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civil disobedience
active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power
direct democracy
form of democracy where people decide on policy directly
Fridays for Future
international youth movement for climate action
direct action
action intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue
Extinction Rebellion
international environmental movement
Critical Mass
informal cycling action where many people travel as a group on bicycles at a set location and time
National Bolshevik Party
political party in Russia
Vetëvendosje!
Vetëvendosje (, , LVV or VV) is a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Kosovo. It is a member of the Progressive Alliance, and an observer in the Party of European Socialists, and the Socialist International.
Earth First!
environmental organization
ACT UP
international AIDS activism, direct action and advocacy group
propaganda of the deed
specific political action meant to exemplify and catalyse revolution
Reclaim the Streets
resistance movement aiming for community ownership of public spaces
Just Stop Oil
climate activism group
give-away shop
stores where all goods are free
Anarchists Against the Wall
direct action group composed of Israeli anarchists and anti-authoritarians
September 2019 climate strikes
series of international climate strikes in September 2019
Students for a Democratic Society
student activist movement, defunct
War Resisters' International
organization
Palestine Action
Europe-based pro-Palestinian direct action group
Code Pink
American non-governmental organization
No Border network
loose associations of autonomous organizations, groups, and individuals
Brandalism
Brandalism (a portmanteau of 'brand' and 'vandalism') is an activist artist collective founded in 2012 in the United Kingdom which engages in subvertising, culture jamming, and protest art. Brandalism uses subvertising to alter and critique corporate advertising by creating parodies or spoofs to replace ads in public areas. The art is typically intended to draw attention to political and social issues such as consumerism and the environment. Advertisements produced by the Brandalism movement are silk screen printed artworks, and may take the form of a new image, or a satirical alteration to an
Vulkangruppe
The Vulkangruppe, Vulkan Group, or Volcano Group as it is sometimes rendered in English language sources, is a far-left extremist group based in Germany responsible for sabotage and destruction of energy, railway, and data infrastructure as well as attacks against Tesla, Inc. manufacturing confined to the Berlin region. Vulkangruppe has been associated with far-left, anti-fascist, and anarchist ideology. Those involved with the group occasionally use the names of Icelandic volcanoes as aliases following actions. The group has committed 11 arson attacks since at least 2011.
Peoples' Global Action
worldwide co-ordination of radical social movements
Trident Ploughshares
UK anti-nuclear weapons organization
Redneck Revolt
American far-left political group
Blockade Australia
Australian direct action against climate change group
Animal Rising
animal and climate justice movement
Camp for Climate Action
Environmental protest gathering
Mother Nature Cambodia
Cambodian environmental activist group, and NGO
Total liberationism
political movement
Renovate Switzerland
Swiss social movement
Ende Gelände 2019
Protest|Climate change
Lion Versus
Russian youth social movement
Phuon Keoraksmey
Cambodian activist
Direct Action
independent student trade union in Ukraine, which arose in 2008, the main principle of which is the struggle for free education without discrimination
Tyre Extinguishers
climate campaign group
yellow economic circle
anti-Communist businesses in Hong Kong that vocally support the 2019–20 protests or the pro-democracy camp and localist camp in general