Items tagged:
Social movements
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Climate activism in the time of COVID-19
In 2019, we saw people mobilise to demand climate action at an unprecedented scale.
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Coming through the pandemic the right way up
COVID-19 risks exacerbating inequality and ecological destruction, but it may also bring lessons of environmental and social justice that shift values, strengthen solidarity and encourage people to mobilise for change
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Allyship not ownership: how NGOs can back social movements
The Green Economy Coalition's Ben Martin continues our series exploring the importance of public climate movements and what this could mean for organisations working on sustainable development. He argues that NGOs are best placed to take a supportive back seat role, not to be backseat drivers
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Q&A: Successful social mobilisation for land rights in Nepal
Jagat Basnet, a seasoned land rights campaigner, continues our blog and interview series exploring how social movements can support climate justice and interact with sustainable development organisations.
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Climate activism and cities: a shared agenda
In the second blog in our series considering the role social movements play in promoting climate action, Anna Walnycki reflects on where the climate movement and inclusive cities agenda meet, and why climate activists should look South to learn from long-standing urban community actors
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Social movements for climate justice
Social movements calling for climate action and climate justice have reached exciting new levels of visibility in recent years. This blog series considers the vital role they can play in prompting climate action and climate justice
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Acting on the planetary emergency
With evidence of grave ecological and social crises mounting, director Andrew Norton considers the scale and shape of the challenges ahead and how IIED can step up action to meet them
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Green economics – surviving the trial
“Neoliberal, capitalist economics is bankrupt, morally and intellectually, but nothing changes,” were the opening words of Neal Lawson from Compass at a debate Putting the Green Economy on Trial. He described the infrastructure of consumerism and marketing that has developed under the current system as difficult to escape; a seductive new vision of what it is to be human is needed, he said.
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The opportunities of climate change
It's not always a great idea to acknowledge that bad things can create opportunities – but they can. Bad things cause suffering and tragedy, but they can also destabilise the status quo, open space for new discussions, and give an impetus to groups looking for positive change.
