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A woman in Tehran climbs onto a car and sets her hijab ablaze.
Protest
‘The hijab will never be the same,’ protester in Iran says
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei walks by his work "Life Cycle", a migrants' boat made of bamboo, during a press preview of his new exhibition "Rapture" in Lisbon, Portugal
Arts, Culture & Media
A new memoir by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei honors his father’s poetry and politics
In 2019, the Morgan sisters biked to New York City from Andover with their mom to raise awareness about climate change.
Climate Change
Young activists are making their mark in the climate debate
A man wearing glasses looks at a globe.
The Big Fix
Climate change scientist trades in the halls of Oxford for YouTube
Zimbabwean American singer, poet and activist Shungudzo says she finds an outlet for her activism through music.
Music
Artist Shungudzo feels an urgency to ‘use her words’ to fight against racism
A black man stands in a crowd with his fist raised in the air.
Critical State
The power of protest: Part I
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a Human Rights Day march organized by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 8, 2019.
Global Politics
Nonviolent protest defined the decade. But is civil resistance losing its impact?
Climate change activists protest at the Wall Street Bull in Lower Manhattan during Extinction Rebellion protests in New York City, New York, US, on Oct. 7, 2019.
‘Sorry, this is an emergency:’ Climate protesters block streets around world
A man on a platform performs to a crowd of protestors
Climate Change
London protesters say climate change is bigger than Brexit
Nairobi youth climate strike
Climate Change
This high school sophomore from Minnesota ‘jumped on the bandwagon’ to save the planet
french soccer players at the world cup
Sports
French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup
Overhead view of congregation in pews, while woman stands at podium speaking
In Trump's America
In New York, volunteers engage in a quiet form of advocacy for immigrants facing deportation
People participate in the second annual Women's March outside the White House in Washington
Global Politics
In the #MeToo era, young conservative women look for their spot
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at The Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, Sept. 20, 2017.
Business
Why CEOs are becoming activists
People gather to march in the annual parade down MLK Boulevard
Economics
Smiley: Capitalism has always been built on the back of the poor — both black and white
Two black and white illustrations featuring a dancing Josephine Baker, arms raised.
Culture
Bio shows how Josephine Baker ‘shattered notions’ of black artistry
Ada Colau
Global Politics
Barcelona’s mayor is on a quest to ‘feminize’ politics amid independence debate
Boxes on tables with labels: "Safety pin box," "More than a safety pin," "Effective measurable allyship"
Justice
Before taking action against hate, white people should look inward
Protesters at airport, protesting outdoors in front of airplanes
Justice
Activists, on overdrive to respond to Trump’s immigration plans, are making new alliances in Detroit
Kiler Mike
Economics
How #BankBlack could help narrow the US wealth gap
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera reads from Hannah Arendt's book "The Origins of Totalitarianism" as part of a 100-hour collective reading in Havana May 20, 2015.
Justice
Cubans ‘don’t understand … things like freedom of expression are things that belong to them’
Calming Fears, Losing Hope on Climate Change, Fighting for The Mentally Ill
Full Episode
Grace Lee Boggs
Global Politics
Remembering the life of trailblazer Grace Lee Boggs
Angeline Jackson is an advocate for LGBT rights in Jamaica.
Justice
It took Obama for her triumph to be commemorated in Jamaica
Atena Farghadani stands trial for charges that include insulting members of parliament and spreading propaganda against the system.
Justice
She’s 28. She drew a cartoon. Now she’s been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Iran
Mohammad Jibran Nasir is a 28-year-old Pakistani lawyer turned civil rights activist.
Justice
Meet the Pakistani activist fighting the Taliban, igniting Pakistani students abroad
Demonstrators gather at Monument Circle to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, during a rally in Indianapolis on March 28, 2015.
Music
Does it make a difference when musicians boycott?
Australian singer Conrad Sewell performs at the Spotify House at SXSW 2015.
Music
We traveled to SXSW for the geeks at Interactive, but music grabbed a spotlight
Syrian activist Karam Al Hamad at work. Hamad is currently waiting for permission to leave Turkey to travel to the US for a fellowship.
Conflict
After a year of torture in Syrian jail, an activist finally makes it to the US
Margie Richard stands in what used to be her front yard, across the street from Shell's chemical plant in Norco, Louisiana. Richard pushed for the company to buy out the neighborhood and move residents.
Environment
How one woman fought one of the world’s biggest oil companies — and won
Music
For this hip-hop artist, black lives do matter — and it’s time to take a stand
A compilation of people who spoke to PRI's The World at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
Justice
The faces of youth activism from SXSW
Members of LGSM take part in the Pride ‘85 march.
