Activism & Protests

Panama copper mine to close after Supreme Court rules concession unconstitutional

November 28, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Minera Panamá will have to close the Cobre Panamá mine after the country’s highest court unanimously ruled that the terms of its contract were unconstitutional. The decision comes amid nationwide protests that blocked roads and shipping routes as Panamanians fought back against expansion of the mining sector due to its damaging environmental impacts.

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U.N. passes pioneering resolution on national governments’ role in climate action

April 5, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

The advisory opinion, spearheaded by youth activists from Vanuatu, could impact thousands of lawsuits filed worldwide against governments for their inaction in addressing the crisis.

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Leading lawyers in England sign declaration to not prosecute peaceful climate protestors

April 3, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

More than 120 top attorneys have signed a declaration to “withhold services in respect of supporting new fossil fuel projects and action against climate protesters exercising their right to peaceful protest.”

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Thousands of Iranians march for women’s rights supported by thousands more around the world

October 7, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Protesters have gathered in cities around the world in a show of solidarity with women in Iran who have been bravely protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by the country’s morality police.

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Ousted anti-mining mayor heads back to Philippine city hall after landslide win

May 16, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

After being stripped of her post for vigorously opposing mining in her community, a local official in Palawan has won in landslide victory in the country’s May 9 elections.

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Quebec became the first jurisdiction in the world to explicitly ban oil and gas development in its territory

April 18, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

For two decades, citizens have mobilized against different oil and gas projects in Quebec, including shale gas in the St. Lawrence Valley and oil projects in Gaspésie.

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Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests

February 22, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

The office of Prime Minister Henry posted a sliding scale of wage hikes that vary by industry, with the greatest increase going to workers in areas such as the electricity and telecommunications.

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‘Landmark decision’ gives legal teeth to protect environmental defenders throughout Europe

October 25, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

It is the first ever internationally-agreed tool to safeguard environmental defenders and marks an important step in upholding the universal right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

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Indigenous resistance has staved off 25% of U.S. and Canada’s annual emissions

September 14, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

A new report by Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International found that Indigenous-led resistance over the past decade has stopped or delayed the equivalent of 25% of annual U.S. and Canadian emissions.

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TC Energy officially cancels Keystone XL Pipeline

June 10, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The project that was supposed to cost under $5 billion had ballooned to nearly double that amount, thanks to determined opposition from environmental groups and Indigenous communities.

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