for desegregation of department store eating facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, 1958-59
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Campaign Wave
Seattle's Franklin High School students sit-in for reinstatement and civil rights, 1968
Seattle, Washington, United States
Franklin High School
Campaign Wave
Seattle students and parents boycott schools for integration, 1966
Seattle, Washington, United States
Campaign Wave
African American passengers boycott segregated buses in Baton Rouge, 1953
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Shanti Sena (Indian Peace Brigade) intervenes in deadly Hindu/Muslim riots, Ahmedabad 1969
Ahmedabad, Gujarat , India
Ahmedabad is the largest city in Gujarat and is the judicial and financial capital
U.S. Homestead Steel workers strike to protect unions and wages, 1892
Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States
Company town operated by Carnegie Steel around Homestead Steel Works
Chilean copper miners strike for bonus pay at Escondida mine, 2011
Atacama Desert, Chile
Northern Chile
Pullman, Illinois workers strike for pay (Pullman Strike), 1894
Pullman, Illinois, United States
Pullman was a company town; all homes, churches, and stores were owned by George Pullman, owner of Pullman's Palace Car Company
Nigerian women win concessions from Chevron through occupation, 2002
Niger Delta, Nigeria
Oil rich region
Shanti Sena (Indian Peace Brigade) intervenes in Bhiwandi riots, 1970
Bhiwandi, Maharastra, India
Bhiwandi is a city known primarily for its textile industry
U.S. protesters campaign against death penalty in Philadelphia, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Ecuadorians general strike and protest to oust president Abdala Bucaram, 1997
Ecuador
All over Ecuador
Third party intervenes to prevent violence at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973
Wounded Knee, South Dakota, United States
Austrian Social Democrats general strike to prevent civil war, 1927
Vienna, Austria
Vienna was the capital city and most powerful federal state in the Republic
Philadelpian mill children march against child labor exploitation, 1903
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York City, New York, United States
The marchers visited towns all along the route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York.
Philadelpian mill children march against child labor exploitation, 1903
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York City, New York, United States
The marchers visited towns all along the route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York.
Industrial Workers of the World campaigns for free speech in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., 1908-1910
Spokane, Washington, United States
Shanti Sena (Indian Peace Brigade) intervenes in Baroda language riots, 1965
Baroda, Gujarat, India
Baroda is the second largest city and considered the cultural center of Gujarat
Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011
Trinidad, La Paz, Bolivia
March began in the Amazonian city of Trinidad and ended in La Paz, the highland capital city of Bolivia
Indigenous Bolivians challenge road through Isiboro Secure Park, 2011
Trinidad, La Paz, Bolivia
March began in the Amazonian city of Trinidad and ended in La Paz, the highland capital city of Bolivia
Swarthmore students and staff campaign for a living wage, 2000-2004
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
New York educators and community win victory against rigidity of statewide exam policy, 2001-2005
New York City, New York, United States
New York educators and community win victory against rigidity of statewide exam policy, 2001-2005
New York City, New York, United States
Sheikh Amadu Bàmba’s Murīd Resistance to French Colonial Oppression
Bawol region, Senegal
Movement took place in a larger sense throughout Sénégal and other parts of French West Africa
Sheikh Amadu Bàmba’s Murīd Resistance to French Colonial Oppression
Bawol region, Senegal
Movement took place in a larger sense throughout Sénégal and other parts of French West Africa
Mexicans in Chihuahua protest electoral fraud, 1985-1988
Chihuahua, Mexico
Although this campaign was centered in Chihuahua, electoral fraud occurred nationwide, and therefore there were many coordinated actions with other areas of the country as well
Filipino women enforce village peace through sex strike, 2011
Dado, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines
Dado is a poor rural village on the southern island Mindanao
Christian Peacemaker Team protests war toys, United States and Canada, 1992-2008
Canada, United States
Christian Peacemaker Team protests war toys, United States and Canada, 1992-2008
Canada, United States
Chinese farmers protest solar panel plant pollution, Haining, 2011
Haining, Zhejiang Province, China
Industrial City of 640,000
African American auto workers strike for union democracy and better working conditions (DRUM), 1968-1970
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Workers from adjacent towns participated as well
Colombian women use sex strike to pressure government to repair road (Huelga de piernas cruzadas), 2011
Barbacoas, Narino, Colombia
Barbacoas is an agricultural town and municipality in the Narino department of southwest Colombia.
Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse's regime, 1967-1974
Harar, Mekelle, Axum and Adowa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demonstrations spread throughout the country
Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse's regime, 1967-1974
Harar, Mekelle, Axum and Adowa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demonstrations spread throughout the country
Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse's regime, 1967-1974
Harar, Mekelle, Axum and Adowa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demonstrations spread throughout the country
Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse's regime, 1967-1974
Harar, Mekelle, Axum and Adowa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demonstrations spread throughout the country
Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse's regime, 1967-1974
Harar, Mekelle, Axum and Adowa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demonstrations spread throughout the country
Chinese middle class protesters challenge chemical plant in Dalian, 2011
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Northeastern coastal city
North Carolina activists birth the eco-justice movement while fighting toxic waste, 1982
Warren County, North Carolina, United States
New Yorkers occupy Engine Company 212 (People's Firehouse), 1975-1977
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Sahrawis campaign for human rights and independence in the first intifada, Western Sahara, 1999-2004
Sahrawis campaign for independence in the second intifada, Western Sahara, 2005-2008
Western Sahara, Morocco
Chinese residents force relocation of chemical plant in Xiamen, 2007
Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
Xiamen is located on the southeast coast of China. It is a large industrial city with approximately 3.5 million inhabitants in 2007.
Maryland residents resist highway construction (Intercounty Connector/MD 200), 1980-2011
Montgomery & Prince George's Counties, Maryland, United States
Dominican activists challenge Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship (Fourteenth of June Movement), 1959-1960
Dominican Republic
Throughout the Dominican Republic
Bolivian journalists protect freedom of expression, 2010
Bolivia
Protests took place all throughout the country
Bolivian journalists protect freedom of expression, 2010
Bolivia
Protests took place all throughout the country
Bolivian journalists protect freedom of expression, 2010
Bolivia
Protests took place all throughout the country
Guangzhou residents protest incinerator, 2009
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province and a major national port on the Pearl River.
Taiwanese student sit-in for democratic reform (Wild Lily Movement) 1990
Memorial Park, Taipei, Taiwan
California inmates hunger strike for humane conditions of confinement, 2011
California, United States
Pelican Bay Prison
Senegalese mothers in Malicounda Bambara end female genital cutting in their village, 1997-1998
Malicounda Bambara and ten nearby villages , Senegal
Rural villages in Senegal
Prisoners occupy Attica Correctional Facility for just treatment, 1971
Attica, New York, United States
Attica Prison
Australian women protest conscription during Vietnam War [Save Our Sons (SOS)], 1965-1972
Sydney, Australia
Cities and towns throughout the country. Chapters of SOS were established across the country beginning in Sydney in May 1965
Chinese middle-class and farmers protest petrochemical plant in Chengdu (Chengdu Stroll), 2008
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Chengdu is the capital of China's Sichuan Province in south central China
International team campaigns against nuclear testing in Africa (Sahara Protest) 1959-1960
Accra, Ghana, Accra, Algeria
Accra, Ghana was the base of operations for the Sahara Protest Team
British printers strike for their jobs, unions (Wapping Dispute), 1986-1987
London, United Kingdom, London, England
The strike began at News International in London's Wapping district, and quickly spread to the rest of the city
Ecuadorians overthrow dictator (Glorious May Revolution), 1944
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Ecuador
Throughout Ecuador, but began in Guayaqil and spread to Quito, Cuenca, Cayambe, and Riobamba
Campaign Wave
Plebeians win victory for the rule of law in Ancient Rome, 449 BCE. (See also 494 campaign.)
Rome, Italy
The Sacred Mount and Mount Aventine
Polish artisans strike for the right to vote, Jamestown, Virginia, 1619
Jamestown, Virginia, United States
First permanent English colony in North America
French youth and unions' general strike defeat new employment law, 2006
France
Protests occured in over 200 towns and cities across France.
The Bolivian CIDOB launches Sixth Indigenous March for autonomy & rights, 2007
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
The march began in the city of Santa Cruz and was intended to end in the judicial capital of Sucre, the site of the 2006-2007 Constituent Assembly. While representatives from CIDOB member organizations were sent to Sucre afterwards, the official march was suspended in the town of El Torno (located within the Department of Santa Cruz)
California anti-nuclear activists occupy governor's office (Rancho Seco Sit-Ins), 1979-80
Sacramento, California, United States
Inside the governor's office in the State House
Campaign Wave
Chinese elites and commoners use city gods and direct action to hasten flood relief, Qing China, 1742
Gaoyou and Baoying counties and Huai'an city, China
These areas were the most devastated by a 1742 summer flood
Chinese peasants campaign for food and price controls, Jiangsu Province, 1748
Suzhou, China
The most prosperous city in China at that time, victim of multiple natural disasters in 1747-1748.
College of the Holy Cross students campaign against war and racism, 1968-1969
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
The College of the Holy Cross campus
Campaign Wave
Thai villagers protest Pak Mun Dam, 1991-2001
Bangkok, Pak Mun Dam, Thailand
Around dams along the Mun River (Mae Nam Mun) in Thailand and Bangkok
U.S. disability rights activists (ADAPT) win support from Governors for Medicaid reform, 2002-2005
Boise, Idaho; Indianapolis, Indiana; Seattle, Washington, United States
Actions were taken at the locations of each annual NGA meeting
U.S. disability rights activists (ADAPT) win support from Governors for Medicaid reform, 2002-2005
Boise, Idaho; Indianapolis, Indiana; Seattle, Washington, United States
Actions were taken at the locations of each annual NGA meeting
U.S. disability rights activists (ADAPT) win support from Governors for Medicaid reform, 2002-2005
Boise, Idaho; Indianapolis, Indiana; Seattle, Washington, United States
Actions were taken at the locations of each annual NGA meeting
Nisichawayasihk Cree blockade Wuskwatim Hydroelectric dam for jobs, Canada, 2009
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Manitoba, Canada
Nothern Manitoba reserve near Nelson House , Manitoba and Thompson, Manitoba
Cambodia's Dey Krahorm villagers resist forced eviction 2005-2009
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dey Krahorm Village
Canadian workers strike malt plant to defend contract, Winnipeg, 2010-11
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Malt Proccesing Plant
Canadian Aboriginals stop a constitutional amendment (Meech Lake Accord), 1990
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba Legislative Building
Miami college students march to U.S. Capitol in support of immigrant rights (Trail Of Dreams), 2010
Miami, Florida to Washington, D.C., United States
Events took place at many points along the way from Miami to Washington, D.C.
Miami college students march to U.S. Capitol in support of immigrant rights (Trail Of Dreams), 2010
Miami, Florida to Washington, D.C., United States
Events took place at many points along the way from Miami to Washington, D.C.
Sons of Freedom Doukhobors of Saskatchewan win communal land-holding, Canada, 1900-1907
Saskatchewan province, Canada
Burmese citizens stop dam construction on Irrawady River, 2007-2011
Kachin State, Burma
Confluence of Hka Mali and Hka N'Mai rivers, beginning of the Irrawaddy river.
