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.Resistance and Hope 12 social movement struggles that inspired us in 2016 - TNI
There is no escaping it. 2016 was a terrible year for anyone concerned with social and environmental justice. Even so, amidst the gloom, there were important struggles and victories by social movements. Here are 12 stories that inspire us to act as we move into 2017.
> Huge corporate trade deals defeated or stalled
> Historic candle light protests bring down President Park
> Largest reported strike in history
> Catalans trailblaze on corporate accountability
> Barcelona and Valladolid spearhead public water movement
> Standing Rock stands firm against oil pipeline
> Polish women’s strike blocks anti-abortion law
> Growers of prohibited plants get heard at UN
> Black Lives Matter puts police violence and racism on US political agenda
> Iceland’s crowd-sourced constitution
> Ni una menos movement takes off in Latin America
> Kenyan teachers win new pay deal
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Friends of the Earth protest against CETA and TTIP in front of the European council building in Luxembourg. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA
Tags: #resistance #labour rights #latin america #kenya #iceland #poland #women #indigenous people #standing rock #oil pipeline #tar sands #water movement #corporate accountability #korea #trade agreements #ceta #ttip #tisa #black lives matter #abortion #women's rights #democracy12 social movement struggles that inspired us in 2016
12 social movement struggles that inspired us in 2016
Kenya aims to break world record in tree planting
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/kenya-aims-to-break-world-record-in-tree-planting/article/478382
#nature #environment #tree #trees #tree-planting #Kenya #DigitalJournalHundreds of thousands of people across Kenya will be planting five million trees in one hour on November 11 as part of an ambitious tree planting project that seeks to beat the Guinness World Record.
Hundreds of thousands of people across Kenya will be planting five million trees in one hour on November 11 as part of an ambitious tree planting project that seeks to beat the Guinness World Record.
