Activism

Transform your place in society from plastic polluter to plastic patroller, with Lonely Planet's Plastic Problem: 60…

Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa went on to become a civil…

As a child, Emmeline Pankhurst was inspired by books about heroes who fought for others. She dedicated her life to…

Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a…

Feminist artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova offers a timely guide to radical protest and…

In 1989, Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Movement), formed to protest the damming of the Narmada River, which…

In the early 1700s, Queen Nanny and the Windward Maroons used guerrilla warfare to defeat the British from the mountains…

Grace Paley, 1922–2007. Poet laureate, educator, peace activist, feminist, short story writer. "It is the…

"Yes I was a slave and I'll say this to the whole world: Slavery was the worst curse ever visited on the people of the…

Jamal Joseph, formerly known as Eddie Joseph, was on track to graduate from high school and begin a college education at…

Art and protest are inextricably linked. We all have the power to engage with art. With these two premises as her guide,…

Earth Guardians Youth Director and hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez shows us how his music feeds his environmental…

A small book with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. In this installment, youth activist Hannah…

This Celebrate People’s History poster honors Jewish involvement in anti-colonial struggles. The Israeli Socialist…

Sylvia Ray Rivera is back in all her glory. Sylvia, a Puerto Rican and Venezuelan transwoman from New York City, was a…

In April 1921, the Seki Ran Kai (Red Waves Society) was formed with socialism as its goal. It was the first…

August 10 is Prison Justice Day. PJD started in Canada in 1976 to pay tribute to prisoners who died in prison. On this…

In the summer of 1966, an organization of queer and trans street youth called The Vanguard staged a street sweeping in…

The Paris Commune was a popular-led revolution and democratic government that ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871.…

On December 11, 1921, propelled by the need to feed their children and outraged at Kansas’s new antilabor legislation,…

Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and union organizer deep in Amazon rainforest, pioneered the combination of environmental…

In 1968 the Brown Berets organized a massive student walk out in East LA, demanding equality in schools for Chicanx…

World Charter for Prostitutes’ Rights 1985 Sex Workers’ Rights are Human Rights LawsDecriminalize all aspects of…

The Angel Island Liberty Association (or "Self-Governing Association") was a mutual-aid society run by Chinese detainees…

With 1.5 million members, the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (MST) is one of the largest social movements in…

From 1972 to 1991, former Chicago police commander, John Burge, and his men systematically tortured over 119…