Top tips on getting a campaign off the ground - from letter writing and petitions to non-violent protest
… Campaigning: the basics The Ecologist | 7th … 2010 Activism How To Make A Difference Campaigning Climate Change campaigningyes.jpg Top tips on getting a …
It is estimated that by 2030, 92 per cent of Britons will live in cities. The CEO of charity Trees for Cities on why its so important but difficult to plant trees in our streets
… is the most important thing to avoid when campaigning? Don't be ambiguous. Be clear and …
These websites all provide news, background information, campaigning tools and action alerts for anti-sweatshop activists.
… all provide news, background information, campaigning tools and action alerts for … Burma Campaign UK Part of a global movement campaigning for human rights and democracy in … Campaign European network of national groups campaigning for rights for garment workers …
A group of campaigners from Alaska have stepped up their campaign against plans to build one of the world’s largest goldmines by buying shares in Anglo American
Alaskan fishermen to fight mining giant at its own AGM The Ecologist | 18th April 2010 News Energy Natural World Mining Alaska Share Holder bristol bay watershed.jpg Campaigners say an 86-mile access …
Climate activists stage mass protest outside headquarters of tar sands funder RBS as campaigners urge holidaymakers to boycott Canada
Tar sands campaign targets holidaymakers and pension funds The Ecologist | 20th August 2010 News Oil Tar Sands Energy Climate Change tarsands1.jpg A landscape created by a love of oil in Alberta, …
Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling supporters are just 809 votes from winning, forcing a recount in which they are confident of prevailing - despite being hugely outspent by a corporate 'no' campaign that received nearly $5 million from Monsanto alone.
A whisker from victory! Oregon GMO vote goes to a recount The Ecologist | 26th November 2014 News USA GMOs Politics Corporations oregon-right2know-cut.jpg Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling …
How can we be healthy on a sick planet? Especially when many still believe that health is unaffected by what is in the environment. These organisations could save your life
… 10 groups campaigning for a healthier environment The …
Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and industrial pollution have forced state authorities to cancel an unpopular plan to allocate land for a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tamil Nadu, India.
Campaigners defeat Coca-Cola plant in South India The Ecologist | 21st April 2015 News India Water Pollution Corporations coca-cola-india-cut.jpg Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and …
Get involved in the groups and campaigns working towards better maternity services in the UK
Five maternity campaigns for better, safer birth The Ecologist | 7th March 2012 Activism Health Society Politics And Economics Birth Breastfeeding Maternity Midwives 5birthcampaigns.jpg Campaigns to …
Campaigners against the third Heathrow runway and residents of the local villages Sipson, Harmondsworth and Harlington this week celebrated the anniversary of the market garden project in Sipson, 'Grow Heathrow'
… year, it was a clear sign that environmental campaigning had taken a large step away from …
Animal campaigners who have returned from investigating the torture of street dogs in Romania are calling for new legislation that will prosecute those responsible
Animal Campaigners launch petition to stop horrific dog torture in Romania The Ecologist | 9th February 2017 Activism Animal Cruelty Romania Animal Welfare romania street dogs.jpg Animal campaigners …
Campaigners accuse Coca-Cola CEO of not being open with investors about the potential liabilities it faces for environmental damage in water-stressed areas of India
Coca-Cola 'misleading' investors over water use in India The Ecologist | 23rd April 2010 News Natural World Water Coca-Cola India india2.jpg Campaigners say Coca-Cola's 56 bottling plants in India …
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords
'Whitewash' at court of appeal for pesticides campaigner The Ecologist | 9th July 2009 News Take Action Campaigns Investigations Food And Farming Pesticides DEFRA Georgina Downs Health Hilary Benn …
Breathable air, healthy soil, fresh water and the stability of our climate all rely on our planetary life-support systems – like rainforests and oceans – being healthy.
… 10 groups campaigning for the natural world The …
Nuclear industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition remains main obstacle to building of a new generation of power plants in the UK
Finance, not politics, the main obstacle to nuclear, say campaigners The Ecologist | 14th May 2010 News Nuclear Energy Politics And Economics nuclearpower.jpg No nuclear power stations will be built …
After a two year celebrity-backed campaign, Brazil is finally expelling invaders from the ancestral rainforests of the Awa Indians - just in time to avoid embarrassing World Cup protests.
… most threatened tribe. "Over forty years of campaigning for tribal peoples' rights has …
This Saturday bring your bike to a global day of action organised by Moving Planet to show the government we can move beyond fossil fuels
TAKE ACTION: Join London's biggest bike photo on September 24th The Ecologist | 21st September 2011 Activism Climate Change And Energy 350.org Bill McKibben Fossil Fuels Activism …
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth over $900 billion, has today announced that it will divest from coal, a move expected to force the sale of investments worth $13.3 billion. Campaigners say that other funds have now 'run out of excuses' not to follow suit.
… in renewables! They also promised to continue campaigning for the fund's full divestment …
Children may be more likely to turn to sugary drinks and ice-creams because of a lack of working water fountains in public parks in the UK, says campaign group
Lack of drinking fountains in parks makes kids buy fizzy drinks The Ecologist | 4th June 2010 News Health Water Children Obesity Food And Farming drinkingfountain.jpg The lack of drinking fountains …
Greenpeace's 'Unfriend Coal' campaign is calling on the world's biggest social networking site to free its energy-intensive business from coal power
Just how green is Facebook? The Ecologist | 5th April 2011 Other Climate Change Coal Facebook Greenpeace Video Energy facebook-480x360.jpg Greenpeace's 'Unfriend Coal' campaign is calling on the …
Campaign groups from over 30 countries have condemned the tactics of the US and other rich countries at the WTO talks in Bali this week -accusing them of 'holding the summit to ransom' by opposing a fairer deal on agriculture for developing countries.
US 'holding WTO talks to ransom' The Ecologist | 5th December 2013 News Campaign groups from over 30 countries have condemned the tactics of the US and other rich countries at the WTO talks in Bali …
Campaigners have rejected claims that December’s Copenhagen climate summit cannot produce a legally binding climate deal, and called on the EU to stand up to US negativity
Campaigners reject Copenhagen deal fears The Ecologist | 5th November 2009 News Copenhagen Climate Change Cop 15 copenhagen.jpg Hopes of a binding agreement at the Copenhagen summit in December are …
NGO groups targeting marginal seats to pressure candidates into raising the profile of climate change in their election campaigns
Vote for your MP only if they act on climate change The Ecologist | 7th April 2010 News Election Climate Change Politics And Economics christianaid.jpg NGO groups targeting marginal seats to pressure …