Youth Activism Through a Global Lens

Thirdson Photography and Benedict Pawa
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Democracy Moves: Youth Activism Through a Global Lens
This series brings together youth organizers from around the world.
Images courtesy of Darren Namatovu
Youth Activism in Uganda: An Interview with Darren...
“We are the new generation and we are rising for what we believe in and what is right.”
Courtesy of the authors
Organizing from Cambridge to Corrientes
When environmental justice organizers in Argentina partnered with Harvard students to fight Harvard Management Company, they learned several lessons about border-crossing organizing: the importance of identifying the real decision-makers and centering the demands of frontline communities.
Climate protest at COP 26. Courtesy of Mark Ortiz.
Fighting Climate Change in the Global South
Mark Ortiz talks with youth climate justice organizers from the Philippines, Balochistan, Mexico, and Bangladesh who are working with Fridays for Future MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas).
Photo by, Stephen Hosey
Challenging the Language of Power Onstage
Glaswegian youth act for just climate policy
Photo by, Mateo Oi
Lessons from a renewed student movement in Italy
Short-term failures can lay the groundwork for long-term success.
Image courtesy of Caryn Dasah
Young Women’s Peace Activism in Cameroon: An...
Peace activist Caryn Dasah on why lasting solutions will only come when women and girls directly affected by armed conflict are part of the decision-making about how to resolve the crisis.
Image courtesy of the authors
Community Care is the Language of Peace
It is radical to care in societies in which inequality is the norm and marginalized communities are stripped of their humanity.
Author courtesy of Aline López
Participatory Budgeting in Mexico: An Interview with...
Aline Yunery Zunzunegui López talks about changing Mexican political culture through participatory budgeting.
Photo courtesy of the author
“ We are the Ones That Have the Power”: A Conversation...
A conversation with Grace Gondwe about youth political participation and transformation in Zambia
Photo courtesy of the authors
Young People Are Overcoming Political Polarization
How “non-partisan” youth movements in Bangladesh are driving social change
Thirdson Photography and Benedict Pawa
From #EndSARS to Pan-African Solidarity
Lessons from an intergenerational and transnational movement against state violence