Topic: People's movements
Skupne dobrine človeštva
Report / 20th January 2022Ne moremo si resno zamisliti nove ekonomske paradigme za upravljanje skupnih zemeljskih virov brez poglobljenega razmisleka o potrebi po vsesvetovni psihološki in družbeni preobrazbi, s katero se bo zavedanje povprečnega človeka razširilo v smeri sprejemanja skupnega dobrega za celotno človeštvo.
If Martin Luther King were alive today his radicalism wouldn’t be celebrated
Blog / 19th January 2022If MLK lived today, he would not be celebrated for staunchly opposing wealth inequality and poverty, or for his Poor People's Campaign that demanded a better life for all Americans through nonviolent protest and mutual aid.
Activism will be key to overcoming the Covid-19 crisis
Blog / 7th January 2022Sharing doses alone is not enough, we also need to share the vaccine technology to end the coronavirus pandemic. But only people’s organising is going to make leaders take that bold action in 2022, writes Ben Phillips.
The age of discontent: What drives the rising wave of world protests?
Article / 22nd December 2021New research shows that global protests are rising and have much in common - asking for no more than established human rights. By Walden Bello and Isabel Ortiz.
The sharing economy: Inaugurating an age of the heart
Report / 7th December 2021The sharing economy represents the end of the old ways defined by the pursuit of profit and competitive self-interest, while a new age of intergovernmental sharing and cooperation can only begin through the channel of ending hunger in a world that has such an abundance of financial capital and available resources.
Fossil fuelled foreign policy: Why COP26 flopped
Article / 7th December 2021With continuing hypocrisy and obstructionism by governments of major countries at global climate talks, humanity’s best hope lies in the social movements of the most marginalized, writes Basav Sen for FPIF.
New report urges equitable phase out of fossil fuels to keep alive 1.5°C
Report / 8th November 2021A fair share analysis finds current pledges from wealthy countries fall much further below the mark than previously understood, demonstrating the need for international climate action on fossil fuel production.
Global manifesto for public services
Article / 26th October 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has cast into stark relief the consequences of decades of privatisation and commercialisation of essential public services. Join the growing movement to build public services as part of a just recovery.
Small farmers have the answer to feeding the world. Why isn’t the UN listening?
Blog / 24th September 2021The UN food summit was hijacked early on by powerful corporate interests – but people are resisting, write Elizabeth Mpofu and Henk Hobbelink.
Thank you to all supporters of our Billboard Project
Blog / 16th August 2021STWR would like to thank everyone who contributed to our Billboard Project to advertise the campaign for Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.