This archive gathers 56 stories about activism and protests that produced real, documented results — policy shifts, legal wins, corporate accountability, and community organizing breakthroughs. From grassroots campaigns to large-scale movements, these articles highlight what collective action has actually achieved. Read them to understand how people pushed for change and what happened next.
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in the US for six consecutive nights over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. Demonstrators now have gathered in London, Berlin and Auckland, among other cities, in solidarity with the US crowds.
An estimated four million protesters in over 150 countries marched in the youth led global climate strike.
More than 2,000 scientists from more than 40 countries wrote in an open letter that “solid, incontrovertible evidence” supports climate campaigners’ grave concerns.
The strike, which begins three days before the U.N. Climate Summit, hopes to put pressure on politicians and policy makers to combat climate change.
More than 19,000 people in Japan have signed a petition to ban office dress codes which force women to wear high heels to work.
“We, the undersigned 6,034* Amazon employees, ask that you adopt the climate plan shareholder resolution and release a company-wide climate plan that incorporates the principles outlined in this letter.”
1.5 million students from all over the world took to the streets on March to demand governments for stronger political action on our current climate crisis.
The move follows growing customer demand for less plastic and more sustainable packaging in Trader Joe’s stores; a change.org petition on the subject amassed over 80,000 signatures in two months.
Following in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg, school children across the U.K. have gone on strike for climate change. A new initiative called ‘Fridays for Future’ has been introduced, this will mean that students will strike every Friday until the government respond with an appropriate action.
Thousands of students skipped school for the third week in a row and more than 30,000 swamped the center of Brussels to demand better protection of the world’s climate.
