Activism

Follow climate protests, grassroots movements, and direct action campaigns from organizations like Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil, and Fridays for Future. Coverage includes rallies, strikes, civil disobedience, and the intersection of climate justice with social movements worldwide.

theguardian.com·Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Jul 16

Sonam Wangchuk weakens on 19th day of hunger strike demanding Indian education minister’s resignation; court orders health monitoring amid severe starvation

The climate activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who has become the figurehead of anti-government protests in Delhi, is resisting calls to end his fast until the education minister resigns As night falls on day 18 of his hunger strike, the lack of any sustenance except water shows.

Heatmap News·Katie Brigham

Jul 17

Protestors disrupt Microsoft Sustainability Chief Melanie Nakagawa at Seattle PNW Climate Week over rising data center emissions and oil, gas partnerships

Protestors interrupted one of the final sessions of PNW Climate Week — a conference that brings together climate leaders across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia — objecting to Microsoft’s rising carbon emissions from data centers and partnerships with oil and gas companies.