Youth Activism Through a Global Lens
Youth Activism Through a Global Lens
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Democracy Moves: Youth Activism Through a Global Lens
This series brings together youth organizers from around the world.
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Images courtesy of Darren Namatovu Youth Activism in Uganda: An Interview with Darren Namatovu
“We are the new generation and we are rising for what we believe in and what is right.”
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Getty Images China’s Counter Community
Human connection and resistance in an authoritarian context
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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.
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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).
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Photo by, Stephen Hosey Challenging the Language of Power Onstage
Glaswegian youth act for just climate policy
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Photo by, Mateo Oi Lessons from a renewed student movement in Italy
Short-term failures can lay the groundwork for long-term success.
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Image courtesy of Caryn Dasah Young Women’s Peace Activism in Cameroon: An Interview with Caryn Oyo Dasah
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.
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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.
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Author courtesy of Aline López Participatory Budgeting in Mexico: An Interview with Aline López
Aline Yunery Zunzunegui López talks about changing Mexican political culture through participatory budgeting.
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Photo courtesy of the author “We are the Ones That Have the Power”: A Conversation with Grace Gondwe
A conversation with Grace Gondwe about youth political participation and transformation in Zambia
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Photo courtesy of the authors Young People Are Overcoming Political Polarization
How “non-partisan” youth movements in Bangladesh are driving social change
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Thirdson Photography and Benedict Pawa From #EndSARS to Pan-African Solidarity
Lessons from an intergenerational and transnational movement against state violence