Karibu speaks with Rachael Mwikali (Kenya) about the protests, the bill's link with international debt, how the civic space for civil society is shrinking, and the hopes for the way forward in Kenya.
Four voices from the global South (from Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Palestine) bring back reflections from their participation at the "Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine".
Oludamilare Ola-Daniels (Nigeria) writes about the successful efforts of civil society groups to stop a controversial water bill in Nigeria.
"Our World is Not For Sale" lays out visions and demands of global civil society at the World Trade Organization Ministerial being held in Abu Dhabi in Feb 2024.
Octavio Del Favero (Chile) shares reflections on the politics of “civic tech” in the global South, and how it might and might not be a tool for deep democracy.
Tourism is often presented as an ideal economic activity that promotes the development of communities and which presents few liabilities. Yet advocates of a more just system have seen that the promise of tourism as an economically catalysing factor...
Rural Women’s Assembly highlight the cruciality of women’s rights and sustainability as building blocks for peaceful societies. Rural Women's Assembly call for the African Union to act on matters relating to marginalisation and violence, as well as safeguarding their...
A broad coalition of civil society organizations from both South America and Europe outline an alternative vision for international trade agreements, especially related to the MERCOSUR-EU trade negotiations. They call on the EU and MERCOSUR to engage in...
Rural peoples movements from Asia, Latin America and Africa have launched an awareness-raising and mobilization campaign to demand governments address the interconnected issues of hunger, land and resource grabs, and the climate crisis. Arnold Padilla writes about the...
Gomo Lesejane (South Africa) writes on the efforts made to lend a voice to deliberately silenced LGBTIQ+ communities in Africa.