Costa Rican merchants and bankers strike for electoral reform (Huelga de brazos caidos), 1947
San Jose, Costa Rica
Capital City of Costa Rica
Attawapiskat students win new school (Shannen's Dream), Ontario, 2007-2012
Attawapiskat First Nation, Ontario , Canada
On James Bay 220 Kilometres north of Moosonee, Ontario
Saskatchewan coal miners win strike for better working conditions, 1931
Bienfait, Saskatchewan , Canada
Vancouver activists campaign for national social housing strategy (Red Tent Campaign), 2010
Vancouver, Canada
Downtown Eastside
Animal protection activists end annual pigeon shoots in Hegins, Pennsylvania, 1989 - 1998
Hegins, Pennsylvania, United States
Brazilian Indigenous protest construction of Belo Monte Dam on Xingu River in Brazilian Amazon, 2008-2011
Xingu River, Amazon Rainforest, Para, Brazil
Canadian First Nations people protect water from dumpsite, 2009
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
North East of Elmvale, Ontario
South Korean environmentalists protect Gyeyang Mountain against golf course development, Incheon, 2006-2011.
Incheon, South Korea
Incheon is a city near the West Sea coast of South Korea.
Ivorians demand switch to multiparty democracy, 1989-1990
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
While protests occurred across the country, many major protests took place in Abidjan, where the country's university was located.
Campaign Wave
Philadelphia African-Americans desegregate trolley cars, 1865-1869
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Indian farmers and fishermen stop coal plant in Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh, 2010-11
Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh, India
The camapign held its protest at the Nagarjuna coal power plant in Sompeta.
Congolese win independence from the Belgian Empire, 1959-60
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dispersed throughout the Congo
Guatemalan indigenous peoples campaign for equal rights, 1977-1981
El Quiché (department) and Guatemala City (capital city), Guatemala
El Quiché is a rural department in the western highlands Guatemala with a large number of indigenous residents
Freedom Summer campaign for African American voting rights in Mississippi, 1964
Mississippi, United States
activity concentrated throughout the state in all five US congressional districts, but less activity in congressional district 3, in southwestern Mississippi (the most dangerous area).
Campaign Wave
U.S. officials nonviolently intervene in South Korea to protect leading dissident Kim Dae Jung, 1985
U.S. officials nonviolently intervene in South Korea to protect leading dissident Kim Dae Jung, 1985
Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, United States
Campaign Wave
Serbians win reinstatement of elected opposition members, 1996-1997
Belgrade, Nils and other cities, Serbia
Largest protests were concentrated in Belgrade, although marches occurred across the country
Serbians win reinstatement of elected opposition members, 1996-1997
Belgrade, Nils and other cities, Serbia
Largest protests were concentrated in Belgrade, although marches occurred across the country
Danilo Dolci leads fast and reverse strike for employment, 1956
Partinico, Trappeto, Balestrate, Italy
Southern Italy, Sicily
South Koreans stop plan for nuclear waste dump on Gulup Island, 1994-95
Gulup Island, South Korea
1.7 Sq. mile island off the West Coast of South Korea
Campaign Wave
Pennsylvania anthracite coal workers strike for better wages and working conditions, 1902
"Coal Region," Northeastern Pennsylvania, United States
5 counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Landless workers win land rights in Nova Ronda Alta, Brazil, 1982-1984
Nova Ronda Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Indigenous allies in Ontario defend Lubicon Cree land against logging, Canada, 1991-98
Toronto, Canada, Toronto, International
Although the campaign began in Toronto, it spread internationally
British Columbia locals save ancient forest remnant from destruction, Canada, 2004-2006
British Columbia, Canada
Newfoundland loggers strike, win better working conditions, 1958-59
Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
Rochester City School District students campaign against budget cuts to arts programs, 2010
Rochester, New York, United States
The campaign was concentrated in the arts neighborhood of the city (where School of the Arts is located), as well as various administrative offices downtown.
Wisconsin labor unions and allies campaign against Governor Walker's "Budget Repair Bill", 2011
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Most action took place at the state capitol building
Operation Rescue activists resist abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas (Summer of Mercy), 1991
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Outside the Abortion Clinic of George Tiller and three others
U.S. WWI Veterans occupy Capitol Hill for adjusted payment (Bonus Army), 1932
Washington, D.C., United States
The campaign was concentrated on Capitol Hill and nearby Anacostia Flats, where the veterans established their campsite.
U.S. WWI Veterans occupy Capitol Hill for adjusted payment (Bonus Army), 1932
Washington, D.C., United States
The campaign was concentrated on Capitol Hill and nearby Anacostia Flats, where the veterans established their campsite.
Mexican students defend public education at UNAM, 1999
Mexico City, Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico Campus
Cambodian Migrant Workers Strike at Phatthana Seafood Factory
Songkhla Provice, Thailand
Phatthana Seafood Factory
Yemenis oust Saleh regime (Yemen Revolution), 2011-2012
Sanaa, Aden, Taizz, nationwide, Yemen
Change Square
Campaign Wave
Cambodians win release of prisoners taken during nonviolent invasion to defend neighborhood, 2012
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Boeung Kak Lake
Peace Camps in Quebec and Manitoba to support the Mohawks in the “Oka Crisis”, Canada, 1990
Oka, Quebec and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Peace Camp at Oka Park on the outskirts of the town of Oka, Quebec; Peace Village on the grounds of the Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Peace Camps in Quebec and Manitoba to support the Mohawks in the “Oka Crisis”, Canada, 1990
Oka, Quebec and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Peace Camp at Oka Park on the outskirts of the town of Oka, Quebec; Peace Village on the grounds of the Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
American air-traffic controllers strike for benefits and pay, 1981
United States
Airports across the U.S.
University of California, Berkeley, students campaign for divestment from Israel, 2010
Berkeley, California, United States
University of California campus
Michigan State University activists win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1978
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University campus
Ukrainian students hunger strike and protest against government, 1990
Kiev, Ukraine
Maidan Nezalezhnosti, meaning Independence Square
Campaign Wave
Mississippi catfish plant workers win wage increase and better working conditions in Indianola, 1991
Mississippi catfish plant workers win wage increase and better working conditions in Indianola, 1991
Indianola, Mississippi, United States
Delta Pride catfish factory
Native Americans occupy Alcatraz for land rights, 1969-1971
San Francisco, California, United States
Alcatraz Island
Outside observers campaign for prison reform at Walpole Prison, U.S., 1973
Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Walpole Prison
U.S. prisoners take control of Walpole Prison, 1973
Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Walpole Prison
UC Santa Cruz activists occupy trees to protest campus expansion, 2007-2008
Santa Cruz, California, United States
University of California, Santa Cruz campus
Stanford Students campaign for divestment from apartheid South Africa, U.S., 1977
Palo Alto, California, United States
Stanford University Campus
Spelman College students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1978-1986
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Spelman College campus
California residents campaign to stop aerial pesticide spraying (Stop the Spray), 2007-2008
Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California, United States
Austin, TX, U.S. students sit-in for desegregated lunch counters (Austin Movement), 1959-1961
Austin, Texas, United States
On and around the campus of University of Texas. Sit-ins occured at lunch counters in Austin, primarily on or near to Congress Ave.
Campaign Wave
Costa Rican women teachers defend schools, help bring down a dictator, 1919
San Jose, Costa Rica
Capital of Costa Rica
Tulane University students sit-in against sweatshop-produced apparel, 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Tulane University Campus
Johns Hopkins University community demand a living wage for campus and health system employees, 1996-2000
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University campus
University of Iowa students campaign against sweatshops, 2000
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa campus
Macalester students stage sit-in to oppose sweatshop apparel, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota , United States
Most action occurred on the Macalester campus, a private, liberal arts college
Macalester students stage sit-in to oppose sweatshop apparel, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota , United States
Most action occurred on the Macalester campus, a private, liberal arts college
Chestertown, MD, "Freedom Riders" campaign against racial segregation, 1962
Chestertown, Maryland, United States
Campaign Wave
Sunagawa farmers prevent expansion of Tachikawa Air Force Base, 1956-57
Sunagawa, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
farmland near the Tachikawa Air Force Base
South African blacks boycott apartheid in Port Elizabeth, 1985-86
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Residents of black townships specifically targeted businesses in Port Elizabeth
Moroccan youth protest for constitutional reform, 2011
Nationwide; based in Rabat, the capital, Morocco
Campaign Wave
Belgian socialists strike for universal male suffrage, 1893
Brussels and other major Belgian cities (Mons, Ghent, Charleroi, Borinage, Antwerp, Liege), Belgium
Belgium had been rapidly industrializing; most of the strike actions took place in industrialized cities and mines.
Turkish Cypriots campaign for European Union membership of Cyprus, 2002-2003
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capital of Cyprus
South Africans successfully boycott buses in Johannesburg, 1957
Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africans walked from suburbs/townships of Alexandra, Sophiatown, Germiston, Edenvale, and the Western Native Township
French students and workers force government to abandon new sub-minimum wage policy for young workers, 1994
Paris, Toulouse, Lyon, Nancy, Nantes, Rennes, France
Major cities where universities were located
Peru workers use general strike to gain 8-hour work day, 1919
Cities throughout Peru, with negotiations and planning taking place in Lima, Peru
cities involved: Huacho, Callao, Cuzco, Trujillo, Arequipa, Casapalca
African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices, 2011-2012
Dakar, Senegal, Mauritania, Dakar, Senegal, Mozambique, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
fishing communities, West African waters
African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices, 2011-2012
Dakar, Senegal, Mauritania, Dakar, Senegal, Mozambique, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
fishing communities, West African waters
African fishermen and Greenpeace win better international fishing practices, 2011-2012
Dakar, Senegal, Mauritania, Dakar, Senegal, Mozambique, Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
fishing communities, West African waters
South Korean students force dictator to resign, new elections, 1960
Seoul, South Korea
Kyongmudae (the Blue House), National Assembly building
Gallaudet University students protest for a deaf university president (Deaf President Now), 1988
Washington, D.C., United States
Gallaudet University campus
Romanian environmentalists protest plan to mine gold using cyanide in Rosia Montana heritage area, 2002-2013
Rosia Montana, Romania
small heritage area in the Apuseni Mountains with ancient Roman mining settle remains and artifacts
South Korean NGOs defy corrupt politicians, gain greater democracy, 2000
South Korea
Protests took place across the country
Quebec students defeat tuition hikes and fight for free education, 2010-2012
Quebec, Canada
While the campaign mostly occurred in Quebec, there were solidarity actions all over the world during the summer of 2012.
U.S. civil rights activists campaign for federal government action, 1957-63
Washington, D.C., United States
Capital city of United States
Campaign Wave
Chi Ha Kim’s Declaration of Conscience Delegitimizes Korean Dictator Park, 1975
Seoul, South Korea
Chi Ha Kim was incarcerated in the Western Gate Prison
J-1 student guest workers protest working conditions (Justice at Hershey's), United States, 2011
Palmyra, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, United States
In streets, on Hershey's company property
Indiana Deaf community protests against the passage of state bill HB 1367, 2012
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
UC Santa Cruz students launch hunger strike to protest discriminatory budget cuts, 2009
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Rallies took place at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus.
Tibetan students campaign to defend Tibetan language in schools, Tibet and China, 2010
Rebkong, Chabcha, Mangra, Machen, Tsigorthang, Chentsa, Trika, Themchen, Amdo (Chinese: Qinghai) province, Tibet, Rebkong, Chabcha, Mangra, Machen, Tsigorthang, Chentsa, Trika, Themchen, Amdo (Chinese: Qinghai) province, China
mostly "minority" high schools in multiple cities throughout the Amdo (Chinese: Qinghai) region of Tibet.
Wal-Mart warehouse workers strike to end poor working conditions, Elwood, Illinois, USA, 2012
Elwood, Illinois, United States
Elwood is near Joliet, the 4th largest city in Illinois (both are approximately 50 miles from Chicago).
Peruvian students campaign against government for university reform, 1919
Lima, Peru
University of San Marcos
Sri Lankan fishermen stop building of seaplane platform in Negombo Lagoon, 2010-2011
Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka
South Korean workers campaign against apparel sweatshop conditions in Pyunghwa Market, 1969-1970
Seoul, South Korea
Pyunghwa Market is located in the center of Seoul
Colombian women use sex strike to demand gangster disarmament (Huelga de Piernas Cruzadas), 2006
Pereira, Colombia
A small city in Western Colombia
New York Transgender community protests transphobic film, 2010
New York, NY, United States
Protests and rallies were held outside of Tribeca Cinemas
Indian guest workers protest exploitation, United States, 2008
Mississippi and Washington, DC, United States
Streets, public venues, political spaces (in front of the White House, in the Indian Embassy)
University of Maryland students protest firing of diversity officer, 2009
College Park, Maryland, United States
University of Virginia community acts to reinstate ousted president, US, 2012
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Campus of the University of Virginia
Brazilians organize anti-corruption campaign, 2008-2009
Nationwide; Congress resides in Brasilia, Brazil
International migrant workers and activists protest the Sixth Ministerial of the World Trade Organization in Hong Kong, 2005
Hong Kong, China
Area surrounding the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
Mexican smelter workers strike for eight-hour day in Clifton, Arizona, 1903
Arizona, United States
Arizona was a Territory at this time, not yet a State
Chinese residents and students stop petrochemical plant expansion in Ningbo, 2012
Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China
Mapuche political prisoners win hunger strike in indigenous struggle in Chile, 2012
Temuco, Santiago, Chile
Araucanía Region, Southern Chile
Mexican guest workers gain Walmart, federal response, Louisiana, USA, 2012
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
At work facilities, Walmart retailer, Walmart board member's home
Germans reclaim Heligoland from the United Kingdom, 1951
Heligoland Archipelago, Germany
Small archipelago in the North Sea
Coalition of Immokalee Workers demand fair food agreement from Chipotle restaurant, 2006-2012
Denver, Colorado, United States
The campaign focused on Denver, where the Chipotle headquarters are located, though the campaign was national, and international at some points.
Tibetans boycott Chinese vegetable vendors, Qinghai, Tibet/China, 2011
Nangchen, Jyekundo, Dzado, Surmang counties in Qinghai province, Tibet, Nangchen, Jyekundo, Dzado, Surmang counties in Qinghai province, China
Students and doctors protest reservation/affirmative-action system in India, 2006-2008
Most major cities in India, India
Streets and public places
South Koreans protest against the mishandling of the deaths of two Korean students caused by U.S. Army, 2002-2004
South Korea, United States
The campaign was nationwide event that involved many major cities in South Korea. The most crucial location (for both symbolic and practical significance) that captured the attention of the media and public were squares and streets near Gwanghwamun, Seoul for three reasons: 1) The place became a symbol for democratization movements during 1980s. 2) The place gained significance as the space for public gatherings as it was used for public cheering for the World Cup in 2002. 3) It was very near the U.S. embassy.
South Koreans protest against the mishandling of the deaths of two Korean students caused by U.S. Army, 2002-2004
South Korea, United States
The campaign was nationwide event that involved many major cities in South Korea. The most crucial location (for both symbolic and practical significance) that captured the attention of the media and public were squares and streets near Gwanghwamun, Seoul for three reasons: 1) The place became a symbol for democratization movements during 1980s. 2) The place gained significance as the space for public gatherings as it was used for public cheering for the World Cup in 2002. 3) It was very near the U.S. embassy.
Chinese activist Feng Zhenghu occupies Tokyo airport, ends his own exile from China, 2009-2010
Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, Narita, Chiba Prefecture, China
Narita Airport
Georgia, USA, inmates strike for prison reform ("Lockdown for Liberty"), 2010
Georgia, United States
Strikes occurred in multiple prisons in different parts of the state
Political dissident Young Sam Kim stages hunger strike to solidify the dissidents in pro-democracy movement, 1983
Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, United States
Some action also took place in the United States
Campaign Wave
Political dissident Young Sam Kim stages hunger strike to solidify the dissidents in pro-democracy movement, 1983
Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, United States
Some action also took place in the United States
Campaign Wave
Belgians prevent King Leopold III from resuming the throne, 1950
Throughout Wallonia (southern Belgium), Brussels (in Flanders), city of Liege, Belgium
Bangladeshi garment workers protest for a higher minimum wage, 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Garment production factories
Ogharefe women protest against Pan Ocean oil industry, 1984
Ogharefe, Nigeria
Pan Ocean's Ogharefe Production Station
Yale University students protest sweatshop labor, 2000
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
College Campus
Waiheke Island, New Zealand residents protest the construction of two buildings on a historic burial site, 2012
Waiheke Island, Wharetana Bay, New Zealand
a historic Maori burial site
Occupy movement defends home from foreclosure, Los Angeles, California, 2012
Los Angeles, United States
Activists defeat proposal to build new immigration detention center near Chicago, 2012
Crete, Illinois, United States
Nigerian Ekpan women protest against oil company policies, 1986
Ekpan, Nigeria
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petrochemicals Plant, and the Pipelines and Products Marketing Pumpstation
French Christians save Jews from Nazi holocaust, Le Chambon, 1940-1944
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, France
A town located in south central France
Imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins freedom of travel for her daughter, 2012
Mexican farmers protest agricultural provisions of NAFTA treaty, 2008
Mexico City, Mexico
Protests initially occurred at border crossing points between the US and Mexico, while efforts ultimately culminated in a large protest in the main square of Mexico City.
Lucknow protesters win justice in Meher Bhargava murder case, India, 2006
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Harvard students campaign for a living wage, 1998-2002
Cambridge, MA, United States
Harvard University Campus
Scots and peace activists protest US Navy Base at Holy Loch, Scotland, 1960-61
Holy Loch, Scotland; Glasgow, local towns such as Dunoon and Greenock, United Kingdom, Holy Loch, Scotland; Glasgow, local towns such as Dunoon and Greenock, Scotland
Sea loch open to the Firth of Clyde, a large body of water
Berkeley students and residents conduct tree-sit to protect oaks, 2006-2008
Berkeley , United States
University of California, Berkeley
University of Vermont students campaign for a higher living wage, 2006-2008
Burlington, Vermont, United States
University of Vermont
Bucknell University students campaign for living wage, 2001
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Counties surrounding Bucknell University--Lewisburg and Milton, PA
University of Buffalo students campaign for janitors' rights, 2005-2006
Buffalo, New York , United States
University of Buffalo campus
University of Tennessee employees campaign for flat-rate raise, 2004-2007
Tennessee, United States
University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Chattanooga)
Swarthmore students campaign for card check neutrality in workers' unionizing, 2006
Swarthmore, Pennsylvannia, United States
Swarthmore College Campus
Notre Dame University students fight for campus workers' rights, 2005-2008
South Bend, Indiana, United States
Notre Dame University
University of Virginia students raise minimum wage for campus workers, 2006
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
University of Virginia
Georgetown University students catalyze win for living wage for university workers, 2001-2006
Washington, D.C., United States
Georgetown University
Washington University students sit-in for living wage, United States, 2005
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Washington University of St. Louis campus
UC Santa Cruz students and employees campaign for diversity and economic justice, 2005-09
Santa Cruz, California, United States
Rainforest Action Network defends Indonesia's people, forests, orangutans, against General Mills, 2010
Minneapolis, United States
U.S. Anti-nuclear activists partially block establishment of nuclear power plant in Limerick, PA, 1977-82
Limerick, PA, United States
21 miles NW of Philadelphia
Campaign Wave
Rainforest Action Network defends forests, climate against Citigroup, 2000-2004
United States, International
While the United States was the primary target, the campaign actually existed on five continents.
Oregonians protest and occupy Trojan nuclear power plant, United States, 1977-1978
Rainier, Oregon, United States
Campaign Wave
Native American and environmentalist groups block nuclear waste site in Ward Valley, California, 1995-2000
Ward Valley, California, United States
Campaign Wave
Wisconsin students advance fair labor practices, 2001-2006
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
The University of Wisconsin, Madison
Greenpeace defends Amazon rainforest against McDonald's, others, 2006
London, United Kingdom
McDonald's restaurants across the United Kingdom
Greenpeace defends Amazon rainforest against McDonald's, others, 2006
London, United Kingdom
McDonald's restaurants across the United Kingdom
Rainforest Action Network gets Home Depot to stop buying old growth wood, USA, 1998-1999
Atlanta, Georgia , United States, Atlanta, Georgia , Canada, Atlanta, Georgia , Chile
Home Depot Headquarters
Sarayaku people successfully defend their land against oil extraction, Ecuador, 1996-2012
Pastaza, Ecuador
200,000 kilometres east of Capital City, Quito
Maori New Zealanders occupy Raglan Golf Course, win back land rights, 1975-1983
Raglan County, New Zealand
Native burial ground and other traditionally important land
Liverpool, England, dockers win strike with major international support, 1995-1998
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Liverpool, England, International
Port city, 4th most populous in England
Indigenous Maoris in New Zealand occupy Pakaitore to claim their sovereignty, 1995
Whanganui, New Zealand
A two-and-a-half-acre public park area known as Moutoa Gardens by the Whanganui River
U.S. civil rights activists occupy Wisconsin State Capitol to demand human rights act, 1961
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Campaign Wave
Brandon University faculty wins strike, Manitoba, Canada, 2011
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Brandon University campus
Kenyan Kamba tribe successfully resists colonial livestock control by the British, 1938
Machakos, Kenya
The controversial erosion-control practices were implemented in Machakos, but the protesters traveled to Nairobi to communicate their message.
Yugoslav students occupy University of Belgrade for democracy and human rights, 1968
Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade was the capitol city of the Soviet Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during this campaign
Maoris in New Zealand regain Bastion Point by occupying their land, 1977-1978
Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Bastion Point--land that was orginally held by the Māori
Ecuadorians oust President Gutiérrez (Rebellion of the Forajidos), 2005
Quito, Pichincha , Ecuador
Parks, streets, the presidential palace, and the airport in Quito
Greenpeace calls on Timberland to stop supporting deforestation in the Amazon, 2009
Pará, Brazil; Stratham, New Hampshire, United States, Brazil, Pará, Brazil; Stratham, New Hampshire, United States, United States
Greenpeace calls on Timberland to stop supporting deforestation in the Amazon, 2009
Pará, Brazil; Stratham, New Hampshire, United States, Brazil, Pará, Brazil; Stratham, New Hampshire, United States, United States
Indian villagers hug trees (Appiko) to stop deforestation in Karnataka, 1983-1990
Sirsi, Karnataka, India
State in South Central India
Ecuadorian indigenous workers strike for higher wages in Cayambe, 1930-1931
Cayambe, Ecuador
Pesillo hacienda
East German workers strike to protect wages, 1953
Berlin, Germany
Strike took place at the Potsdamer Platz, an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany
Chicago workers sit-in, gain benefits after factory shutdown, 2008 (Republic Windows and Doors)
Chicago, Illinois , United States
Pakistani students, workers, and peasants bring down a dictator, 1968-1969
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Protests spread from large cities to rural areas all over the country.
British Steel Workers defend wages against threatened decrease, 1980
United Kingdom
Throughout the country
Black South Africans boycott Bantu education system, 1954-1955
Johannesburg, Sophiatown, Kirkwood, South Africa
Ukrainians protest for regime change (Ukraine Without Kuchma), 2000-2003
Kiev, Ukraine
Protests took place across Ukraine, but were centered in the capital city Kiev
Campaign Wave
Polish workers strike, stop price increases, 1976
Cities included Warsaw, Radom, Gdynia, Gdansk, Plock, Grudziądz, Gryfino, Szczecin, Lodz, Elbląg, Poznań, Radomsko, Starachowice, and Wrocław , Poland
Belarusian citizens protest presidential election, 2006
Minsk, Belarus
Most protests occurred at October Square
Campaign Wave
Isle of Wight Vestas workers sit-in against plant closure, 2009
Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Environmentalists and Reverend Billy defend Canadian Boreal Forest against Victoria's Secret, 2004-2006
New York City, United States
A tent outside of Seaport Mall
Basotho people demand compensation for Lesotho Dam construction, 2001-2005.
Katse, Mohale, Maseru, Lesotho
communities impacted by dam construction and capital city
Jewish peasants block construction of statue of Gaius Caligula in Galilee, 40 CE
Ptolemais and Tiberias, Galilee, Israel, Ptolemais and Tiberias, Galilee, Palestine
The first nonviolent action took place at the port city of Ptolemais upon the arrival of Petronius. Most of the campaign however took place in Tiberias, close to the Sea of Galilee.
Philadelphians campaign against welfare cuts, United States, 1996-1997
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and New York , United States
Philadelphians campaign against welfare cuts, United States, 1996-1997
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and New York , United States
Philadelphians campaign against welfare cuts, United States, 1996-1997
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and New York , United States
Algonquins campaign against uranium mining, Ontario, Canada, 2007-2008
Ontario, Canada
30,000 acres of Canadian Crown land in the Sharbot Lake region of Eastern Ontario
Vancouver Women's Caucus fights for reproductive rights (Abortion Caravan), Canada, 1970
Vancouver, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Vancouver Court House, House of Commons in Ottawa
Vancouver Women's Caucus fights for reproductive rights (Abortion Caravan), Canada, 1970
Vancouver, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Vancouver Court House, House of Commons in Ottawa
Black South Africans resist pass laws and mount general strike (Sharpeville Massacre), 1960
Sharpeville, South Africa
Earth First! protests the destruction of Redwood Forests (Redwood Summer), United States, 1990
Mendocino County, California, United States
Towns and nearby old growth redwood forests
Norwegian workers, women campaign for independence from Sweden, 1905
Kristiania (Oslo), Norway, Kristiania (Oslo), Sweden
Norwegian workers, women campaign for independence from Sweden, 1905
Kristiania (Oslo), Norway, Kristiania (Oslo), Sweden
Yugoslav Student League protests Vietnam War, 1966-1968
Zagreb, Belgrade, and Sarajevo, Serbia, Zagreb, Belgrade, and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zagreb, Belgrade, and Sarajevo, Croatia
This campaign took place in The Socialist Federal Reupublic of Yugoslavia before it split into seperate nation-states
Hawaiians strike against the sugar industry in Hawai'i' (Hawaii), 1946
Hawai'i', Oahu, Maui, Kauai , United States
Took place in 4 of the 8 islands in Hawai'i' prior to USA statehood
Unemployed Detroit auto workers conduct Hunger March to protest Ford Motor Company's policies, United States, 1932
Detroit, Michigan & Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Mexican citizens massively protest presidential election results, 2006
Mexico City, Mexico
Protests took place primarily throughout Mexico City
Toronto workers strike for nine-hour work day (Printers' Strike), Canada, 1872
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brightlingsea residents end the exportation of live animals through their town (Battle of Brightlingsea), 1995
Brightlingsea, Essex, United Kingdom
New Brunswick Burnt Church First Nation campaign to defend their fishing rights, 1999-2002
Burnt Church, New Brunswick , Canada
Miramichi Bay and Miramichi River, New Brunswick
Greenpeace and others pressure international buyers, protect Great Bear Rainforest, Canada, 1994-2001
British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia, United States, British Columbia, Germany, British Columbia, United Kingdom, British Columbia, Japan
Campaigners worked on-site in British Columbia and overseas in international markets.
Poor People's Campaign demands federal intervention to end poverty, 1968
Washington D.C, United States
Washington Mall was the base of operations for the campaign
Campaign Wave
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory women strike, win better wages and hours, New York, 1909
New York City, New York, United States
Brown Building (formerly Asch Building) - 23–29 Washington Place
South African Bantu women win anti-pass campaign in Orange Free State, 1912-1918
Orange Free State, South Africa
Venezuelans seize service vehicles, force neighborhood upgrade in Caracas, 1981
23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela
Polish shipyard workers' initiate regime change, 1970-71
Gdańsk, Szczecin, and many other cities, Poland
Shipyards
Cape Area Housing Action Committee campaigns against rent increases, South Africa, 1982
Greater Cape Town Area, South Africa
Bulgarian residents blockade landfill in the Suhodol neighborhood of Sofia, 2005
Suhodol, Sofia, Bulgaria
At Sofia's only landfill
Ford female employees win strike for equal pay, Dagenham, England, 1968
Dagenham, East London, England
Auto-industrial town
U.S. Disney workers win campaign for higher wages, health care, 2008-2011
Anaheim, California, United States
Disneyland Park and Resort
Brazilian women advance conditions for rural workers (Margaridas' march), 2000
Brasilia, Brazil
The women who participated in the campaign came from across the country to march in the capital.
Bolivians strike and demonstrate against raised fuel prices, 2010
La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz, Potosi, Oruro, and Cochabamba, Bolivia
Indigenous groups in Peru massively campaign to protect the rainforest, 2008-2009
Cities throughout Peru with major actions taking place in the Amazon rainforest, Peru
Amazonian towns, rivers, and installations; Cities include Bagua, Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Puno, Sicuani, Arequipa, Ayacucho, and Huancayo.
Hawaiian longshoremen win 177-day strike in Hawai'i', 1949
Hawai'i', Oahu, Maui, Kauai , United States
Hawai'i' was not a state at this time, it was a U.S. territory. Strikes took place in 4 of the 8 islands in Hawai'i'.
Greenpeace stops Shell Oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, 2012
Alaska (US), New Plymouth (NZ), United States, Alaska (US), New Plymouth (NZ), New Zealand
The Arctic Ocean--The Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort Sea
United States consumers boycott tuna to protect dolphins, 1988-1990
San Francisco, California, United States
Ohio penitentiary prisoners win hunger strike to improve conditions, United States, 2012
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
The hunger strike took place within the penitentiary
Israelis campaign for affordable housing, better economic life ("Tentifada"), 2011
Tel Aviv, Israel
The campaign began in Tel Aviv but spread to numerous cities across the nation.
Peace Brigades International protects human rights activists in El Salvador, 1987-1992
El Salvador
rural areas as well as city locations
Colombian coffee farmers win campaign for a living wage, 2013
Departments of Antioquia, Huila, Risaralda, Quindio, and Tolima , Colombia
Hawaiians strike against Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company Limited, 1938
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Hawaii was not yet a state in 1938. The strike was based out of Honolulu but people from Kauai and Hawaii participated through solidarity actions.
Ugandans protest rising fuel prices ("Walk to Work"), 2011
Kampala, Uganda
This is the Capital city of Uganda
Salvadoran teachers strike for wages, 1971
Suchitoto & San Salvador, El Salvador
"inter-city visits" made movement between schools in different cities important
Israeli single mothers campaign against welfare cuts, 2003
Jerusalem, Israel
Women from all of Israel came in support to the nation's capital.
Central African Republic Unions Strike for Democracy 1990-1993
Bangui, Central African Republic
Campaign Wave
Vanderbilt students win divestment from EmVest, United States, 2012-2013
Nashville, TN, United States
Vanderbilt University
Indian citizens protest gang rape, gain increased punishment for sexual assault crimes, 2012-2013
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Most of the protests occurred in New Delhi, particularly in Jantar Mantar and Raisina Hill
Peace activists occupy “Camp Casey” to demand truth about Iraq War, United States, 2005
Crawford, Texas, United States
Outside of President George W. Bush's ranch
Greenpeace challenges Costco, protects endangered seafood, 2011
Issaquah, Washington, United States
site of Costco's corporate headquarters, actions and mobilization took place at Costco stores across the United States
Irish citizens protest the shutdown of accident and emergency services at Roscommon Hospital, 2010-2011
Roscommon County/Connacht province, Ireland
Primarily in Roscommon County
Russians campaign to save Khimki Forest, 2010
Moscow, Russia
A large, 1000 hectare birch tree forest in Moscow's "green belt"
Western Michigan University students campaign for a living wage, United States, 2006-2007
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Guatemalans refuse to serve in civil patrols, 1988-1993
Quiche, Guatemala
South Quiche, the Guatemalan highlands
Environmentalists prevent construction of nuclear reactor in Belene, Bulgaria 2002-2012
Belene, Pleven Province, Bulgaria
Nothern Bulgaria, bordering Romania
Campaign Wave
United States citizens campaign for single-payer health care bill, 2009-2010
United States
The campaign was held across the entire nation.
Bolivians with disabilities campaign for expanded rights and increased financial support, 2011-2012
Trinidad and La Paz , Bolivia
Bolivians with disabilities campaign for expanded rights and increased financial support, 2011-2012
Trinidad and La Paz , Bolivia
Peace Brigades International (PBI) protects and aids Guatemalan Mutual Support Group (GAM), 1984-1989
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Peace Brigades Office and the GAM office in Guatemala as well as wherever GAM members needed to be accompanied
U.S. immigrants drive bus across country to support rights, 2012
New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, United States
Ugandans save the Mabira Forest from sugarcane plantation, 2007
Kampala-Jinja City/Buikwe/Uganda , Uganda
is located approximately 56km East of Uganda’s capital kampala on the main kampala-Jinja high way in the district of Buikwe
Ugandans save the Mabira Forest from sugarcane plantation, 2007
Kampala-Jinja City/Buikwe/Uganda , Uganda
is located approximately 56km East of Uganda’s capital kampala on the main kampala-Jinja high way in the district of Buikwe
Kenyan health workers campaign for higher pay, better working conditions, 2012
Kenya
All over the country of Kenya, medical workers in hospitals went on strike
Greenpeace protects Indonesian forests against Asia Pulp and Paper, 2009-2013
Sumatra, Indonesia, Indonesia
Though the campaign targeted Asia Pulp and Paper's main mills and extraction sites in Indonesia, online consumer campaigns reached a global audience and local campaigns were known in the United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Germany, and the Netherlands
Greenpeace challenges Gazprom, prevents oil production at Prirazlomnaya field, 2012
Prirazlomnaya, Russia
Prirazlomnaya is an offshore oil rig in the Arctic Circle
Danish workers conduct general strike for gains in wages, jobs, and vacation days, 1998
Denmark
city streets, front of Folkenting in Copenhagan, private sector businesses
Civil Rights activists campaign against de facto segregation in Milwaukee schools, 1964-1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Campaign Wave
Brazilian laborers (ganhadores) strike against ID tag and tax legislation, 1857
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
The city of Salvador was known as Bahia during this time
Bulgarian prisoner goes on a hunger strike for education rights, 2013
Sofia, Bulgraria, Bulgaria
In a prison in the capital of Bulgaria
Israeli college students and politicians succeed in limiting yeshiva student stipends, 2010
Israel
The protests occurred at various universities across the country, as well as in the nation's capital
Palestinian prisoners hunger strike against indefinite incarceration in Israeli prisons, 2012
Gaza, Israel, Gaza, Palestine
The hunger strike took place in Israeli prisons, though protests occurred throughout Gaza and the West Bank
Chester residents blockade Westinghouse incinerator, United States, 1992-1994
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
International environmental group Sea Shepherds defends whales in the Antarctic Ocean, 2012-2013
International and Australian Waters, Australia
This campaign took place while sailing in the Southern Ocean
Hondurans campaign for the return of former President Zelaya, 2009-2011
Tegucigalpa, El Progreso, Santa Rita, Choluteca, Chaloma, Santa Barbara, La Ceiba, and Tocoa, Honduras
North Carolina textile workers win union recognition from J. P. Stevens, 1976-1980
Roanoke Rapids, NC, United States
complex of seven textile plants, representing 3,600 workers
Chicano students strike for equality of education in Crystal City, Texas, 1969-1970
Crystal City, Texas , United States
New Mexico prisoners strike for increased rights, United States, 1971
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Mexican-American miners strike for wage justice in New Mexico, 1950-1952
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Navajo and Hopi tribes campaign to remain on Black Mesa lands and protect it from coal mining, United States, 1993-1996
Black Mesa, Arizona, United States
Reservation lands of the Navajo-Hopi tribes
Kurds in Turkey fast for language rights and the release of Abdullah Ocalan, 2012
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Protests happened across the nation, but primarily in Dyarbakir
Omanis make economic gains, press for democracy 2011
Cities across the country of Oman, Oman
Campaign Wave
University of California Students Oppose Tuition Hike, 2009
California, United States
State Universities all over California
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) launches double-pronged attack to defend benefits, 2012-2013
St. Louis, MO; Fairmont, WV; Charleston, WV., United States
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) launches double-pronged attack to defend benefits, 2012-2013
St. Louis, MO; Fairmont, WV; Charleston, WV., United States
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) launches double-pronged attack to defend benefits, 2012-2013
St. Louis, MO; Fairmont, WV; Charleston, WV., United States
British win repeal of Poll Tax (flat tax), 1989-1990
Scotland, England, Wales, United Kingdom
Occurred throughout country
University of Michigan students defend student leader against homophobic attacks by state official, 2010
Ann Arbor, Michigan , United States
Univeristy of Michigan
Polish beekeepers achieve ban on Monsanto genetically modified corn, 2012
Warsaw, Poland, Poland
Center-city streets of Warsaw leading to the Ministry of Agriculture
Florida Gay Rights Activists Boycott Orange Juice, 1977-1980
Dade County, Miami Florida, United States
Dade County is the county in the southeastern part of the state of Florida and encompasses the city of Miami.
Florida Keys environmentalists act to protect against BP oil spill summer 2010
Florida, United States
Florida Keys towns, especially Key West Marathon and Islamorada
Chicago students, teachers protest school closings, 2013
Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Chicago Metropolitan Area
Greek citizens protest austerity package 2011
Athens, various other Greek cities, Greece
Protests were strongest in longest in Athens, although at certain points, demonstrations spread to other cities.
Italian students protest austerity education reform (Gelmini Decree), 2010
Italy
Protests occurred throughout cities in Italy
Spanish Indignados protest austerity measures, 2011
Spain
National movement in Spain, centered in urban areas - Madrid, Barcelona
Mayan pacifist group Las Abejas pressures Chiapas military base to close, 2000, Mexico
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
University of Glasgow students occupy Hetherington House protesting proposed education cuts (Free Hetherington Campaign), 2011
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom , Scotland
University of Glasgow
Virginia Women Gain Revision of Anti-abortion Legislation, 2012
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Protest occurred outside of the Richmond, Virginia capitol building.
Colombians protest Free Trade Agreement with United States, 2006
La Maria, Cauca, Colombia
Country-wide campaign, but this is the location of the focus protest
Kenyans report during the election 2012-2013
Kenya, Kenya
Election Polling Stations throughout the country
Tasmanian Wilderness Society blocks dam construction (Franklin River Campaign) 1981-83
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Canada first nations challenge government over stolen land (Vancouver Olympics) 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
The majority of the Olympic Games venues were in Vancouver, British Columbia, however, some of the skiing events were held in Whistler, British Columbia.
Canada first nations challenge government over stolen land (Vancouver Olympics) 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
The majority of the Olympic Games venues were in Vancouver, British Columbia, however, some of the skiing events were held in Whistler, British Columbia.
Chileans force roll-back of price increase for natural gas, 2011
Punta Arenas, Region XII, Chile
It took place not only in Punta Arenas but the all major towns in Region XII.
British prison inmates strike to oppose new system of control, Full Sutton prison, 1995
York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Full Sutton high security prison, E-wing, four out of the six prison wings,
Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949
Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Region in western Australia
Australian Aboriginal workers strike for fair wages and equality, 1946-1949
Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Region in western Australia
Experimental Lakes Area obstructed by Canadian Conservative government (Save ELA) 2012-2013
Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Freshwater Research Facility in Boreal Forest
Experimental Lakes Area obstructed by Canadian Conservative government (Save ELA) 2012-2013
Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Freshwater Research Facility in Boreal Forest
Experimental Lakes Area obstructed by Canadian Conservative government (Save ELA) 2012-2013
Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Freshwater Research Facility in Boreal Forest
Indigenous Gurindji win land rights in Australia (Wave Hill Walk Off) 1966-1975
Wattie Creek (Daguragu), Northern Territory, Australia
Iranian Refugees Demand Political Asylum in Greece, 2010
Athens,Greece, Greece
Front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees's office (UNHCR) in Greece and university of Athens
Iranian Refugees Demand Political Asylum in Greece, 2010
Athens,Greece, Greece
Front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees's office (UNHCR) in Greece and university of Athens
Iranian Refugees Demand Political Asylum in Greece, 2010
Athens,Greece, Greece
Front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees's office (UNHCR) in Greece and university of Athens
"Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia" Campaign against the war in Chechnya 1995
Moscow, Russia, Russia
Actions took place in multiple locations across Russia and crossed into Chechnya but the "Soldiers' Mothers" organizations was based in Moscow.
Bangladesh factory workers protest for higher wages and better working conditions, 2013
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Capital City of Bangladesh
Caledonia First Nations Defend Grand River Territory 2006-2011.
Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
Grand River reserve, Highway 6 as well as Argyle Street. 15km East of Brantford, Ontario.
Vancouver’s Downtown East Side Drug User Community Fights for Supervised Injection Site 1990 - 2003
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Mennonite conscientious objectors resist military service in Second World War 1939-40
In Western Provinces and Ontario , Canada
Chippewa Natives push Canadian military base off ancestral lands (Camp Ipperwash), Ontario, 1995
Ipperwash Provincial Park, near Sarina, Ontario, Canada
Colombian miners go on 53-day strike for better wages and working conditions, 2013
Pribbenow and El Descanso, Columbia, Colombia
Northern Columbia
Arizona State University students win better wages and working conditions for food service workers, 2006-2007
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona Campus
High Point high school students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
High Point, North Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Haverford College Black Students' League's campaign to eradicate institutionalized racism 1972
Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
Haverford College
Wesleyan student-labor coalition wins living wages and unionization for campus janitors, 1999-2000
Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Wesleyan University
British students force end of Barclays Bank’s investments in South African Apartheid 1969-1987
London, England, United Kingdom
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York hold Tonawanda Coke accountable for air pollution, 2005-2009
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York hold Tonawanda Coke accountable for air pollution, 2005-2009
Tonadanda, New York, United States
Greater Buffalo, New York area
High Point students protest for theater integration, 1960-1964
High Point, North Carolina and Thomasville, North Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Environmental groups defeat proposed Kinder Morgan Export Plant at Port Westward, Oregon 2012-2013
St. Helens, Oregon, United States
Grassroots opposition and Rainforest Action Network prompt Goldman Sachs withdrawal from coal terminal project in Bellingham, WA, 2011-2014
Bellingham, WA, United States
Coastal town in Washington State.
British Students Gain London School of Economics Stand Against Israeli Military Action in Gaza
London, England, United Kingdom
London School of Economics
Transvaal Miners General Strike 1913
Transvaal, South Africa, South Africa
The strike took place in various locations across South Africa.
Rio de Janeiro Teacher’s Union wins increased wages, security, and professional autonomy, 2013
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
The State of Rio de Janeiro and its capital city, Rio.
Norwegian farmers stage a bread blockade for higher government subsidies 2012
Norway
Protests took place in many local areas throughout Norway, but were coordinated on a national scale through the National Farmers Union.
Indigenous youths and mothers force Abitibi-Consolidated and Weyerhaeuser to stop logging Grassy Narrows territory in Ontario, 2002-2008.
Ontario, Canada
Grassy Narrows First Nation Territory, 80 km north of Kenora
Polish Students Reject Censorship and Repression, 1968
Poland, Poland
All major academic campuses in Poland and various cities, including Warsaw, Gdansk, Cracow, Poznan, Wroclaw, and Lodz.
West Indians of Bristol boycott buses, end racial discrimination in hiring, UK, 1963
Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom
Jewish Cantor and His Family resist terrorism, convert attacking Ku Klux Klan leader, 1991
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Students and allies force racial integration of Glen Echo Park, MD, 1960-1961
Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Glen Echo Amusement Park
Campaign Wave
Greenpeace pressures Dell to create less toxic products 2006-2012
Round Rock, Texas, United States, Round Rock, Texas, India, Round Rock, Texas, Netherlands, Round Rock, Texas, Denmark
Protests took place in several cities across the world, but centered at Dell's headquarters in Round Rock Texas, in the Austin metropolitan area
Connecticut Residents Give Up National Borders for Lent 2012-2013
Connecticut, United States
State-wide; particular focus on cities of New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport
Connecticut Residents Give Up National Borders for Lent 2012-2013
Connecticut, United States
State-wide; particular focus on cities of New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport
Black students of Concord, N.C. sit-in for U.S. civil rights, 1960
Concord, North Carolina, United States
Campaign Wave
Students and staff at the College of William and Mary campaign for higher wages for housekeepers 2010-2011
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
The campus of the College of William and Mary
The Dream Defenders' occupation to end racial profiling and repeal Stand Your Ground laws in Florida, 2013
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
15,000 workers strike, win wage increases in Mombasa, Kenya Colony January 1947
Mombasa, Kenya, Kenya
At this time, Kenya was a British colony.
Ontario Teachers protest Bill 115 (Putting Students First Act)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Across Ontario
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006.
United States, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia
Demonstrations and boycotts took place across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina. Whale hunt disruptions took place in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006.
United States, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia
Demonstrations and boycotts took place across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina. Whale hunt disruptions took place in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006.
United States, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia
Demonstrations and boycotts took place across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina. Whale hunt disruptions took place in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006.
United States, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia
Demonstrations and boycotts took place across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina. Whale hunt disruptions took place in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary
South African Academics Call for an End to Ties Between the University of Johannesburg and Ben Gurion University, 2011
Johannesburg, South Africa
University of Johannesburg
Oxford students occupy historic building, gain University support for Gaza 2009
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Oxford University
Greenpeace pressures Unilever, gains moratorium on destructive palm oil production in Indonesia, 2008
London, England, United Kingdom
Unilever headquarters in London, England. Protests took place in Liverpool, the Netherlands, and Rome as well.
Togolese protesters march, hold sex strikes for democracy 2012-2013
Lomo, Togo
Neighborhoods throughout the capital city of Togo
Black high school students sit-in, desegregate public libraries in Danville, VA, 1960.
Danville, Virginia, United States
Campaign Wave
American "Hikers" nonviolently resist Iranian prison guards 2009-2011
Tehran, Iran
Evin Prison, on the outskirts of Tehran
Kansas women protest anti-abortion advocate Governor Sam Brownback, 2012
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Black students sit-in for U.S. civil rights, Marshall, Texas, 1960
Marshall, Texas, United States
Campaign Wave
University of California Students Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons 2007
California, United States
The campaign took place on the campuses of the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of California at Santa Clara, and the University of California at San Francisco.
University of California Students Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons 2007
California, United States
The campaign took place on the campuses of the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of California at Santa Clara, and the University of California at San Francisco.
University of California Students Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons 2007
California, United States
The campaign took place on the campuses of the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of California at Santa Clara, and the University of California at San Francisco.
Blacks in Huntsville, Alabama, sit in and win racial desegregation at lunch counters, 1962
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Campaign Wave
University of Virginia Students Hunger Strike for a Living Wage for Staff 2012
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
The University of Virginia Main Campus
University of Nottingham students occupy to end University support of Israel, UK 2009
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham
Rainforest Action Network forces Wells Fargo Bank to stop funding mountaintop removal coal mining 2005-2006
San Francisco, California, United States
Black students, community, allies begin desegregating Jackson, Mississippi, 1962-1963
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Campaign Wave
Syracuse University workers strike for pay equity and job security, 1998
Syracuse, NY, United States
Syracuse University
United Kingdom Public and Commercial Services Union strikes against cuts to Civil Service Compensation Scheme 2010
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Fired Visteon Automotive Workers Occupy United Kingdom Factories, 2009.
Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, United Kingdom, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, Northern Ireland
Visteon Factories
Fired Visteon Automotive Workers Occupy United Kingdom Factories, 2009.
Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, United Kingdom, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, Northern Ireland
Visteon Factories
Fired Visteon Automotive Workers Occupy United Kingdom Factories, 2009.
Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, United Kingdom, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Enfield, England; Basildon, England, Northern Ireland
Visteon Factories
Mi’kmaq indigenous campaign prevents hydraulic fracturing in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick, 2013
Elsipogtog, New Brunswick, Canada
town in traditional Mi’kmaq territory Signigtog
Lehigh University students pursue a Living Wage, increased appreciation for campus workers, 2005
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus of Lehigh University
Ocean County Residents and Green Peace Resist Waste Dumping by Ciba-Geigy Factory, 1984.
coastal region of New Jersey, site of Ciba-Geigy Factory
Organic Farmer and Shadbush Collective protest development of natural gas well on neighboring farm, 2012-2013.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
rural farmland in western Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh
Guatemalan workers at Lunafil win 410-day occupation despite violence. PBI accompanies. 1987-1988
Amatitlan , Guatemala
Amatitlan is 15 miles from Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala.
Pennsylvanian Methodists campaign for reinstatement of minister, United States, 2013
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Florida wade-ins to end racial segregation of public beach and pools (Civil Rights Movement) 1945-1964
Florida, United States
Virginia Key Beach (Dade County), Fort Lauderdale (Broward County), Lido Beach (Sarasota), St. Augustine, Miami
Campaign Wave
Florida wade-ins to end racial segregation of public beach and pools (Civil Rights Movement) 1945-1964
Florida, United States
Virginia Key Beach (Dade County), Fort Lauderdale (Broward County), Lido Beach (Sarasota), St. Augustine, Miami
Campaign Wave
Alexandra Commuters Boycott Johannesburg Buses - 1943
Alexandra Township of Johannesburg, South Africa
The 9.5 miles between Alexandra and Central Johannesburg hosted the march
French public sectors strike against the Juppe Plan 1995
Nationwide, France
Strikes especially prevalent in Paris
African Americans march for civil rights in St. Augustine, Florida, 1963-64
St. Augustine, FL, United States
Campaign Wave
Belgian Workers Strike against Austerity, 1960-61 ("Winter Strike")
Wallonia, Belgium, Belgium
Wallonia was where the strike was especially heavy, but the strike took place all across Belgium including but not limited to: Flanders, Ghent, Antwerp, Liége, Hainaut, Namur, etc.
Belgian Workers Strike against Austerity, 1960-61 ("Winter Strike")
Wallonia, Belgium, Belgium
Wallonia was where the strike was especially heavy, but the strike took place all across Belgium including but not limited to: Flanders, Ghent, Antwerp, Liége, Hainaut, Namur, etc.
Belgian Workers Strike against Austerity, 1960-61 ("Winter Strike")
Wallonia, Belgium, Belgium
Wallonia was where the strike was especially heavy, but the strike took place all across Belgium including but not limited to: Flanders, Ghent, Antwerp, Liége, Hainaut, Namur, etc.
Wolverhampton, UK, Sikh Transport Workers Fight to Wear Beards and Turbans, 1969
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Industrial City
Pitzer College Students Win Fossil Fuel Divestment 2012-2014
Claremont, California, United States
Pitzer College
Campaign Wave
Romanian citizens of Pungesti backed by Greenpeace force Chevron to stop fracking operations, 2014
Pungesti, Vaslui County; Siliștea, Vaslui County; Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County; Sibiu; Bucharest, Romania
Protests were centered in Pungesti but many other communities rose up in solidarity.
Romanian citizens of Pungesti backed by Greenpeace force Chevron to stop fracking operations, 2014
Pungesti, Vaslui County; Siliștea, Vaslui County; Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County; Sibiu; Bucharest, Romania
Protests were centered in Pungesti but many other communities rose up in solidarity.
Romanian citizens of Pungesti backed by Greenpeace force Chevron to stop fracking operations, 2014
Pungesti, Vaslui County; Siliștea, Vaslui County; Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County; Sibiu; Bucharest, Romania
Protests were centered in Pungesti but many other communities rose up in solidarity.
Romanian citizens of Pungesti backed by Greenpeace force Chevron to stop fracking operations, 2014
Pungesti, Vaslui County; Siliștea, Vaslui County; Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County; Sibiu; Bucharest, Romania
Protests were centered in Pungesti but many other communities rose up in solidarity.
Romanian citizens of Pungesti backed by Greenpeace force Chevron to stop fracking operations, 2014
Pungesti, Vaslui County; Siliștea, Vaslui County; Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County; Sibiu; Bucharest, Romania
Protests were centered in Pungesti but many other communities rose up in solidarity.
Glaswegian Women Campaign for Rent Control, Scotland, 1915
Govan, Glasgow City, UK, Scotland
Protest spread from Govan to the larger Clydeside area
Glaswegian Women Campaign for Rent Control, Scotland, 1915
Govan, Glasgow City, UK, Scotland
Protest spread from Govan to the larger Clydeside area
Cocoa farmers in the Gold Coast successfully defend their livelihoods, 1937
Ghana, Nigeria
Across the Gold Coast and parts of Nigeria
Cocoa farmers in the Gold Coast successfully defend their livelihoods, 1937
Ghana, Nigeria
Across the Gold Coast and parts of Nigeria
Cocoa farmers in the Gold Coast successfully defend their livelihoods, 1937
Ghana, Nigeria
Across the Gold Coast and parts of Nigeria
Gambian Workers win general strike January 24-28 1961
Bathurst, Gambia, Gambia
Bathurst is now known as Banjul
Pakistan's Azadi March to Overthrow Prime Minister, 2014
Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Multan, Mianwali, Sargodha, Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan, Nankana Sahib, Sahiwal And Jhelum, Larkana, and Gujranwala, Pakistan
(Marches travelled throughout many regions of Pakistan)
Philadelphians prevent deportation of Honduran immigrant through church sanctuary, United States, 2014-15
Philadelphia, PA, United States
West Kensington Ministry
Dutch students organize for University reforms, 1968-1971
Leyden, Tilburg, Nijmegen, Netherlands
various universities across the Netherlands
Dutch students organize for University reforms, 1968-1971
Leyden, Tilburg, Nijmegen, Netherlands
various universities across the Netherlands
Dutch students organize for University reforms, 1968-1971
Leyden, Tilburg, Nijmegen, Netherlands
various universities across the Netherlands
Turkish People prevent shopping mall from replacing Istanbul's Gezi Park, 2013
Gezi Park, Istanbul; Ankara; Izmir; Nationwide, Turkey
Protests began in Gezi Park and spread nationally
Turkish People prevent shopping mall from replacing Istanbul's Gezi Park, 2013
Gezi Park, Istanbul; Ankara; Izmir; Nationwide, Turkey
Protests began in Gezi Park and spread nationally
Turkish People prevent shopping mall from replacing Istanbul's Gezi Park, 2013
Gezi Park, Istanbul; Ankara; Izmir; Nationwide, Turkey
Protests began in Gezi Park and spread nationally
White Cape Town University Students Sit-in for Reappointment of Black Professor, 1968
Cape Town, South Africa
University of Cape Town
White Cape Town University Students Sit-in for Reappointment of Black Professor, 1968
Cape Town, South Africa
University of Cape Town
German Public Workers Strike to Maintain Benefits 1996
Berlin, Germany
Though the strike participation was especially high in Berlin, major cities in 6 of the 16 German states were involved.
Chilean Student Campaign to Reform Education, 2011
Santiago Metropolitan Region (among others), Chile
Protests occurred throughout Chile
South Korean campaigners prevent government intention to weaken unions and facilitate lay-offs, 1997
South Korean campaigners prevent government intention to weaken unions and facilitate lay-offs, 1997
Seoul, South Korea
Strikes also held nationwide especially in industrial cities such as Ulsan
French Students and Workers Strike Against Sarkozy's Austerity Policies, 2009
Paris, France
Demonstrations occured in over 200 cities around the country, but the Paris demonstrations were the largest
UK community stages protest camp to build opposition to fracking - 2013-14
Eccles, Manchester, United Kingdom
Rural England
South Korean Railway Workers Union resist creation of a new affiliate rail company, 2013
Seoul, South Korea
Railway strikes were held nationally but the focal point of protest was in Seoul
Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fight for their Wages, 2014
Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Inside and around the five Tuba factories (Tuba Fashion, Tuba Textile, Bukshan Garments, Tayeb Design and Mita Design)
Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fight for their Wages, 2014
Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Inside and around the five Tuba factories (Tuba Fashion, Tuba Textile, Bukshan Garments, Tayeb Design and Mita Design)
Corpus Christi Residents Successfully Protest Las Brisas Refinery 2008-2013
The Corpus Christi area is home to a number of refineries and oil is a huge source of income for Texas at large.
Freedom flotilla gains partial victory, eases blockade of the Gaza Strip, 2010
Israel, Palestine
The nonviolent action mostly took place in the waters off of Israel.
South Portland Maine activists get ban on use of port for exporting tar sands – 2014
South Portland, Maine, United States
Major east coast port in southern Maine.
Cooper Union Students Sit-in to Maintian Free Tuition, 2012-13
New York City, United States
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New Zealanders prevent opening of national parks for mining, 2010
Auckland; Nationwide, New Zealand
Biggest protest took place in Auckland but protests also took place nationwide notably in Nelson and Wellington
Environmentalists achieve a ban on fracking in New York, United States - 2012-2014
New York state, United States
All across NY
New York City transit workers strike for fairer economic contract terms, 2005
New York City, United States
New York City (5 boroughs)
Chicano Students Walk Out for Racial Equality in Kingsville, Texas 1969
Kingsville, Texas, United States
Campaign Wave
Panamanian Protests against Casco Viejo Development Projects, 2010-2014
Casco Viejo (Old Town), Panama
Historic cultural destination, also known as Casco Antigua
Washington University students sit-in to end university ties with Peabody Coal, 2014
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Washington University in St. Louis
Campaign Wave
Spanish homeowners and activists blockade and occupy to protest home evictions, 2009-2013
Barcelona , Spain
Campaign spread throughout Spain
Students sit-in, win victory for civil rights, Miami Beach, Florida, March 1960
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Campaign Wave
El Salvadoran health care workers resist privatisation of health industry 1999-2000
Nationwide, El Salvador
Columbia University students protest constructed of a segregated gymnasium, 1968-1969
New York City, United States
Columbia University Campus, Morningside Heights
Corpus Christi Longshoremen Strike Against Poor Working Conditions and Benefits, 1935
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Major port city on the Gulf of Mexico
Oil Workers strike for improved wages and working conditions, 2015
Torrance, California, United States
Refineries in 19 cities across the United States
Writers Guild of America strikes to increase funding for writers from large studios, 2007-2008
New York City, NY, United States
Protesters organized demonstrations across the US, primarily centralized in the New York City and Los Angeles areas.
Writers Guild of America strikes to increase funding for writers from large studios, 2007-2008
New York City, NY, United States
Protesters organized demonstrations across the US, primarily centralized in the New York City and Los Angeles areas.
Zimbabwean Women organize Stand Up For Your Child campaign, 2008
Multiple cities throughout Zimbabwe , Zimbabwe
Bulawayo, Domboramwari, Glen View, Kuwadzana, Pumula, and Chitungwiza
South Korean Hyundai autoworkers gain higher wages and fewer working hours 2012
Ulsan, South Korea
Strikes took place nationwide in
Sarasotan Students' school boycott stops neighborhood schools from closing, Florida, United States, 1969
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Campaign Wave
NYU Graduate students unionize and win improved healthcare and wages, 2013-15
New York City, New York, United States
New York University
Faith-based Philadelphians campaign to close gun shop, 2009.
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Colosimo's gun shop
Newark Delaware USA community activists stop power plant in their neighborhood - 2013-2014
Newark, Delaware, United States
South Korean women labourers protest closing of YH wig manufacturing company 1979
Seoul, South Korea
Sinmindang Headquarters (Biggest political opposition party at the time)
Black Students in Texas Desegregate Del Mar College 1951-1952
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Campaign Wave
Citizens stop development companies’ destruction of bay habitat in Manatee County, Florida, 2013
Manatee County, Florida, United States
Tibetan "Unchain the Truth" campaign for prisoner release, 2013-2014
China, Japan, Brazil, Austria, United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, Bulgaria, India, Costa Rica, Germany
International (campaign based online)
South Korean media workers resist privatisation of television networks, 2008-2009
Nationwide, South Korea
Media networks nationwide participated in the strike, but the headquarters of many of these companies, and the focal point of visible protest was in Seoul
Chicago residents sit-in to prevent Dyett High School closure, United States, 2013-14
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sex workers strike for rights in El Alto, Bolivia
El Alto, Bolivia, Bolivia
This campaign centered in an impoverished district of El Alto called the "Red Lights" district or "zona 12 de Octobre."
Students Win Gay-Straight Alliance Club at Flour Bluff, Texas, High School 2010-2011
Texas, United States
A small coastal town in the historically intolerant American South.
Feminists sit-in at Ladies Home Journal to protest the magazine’s depiction of women, 1970
New York City, United States
Ladies' Home Journal Offices
Transgender activists end policy of gender markers on Philadelphia public transit
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Lampedusa inhabitants strike against nuclear dumping 1968
Lampedusa, Italy
The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the southernmost part of Italy.
Belgian Workers Strike for Minimum Wage, Paid Vacations, 40 Hour Work Week and Union Rights 1936
Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
The locations of the protests spread between Brussels, Antwerp and Liege.
Belgian Workers Strike for Minimum Wage, Paid Vacations, 40 Hour Work Week and Union Rights 1936
Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
The locations of the protests spread between Brussels, Antwerp and Liege.
Belgian Workers Strike for Minimum Wage, Paid Vacations, 40 Hour Work Week and Union Rights 1936
Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
The locations of the protests spread between Brussels, Antwerp and Liege.
Mysore population wins democratic rule in newly independent India, 1947
Mysore (Mysuru), Karnataka , India
The capital city of the then princely state of Mysore, people from all districts of the state mobilized
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
French citizens campaign to close five concentration camps for North Africans, 1959-60
Paris, La Cavalerie, Millau, Lyon, Neuville-sur-Ain, Le Mans, Marseille, Dijon, Montpellier, Grenoble, Nice, Annecy, Caen, Saint-Êtienne , France
Protests took place in Paris and near the camps, and extended to cities around France.
Greenpeace pushes for global ban on CFCs 1986 – 1995
United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Canada, United States, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Israel
CFC production sites, government offices, and public spaces
Greenpeace pushes for global ban on CFCs 1986 – 1995
United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Canada, United States, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Israel
CFC production sites, government offices, and public spaces
Greenpeace pushes for global ban on CFCs 1986 – 1995
United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Canada, United States, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Israel
CFC production sites, government offices, and public spaces
Greenpeace pushes for global ban on CFCs 1986 – 1995
United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Canada, United States, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Israel
CFC production sites, government offices, and public spaces
Greenpeace pushes for global ban on CFCs 1986 – 1995
United States, Germany, Luxembourg, Finland, Canada, United States, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Israel
CFC production sites, government offices, and public spaces
Chilean students protest for free public education, 2011-13
Santiago, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Rancagua, Chile, Chile
Urban areas, Santiago is the capital, Valparaiso is a major port city, and Rancagua is south of Santiago
Chilean students protest for free public education, 2011-13
Santiago, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Rancagua, Chile, Chile
Urban areas, Santiago is the capital, Valparaiso is a major port city, and Rancagua is south of Santiago
Chilean students protest for free public education, 2011-13
Santiago, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Rancagua, Chile, Chile
Urban areas, Santiago is the capital, Valparaiso is a major port city, and Rancagua is south of Santiago
US Students Campaign to Stop Dow Chemical Company From Manufacturing Napalm (1967-1969)
Madison, Wisconsin; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts; Mansfield, Connecticut; etc., United States
Campaign coordinated across major US college campuses.
Fort Leavenworth Prison strike for better prison conditions and reduced sentences, 1919
Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
United States Disciplinary Barracks (also called Fort Leavenworth)
University of Maine students win divestment from coal stocks, United States, 2015
Orono, Maine, United States
The main campus of the University of Maine.
Campaign Wave
Swazi teachers strike for economic justice, 2012
Mbabane , Swaziland
The strike disrupted schools throughout the country
Earth Quaker Action Team Campaigns Against PNC Bank for Financing Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining 2010-2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Earth Quaker Action Team Campaigns Against PNC Bank for Financing Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining 2010-2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Earth Quaker Action Team Campaigns Against PNC Bank for Financing Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining 2010-2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Canadians sit-down for nuclear disarmament of the United States Bomarc Missile in La Macaza, Quebec, 1964
La Macaza, Quebec , Canada
There is a military base at La Macaza.
Campaign Wave
Students press Chico State University to divest from fossil fuels, 2013-2014
Chico, California, United States
Chico State Univerisity, in Chico, California
Campaign Wave
Brazilian workers of Portland Cement Company (PERUS) strike for economic justice and better working conditions, 1962-1974
São Paulo, Brazil
within the city and in the vicinity of the PERUS plant
Greek campaign to stop construction of coal plants 2008-2010
Greece, Greece
The campaign occurred nationwide. Activists had a particular focus on large cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, and the regions that were going to construct the new coal-fired power plants.
Iranian political prisoners fast for prisoners' rights and end to their solitary confinement, 2010
Tehran, Iran
Evin Prison is located in northwestern Tehran at the base of the Alborz Mountains,
Students at the University of Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees 1892
Havana, Cuba, Cuba
Havana University
Burmese migrant workers strike for equal pay and the right to hold their own documents, 2010
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Province in northeastern Thailand
Nepalese Maoists strike for integration of Maoist Soldiers into Nepal's security forces, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal
The majority of protests took place in the capital city but strikes and protests affected all areas of the country.
Fossil Free SOAS wins fossil fuel divestment, 2015
London, United Kingdom
University of London in London, UK
Pakistanis demand that their government recognize Bengali as an official language, 1947-1952
Pakistan (known as West Pakistan 1947-1971) and Bangladesh (known as East Pakistan 1947-1971) , Pakistan, Pakistan (known as West Pakistan 1947-1971) and Bangladesh (known as East Pakistan 1947-1971) , Bangladesh
Most of the actions and protests occurred in Dhaka, the capital of East Pakistan (modern day Bangladesh)
Kazakh oil workers strike against three leading oil companies for better pay and increased unionization activities, 2011
Mangystau Region , Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's oil fields are located in the western part of the country in the Mangystau Region. Strikers and protesters gathered in Zhanaozen, Shetpe, and Aktau.
Chinese workers at golf equipment factory strike for benefits and union representation, 2014
Shenzhen, Guangdong , China
The Qilitian Golf Articles factory in Shenzhen
KatyISD students protest over teacher layoffs, 2011
Katy, United States
District outside of Houston, Texas
University of Hawaii Students, Faculty and Staff Successfully Campaign for Fossil Fuel Divestment, (2013-2015)
Manoa, Hawaii, United States
Campaign Wave
Bahrainis protest for democracy, February-March 2011
Manama, Bahrain
Pearl Square, Salmaniya Medical Complex, al-Riffa district
Campaign Wave
Guatemalan protests against Monsanto Law (2014)
Guatemala
The actions occurred primarily in Guatemala City and Sololá
Guatemalan protests against Monsanto Law (2014)
Guatemala
The actions occurred primarily in Guatemala City and Sololá
North American 'Lactivists' hold nurse-ins against Applebee's, United States, 2007
Lexington, KY, United States
The location of the Applebee's where Brooke Ryan received degrading treatment by Applebee's employees in response to her breastfeeding her child in public.
Nigerian children accused of being witches march for the passage of the Child Rights Act, 2008
Uyo, Akwa Ibom and Eket, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Uyo, where the march took place, is the capital of Akwa Ibom state. Eket is a city in Akwa Ibom where the CRARN child refuge is located.
Nigerian children accused of being witches march for the passage of the Child Rights Act, 2008
Uyo, Akwa Ibom and Eket, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Uyo, where the march took place, is the capital of Akwa Ibom state. Eket is a city in Akwa Ibom where the CRARN child refuge is located.
Liberian teachers strike for salary increases, transportation, and benefits, 2012-2014
Monrovia , Liberia
The capital city of Liberia
Campaign Successfully Stops Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline and Export Terminal Oregon, 2005-2012
Astoria, Oregon, United States
University of Virginia Students and Faculty Campaign for Living Wage 1997-2000
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Garfield High School teachers in Seattle, Washington boycott Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, 2012-2013
Seattle, Washington, United States
Garfield High School was the host school that began the test boycott
Estonian healthcare workers strike for higher wages and reduced workloads, 2012
Tallinn , Estonia
strike actions affected all of Estonia's major hospitals and many county hospitals
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
French farmers protest falling food prices, July-September 2015
Caen, Lisieux, Basse-Normandie, Lyon, Lot, Ariège, Pamiers, Gignac, Alsace, Paris, France
NYU students attempt to remove Chick-Fil-A from campus, 2011
New York City, United States
New York University in New York City
Indian muzaras refuse to pay landlords and demand restoration of property, 1930-1953
Patiala, Punjab , India
farming villages throughout the Princely state of Patiala
Nigerians strike to protest reduced fuel subsidies, 2003
Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja is the Nigerian capital city. The strike occurred throughout the entire country of Nigeria, but many of the demonstrations were centered around Abuja and the southern city of Port Harcourt.
Nigerians strike to protest reduced fuel subsidies, 2003
Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja is the Nigerian capital city. The strike occurred throughout the entire country of Nigeria, but many of the demonstrations were centered around Abuja and the southern city of Port Harcourt.
Nigerians strike to protest reduced fuel subsidies, 2003
Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja is the Nigerian capital city. The strike occurred throughout the entire country of Nigeria, but many of the demonstrations were centered around Abuja and the southern city of Port Harcourt.
Students protest racist social media posts and discrimination at Colgate University, 2014
Hamilton, United States
Private liberal arts college located in Hamilton, New York
Paul Robeson High School Students in New York Campaign Against Closing, 2009-2011
Brooklyn, New York, USA, United States
PETA pressures Avon to stop animal testing, United States, 1989
United States
Nationwide. Specific cities with Avon manufacturing plants such as in Atlanta, Georgia; Suffern, New York; Cincinnati, Ohio; Newark, Delaware; Pasadena, California; Morton Grove, Illinois were targeted for protests.
Students press University of Glasgow to divest from fossil fuels, 2013-2014
Glasgow/United Kingdom, United Kingdom
The campaign took place primarily at the University of Glasgow.
Students press University of Glasgow to divest from fossil fuels, 2013-2014
Glasgow/United Kingdom, United Kingdom
The campaign took place primarily at the University of Glasgow.
New Zealand declares nuclear free zone 1963-1985
New Zealand, French Polynesia
New Zealand citizens protested against all forms of nuclear power which included protests on the New Zealand mainland and also protests by sailing out to the near by French Polynesian Islands.
Campaign Wave
New Zealand declares nuclear free zone 1963-1985
New Zealand, French Polynesia
New Zealand citizens protested against all forms of nuclear power which included protests on the New Zealand mainland and also protests by sailing out to the near by French Polynesian Islands.
Campaign Wave
Harvard University Dining Services workers strike and win higher salary, 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard University
Rio de Janeiro residents protest World Cup and Olympics 2011-2016
Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brown University students convince Brown Corporation to divest from HEI Hotels & Resorts, 2008-2011
Providence, RI, United States
Environmentalist groups stop construction of oil export terminal in Philadelphia, 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Rio de Janeiro residents protest man's disappearance 2013
Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rocinha is a favela, or shantytown, located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. Amarildo's disappearance and a majority of the protests took place here.
Pennsylvania official issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples, defies law, wins, 2013
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Massachusetts residents block construction of Kinder Morgan Northeast Energy Direct pipeline 2014-2016
Massachusetts , United States
Although this case focuses on the actions of Massachusetts residents, it's important to note that protests against the interstate pipeline occurred in other regions that it was proposed to pass through, such as New Hampshire and New York.
University of Massachusetts students win fossil fuel divestment, 2012-2016
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Campaign Wave
University of Mary Washington students win fossil fuel divestment, 2015-2016
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
University of Mary Washington
Campaign Wave
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965
New South Wales, Australia
The students began their Freedom Ride at the University of Sydney, and continued on to visit Wellington, Walgett, Moree, Boggabilla, Tenterfield, Lismore, Bowraville, and Kempsey.
University of Oregon Students win divestment from fossil fuels, 2013-2016
Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
The University of Oregon
Campaign Wave
Australian citizens force end to nation’s military participation in Vietnam War through Vietnam Moratorium Campaign 1970-1971
Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Anti-war protests occurred throughout Australia, but the major moratorium marches occurred in Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales.
Australian citizens force end to nation’s military participation in Vietnam War through Vietnam Moratorium Campaign 1970-1971
Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Anti-war protests occurred throughout Australia, but the major moratorium marches occurred in Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales.
AIDS activists (ACT UP) demand federal funding for needle exchange programs 1997-1998
New York, New York, United States
Demonstrations also took place in Washington, DC
AIDS activists (ACT UP) demand federal funding for needle exchange programs 1997-1998
New York, New York, United States
Demonstrations also took place in Washington, DC
Brown University students support library workers’ bid to win contract, Rhode Island, 2010
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Brown University
Cornell University students campaign for severance pay for Nike employees, 2009-2010
Ithaca, New York, United States
Cornell University
City of Seattle severs financial ties with Wells Fargo to protest funding of Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016-2017
Seattle, Washington, United States
Campaign Wave
Brown University library workers campaign to fill empty union positions 2014
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Brown University
Brooklyn College students fight for open admissions, Africana Studies
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Brooklyn College
Campaign Wave
Emelle residents protest Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill 1978-1995
Emelle, Alabama , United States
Oromo People protest for against the expansion of the capital, 2015-2016
Oromia, Ethiopia
Ethnic Region
Syracuse University students win fossil fuel divestment, 2012-2014
Syracuse, New York, United States
Syracuse University
Campaign Wave
Citizens of South Korea campaign for investigation of the Sewol ferry accident, 2014-2017
Seoul (capital), South Korea
The campaign took place in several cities in South Korea, but was centralized in Seoul.
Black residents of Diamond win fight with Shell Chemical for relocation 1989-2002
Diamond, Louisiana , United States
The fenceline community of Diamond is located in Norco, Louisiana. Diamond refers to the four streets closest to the Shell Chemical plant.
Yale students, New Haven activists win Calhoun College name change
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale University
Cambodian garment workers protest corporations for “$177” monthly wages, 2014
Phnom Penh (capital), Cambodia
California inmates hunger strike to improve prison conditions, 2013
California, United States
extended to 2/3 of California's 33 state prisons, and included inmates sent to 4 private, out-of-state facilities
Black Pensacola residents win relocation from Escambia Wood Federal Superfund site 1992-1996
Pensacola, Florida, United States
Pensacola, FL is home to an additional EPA Superfund site on the National Priorities List, Agrico Chemical Company. The two Superfund sites are located near a mixed residential and industrial neighborhood. The area is comprised of predominantly Black and low-income residents.
ACT UP activists resist New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s AIDS policies, 1994-95
New York City, United States
most demonstrations took place at City Hall
Philadelphia taxi drivers win fair competition with ridesharing services, 2015-2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
Philadelphia City Hall
Toronto taxi drivers win fair competition with ridesharing services, 2015-2016
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto City Hall
West Virginia retirees occupy Century Aluminum, win healthcare, 2011-2012
Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States
outside the closed down Century Aluminum Factory
Burmese students protest the 2014 Myanmar National Education Law, 2014-15
Yangon (formerly Rangoon), Burma
Actions took place throughout the nation, but many of the demonstrations were located in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Times Beach residents win fight for relocation from contaminated dioxin sites
Times Beach, Missouri , United States
San Francisco strippers win right to form a union, 1996-1997
San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco North Beach
Norillag prisoners strike for better conditions (Norilsk uprising), 1953
Norilsk, Soviet Union
Norilsk Corrective Labor Camp (Norillag)
Congolese protest for end to President Kabila's presidency, 2016-2019
Capital of Democratic Republic of Congo
New York University (NYU) student activists win wage increase on campus, 2016
New York City, New York, United States
Brown University students campaign for Brown to cancel contract with Adidas, 2012-2013
Providence, RI, United States
Brown University
New York University students sit-in for NYU to change its Labor Code of Conduct (End Deathtraps Campaign, 2013-2014)
New York City, New York, United States
New York University Campus
Armenians protest for resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, 2018
Yerevan, Armenia
Republic Square, France Square, Marshal Baghramyan Avenue
Columbia University students win divestment from private prison companies, 2014-2015.
New York City / New York, United States
Columbia University
South Koreans demonstrate for President Park Guen-hye's resignation (Candlelight Revolution), 2016-2017
South Korea
Demonstrations took place in dozens of cities, but the largest of them occurred in Seoul.
Argentinian police force strike for better pay, 2013
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán, Argentina
All of Argentina apart from Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (a separate district from the province of Buenos Aires), Santa Cruz, and Santiago del Estero
University of Missouri students protest against racial discrimination and harassment, 2015
Columbia, Missouri, United States
University of Missouri
Chinese Migrant Workers Protest for Equal Civil Rights (2011)
Xintang/Guangzhou, China
Area that is populated by a majority of migrant workers
Newark residents and students campaign to stop the building of 279 MW power plant (2013-2014)
Newark, Delaware, United States
Torres Strait Islanders hold maritime strike against pearling industry, 1936
Queensland, Australia
Torres Strait Islands
Barnard College wins divestment from fossil fuel companies, 2013-2017
New York, NY, United States
Barnard College
Campaign Wave
Canadians demonstrate against Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, 2010-2014
British Columbia, Canada
Many cities in the province
Dutch church holds marathon service to protect immigrants, 2018-2019
The Hague, Netherlands
Bethel Church
Lexmark maquiladora workers in Ciudad Juárez camp-in for higher wages and union rights, 2015-2016
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Primarily outside the Lexmark plant in Ciudad Juárez, though actions also took place in Mexico City; El Paso, Texas; and Lexington, Kentucky.
Indian revolutionaries protest prison injustices at Central Jail Mianwali, 1929-1931
Lahore, Pakistan
Central Mianwali Jail
Pennsylvanians Block Natural Gas Facility, 2014-2015
South Heidelberg, Pennsylvania, United States
Rural Pennsylvania community
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
American Labor Activists rally to build support for the Employee Free Choice Act, 2003
United States
Actions happened across America, mainly in metropolitan areas
Lowland Indigenous Ecuadorians march for national recognition and land rights, 1992.
Puyo, Ecuador, Ecuador
The march began in the small rural city of Puyo and ended in the capital city of Quito
Lowland Indigenous Ecuadorians march for national recognition and land rights, 1992.
Puyo, Ecuador, Ecuador
The march began in the small rural city of Puyo and ended in the capital city of Quito
British Ramblers campaign for greater access to right of ways and the right to roam (1985-2000)
United Kingdom
Actions took all over the country. Many actions focused in the Peaks District
British Ramblers campaign for greater access to right of ways and the right to roam (1985-2000)
United Kingdom
Actions took all over the country. Many actions focused in the Peaks District
British Ramblers campaign for greater access to right of ways and the right to roam (1985-2000)
United Kingdom
Actions took all over the country. Many actions focused in the Peaks District
British Ramblers campaign for greater access to right of ways and the right to roam (1985-2000)
United Kingdom
Actions took all over the country. Many actions focused in the Peaks District
British Ramblers campaign for greater access to right of ways and the right to roam (1985-2000)
United Kingdom
Actions took all over the country. Many actions focused in the Peaks District
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Bangladeshis use art and performance to demand the release of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam, 2018
Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United States, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, France, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, Germany, Dhaka, Washington D.C, New York, Perpignan, Berlin, all over the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
CommScope workers in Ciudad Juárez camp-in for union rights, 2015
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Primarily outside the CommScope maquiladora in Ciudad Juárez
Incarcerated people and allies rally to turn on heat and power in NYC federal jail, 2019
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Irish citizens campaign against conscription by the British Government, 1918
Ireland
Took place effectively in every population center in Ireland
Vermont Migrant Farmworkers March and Picket for Return of Withheld Pay, 2014
Ferrisburgh, VT, United States
Workers at Harvard University-owned DoubleTree Hotel win fight for unionization, 2013-2015
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Workers at Harvard University-owned DoubleTree Hotel win fight for unionization, 2013-2015
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Taiwanese citizens demonstrate to end construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and amend the Referendum Act, 1988-2017
Taipei, Taiwan
Primarily in Taipei, although actions were carried out across the country, as well as in Kongliao, where the nuclear project was located.
University of Kentucky Students Hunger Strike to Meet Basic Needs, 2019.
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
University of Kentucky
Granite workers strike, picket, and march against wage stagnation and job insecurity, 1933
Barre, Vermont, United States