Right to roam: paths to 2,500 public areas are being blocked by landowners due to outdated laws

Right to roam campaigners are protesting about thousands of ‘access islands’ of wilderness in England that are surrounded by private land. Outdated countryside access laws need an overhaul.

Ben Mayfield, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~7 min

Why are farmers up in arms? The view from Wales

Green reforms are piling additional pressure on farmers struggling to make ends meet.

Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University • conversation
March 8, 2024 ~7 min


Grassroots AIDS activists fought for and won affordable HIV treatments around the world – but PEPFAR didn't change governments and pharma

The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists that pressured politicians and companies to put patients over patents.

Dan Royles, Associate Professor of History, Florida International University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2023 ~10 min

Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors

The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.

Whitney Shylee May, Ph.D. candidate in American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 ~8 min

How young climate activists are making their voices heard at COP27 over Egypt's protest suppression

Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that quickly go viral.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Nov. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Throwing soup on a Van Gogh and other ways climate protesters are making their voices heard over Egypt's climate summit suppression

Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that quickly go viral.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Nov. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Just Stop Oil: journalist arrests show how the demonisation of protest threatens us all

Eight journalists covering a protest on the M25 motorway were recently detained by police.

Michael Rosie, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~7 min

Public order bill: new law is designed to stop climate protests – but it could actually give activists a legal tool

A legal expert explains how climate activists could use the government’s own legislation to their advantage.

Chris Hilson, Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for Climate and Justice, University of Reading • conversation
Oct. 31, 2022 ~7 min


Climate change: radical activists benefit social movements – history shows why

Direct action can make the demands of a mainstream movement seem reasonable.

Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
May 24, 2022 ~6 min

Tyre Extinguishers: activists are deflating SUV tyres in the latest pop-up climate movement

Resurgence of SUV sabotage highlights the failure of climate policy and an evolving protest strategy.

Oscar Berglund, Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy, University of Bristol • conversation
March 9, 2022 ~7 min

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