Culture
‘Prejudice can’t survive proximity:’ The four words at the heart of ‘Pride’
Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.
Justice
‘Power in numbers’ is more than a phrase — it’s a vital part of social change
SafeMode conversation with Zeynep
Conflict
8 things we learned about activism in Marco Werman’s conversation with Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW
Divest Harvard Co-Founder Chloe Maxmin became an activist at age 12
Environment
Activists go up against Drew Faust as Harvard refuses to divest carbon
Militant Islamist fighters from the self-named Islamic State take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province.
Global Politics
How ISIS uses the tools of activism for its own violent goals
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) poses with female delegates at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on International Women's Day in Beijing on March 8, 2015.
Justice
China detains female activists ahead of International Women’s Day
SafeMode at SXSW
Justice
The World explores youth activism at SXSW
Greenpeace message next to Peru's Nazca Lines.
Environment
Greenpeace names activists behind a failed stunt at Peru climate talks
A man in a Guy Fawkes mask smokes while joining supporters of the Anonymous movement taking part in the global "Million Mask March" protests in New York, on November 5, 2014.
Technology
For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism
A pro-democracy protester carries a yellow umbrella, symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, while gathering with other protesters at Mong Kok shopping district in Hong Kong on November 27, 2014.
Justice
Hong Kong’s leaderless protests may mark a new evolution in leadership
Noor
Conflict
Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook
A tweet from Iyad el-Baghdadi, a prominent online activist who's now seeking asylum in Norway.
Conflict
The Arab Spring was no failure, says one activist who refuses to give up
Brazilian singer-songerwriter Moreno Veloso is out with his new album, Coisa Boa, his first in 13 years.
Music
‘Like father, like son,’ is the case for the Velosos, Brazil’s beloved musicians
Agnes Chow, 17, started going to protests in high school. She's been a fixture at Hong Kong demonstrations over nearly two weeks of pro-democracy protests.
Global Politics
Loved or loathed, Hong Kong’s new generation of student protest leaders pushes for change
Pussy Riot is a feminist punk guerilla performance collective. Their unauthorized public performances address feminism, LGBT rights, and opposition to Russian President Putin.
Global Politics
Pussy Riot wastes no time in getting back to activism
Two men hug during the funeral for Libyan activist Tawfik Bin Saud in Benghazi on September 20, 2014. Tawfik was killed, along with a friend, late on September 19, by unknown gunmen as they were driving home in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi.
Conflict
The death of a teen activist marks a new low in Benghazi’s violence
Sonia Guinansaca and Susana Garcia of the activist group CultureStrike will be carrying these images of crops and animals threatened by climate change in Sunday’s People’s Climate March in New York City.
Environment
When environmental activists march in New York, look for immigrants at the head of the parade
Syrian activist Qusai Zakarya stands as he is recognized by US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York on May 22, 2014.
Conflict
‘In a dark place like Syria, just saying the truth is something more valuable than you can imagine’
Xavante indigenous activist Hiparidi Toptiro has been fighting to keep his tribe's protected forests, in Mato Grosso state, safe from farmers looking to expand their soy fields. Toptiro has bullet scars testifying to the dangers of activism in Brazil.
Environment
Activists in Brazil are fighting to protect the environment — and their lives
A Brazilian policeman pulls a gun out of the window of a car during a June 23 protest against the World Cup on a street in São Paulo. Activists say the arrests of two men at those protests were trumped up by police.
Conflict & Justice
Are Brazilian police framing anti-World Cup protesters?
Equality — A Survivor’s Guide
Full Episode
Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco. The Internet activist is the subject of new documentary about his life, activism and death.
Environment
The story of Internet icon Aaron Swartz comes to life in a new documentary
Greenpeace set up a faux fracking operation outside the country home of British Prime Minister David Cameron this week to protest a government plan to allow fracking companies to drill under private property without the owners' permission.
Environment
Greenpeace decides to create a fracking well — under David Cameron’s home
The famous 'tank man', alone and unarmed, stands passively in front of a convoy of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The iconic image is banned in China but has permeated popular and protest culture around the globe
Global Politics
For many Chinese born after the Tiananmen Square protests, 1989 is the year nothing happened
Protesters in Lagos demanding the release of abducted teenage school girls from the remote Nigerian village of Chibok.
Conflict & Justice
How the abduction of more than 200 teenage girls is uniting Nigerian Christians and Muslims
Protesters in Lagos demanding the release of abducted teenage school girls from the remote Nigerian village of Chibok.
Conflict & Justice
How the abduction of more than 200 teenage girls is uniting Nigerian Christians and Muslims
Conflict & Justice
As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets
Conflict & Justice
As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets