Stories
Young climate activists demanding their future are not demoralised
March 24, 2021
Young climate activists have joined the masses of Polish women protesting the draconian ban on abortions in the country. Like the leaders of the women’s protests, the police in Poland have come down...
Call it by its name: Fossil Gas, and say Nej Tak!
March 4, 2021
A carbon bridge to a no-carbon future? No thanks, say activists behind the Danish campaign Baltic Pipe Nej Tak! who are fighting to block the fossil gas pipeline currently being laid on Danish shores ...
Mother, doctors, climate activists – “we are facing giants”
February 18, 2021
In Slovakia and the Czech Republic, mothers and doctors joined together, targeting different ministries of government, demanding stronger action on climate change. Read how Znepokojené matky, Parents...
Do-No-Trash: A new mantra for a plastic-free Dehradun
December 31, 2020
Disheartened by the inaction of civil authorities, a growing group of environmentalists — self-styled ‘Do-No-Trashers’ — have taken matters into their own hands towards a zero-trash an...
By2020WeRiseUp: Goodbye to Good Trouble
December 17, 2020
“Think of our movements as an ecosystem, over the last few years we have been blooming and growing throughout Europe. But what would happen if we all bloomed at the same time and in the same directi...
South Tyrol SLAPP case: Karl Bär
November 24, 2020
In this blog we’re taking a deep-dive into a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) case in South Tyrol, Italy, where one of the defendants, Munich Environmental Institute employee K...
