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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
Cornell University students sit-in for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985
Ithaca, New York, United States
Cornell University campus
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
Mills College students win divestment from South African apartheid government, 1984-1988
Oakland, California, United States
Mills College
Campaign Wave
MIT students campaign for divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-1991
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MIT campus
Campaign Wave
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
Nonviolent intervention in Philippines during military clash, 1986
Manila, Philippines
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
University of Michigan students campaign against sweatshops, 1999
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan Campus
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
Syracuse University students protest sweatshops, USA, 2000-2001
Syracuse, New York, United States
Activities took place on the Syracuse University campus
Campaign Wave
University of Illinois students gain partial divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1985-1987
Chicago and Urbana, Illinois, United States
University of Illinois Campuses
Campaign Wave
University of Toronto students win divestment from apartheid South Africa, 1984-1990
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto campus
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
Purdue University students campaign against sweatshops, 2000
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Purdue University Campus
Campaign Wave
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students campaign against sweatshops, 1999
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Campaign Wave
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
Campaign Wave
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 Nagomo-Karabakh annexation referendum, 1988
Yerevan, Armenia and Nagomo-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia and Nagomo-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