From heartfelt outpourings on social media to colourful flashmobs with a sartorial twist, this year’s US presidential election has prompted a slew of women's rights campaigns. We list three of [...]
The latest success stories and actions from the world of campaigning
All the latest from the world of campaigning, including doctors divesting from fossil fuels, gender equality on the national curriculum and how you can help take over a national newspaper
The latest news, efforts and success stories from the world of campaigning
The latest news, efforts and success stories from the world of campaigning
In our newest regular column, we bring you up to date with our pick of the most exciting campaign successes from around the world
New independent e-news service the Avaaz Daily Briefing aims to cut through “bias, propaganda, and spin,” to deliver the latest clear-cut news on key global issues
Following a citizens’ campaign, a Europe-wide ban on pesticides posing a danger to bees is being considered, as B&Q and other retailers remove products from sale that contain the chemicals
Proposals to protect the Arctic by creating a global sanctuary around the North Pole have drawn worldwide support
Planned study hailed as significant step towards making mass destruction of the environment a crime against peace, while new campaign to end ecocide by 2020 is launched
Sweden’s ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ has recognised the tremendous efforts of activists around the world working towards global harmony
A new global event aims to unify action on climate change and is calling for young environmental leaders to get behind the cause
The US state of Connecticut has scrapped the death penalty after years of work by campaigners
