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