During the week of June 18, 2017, the World Movement for Democracy co-organized two sessions with the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) entitled “Shrinking Space for Civil Society” and “Engaging with the Business Sector in Policy Advocacy.” The sessions were part of REDLAD’s larger regional meeting, and highlighted the need for activists…
Do you think you have a thought-provoking idea for a paper that can generate international discussion amongst researchers on the future of Africa? The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), an independent pan-African research organization based in Dakar, Senegal, is accepting papers in English, French, and Portuguese on the development…
Peter Kostishack, Vice President and Director of Programs at the Global Greengrants Fund, shares valuable tips funders can use to support environmental activists in his new article, “Closing of Environmental Civil Society Space: Strategies for Support on the Frontlines.” The article draws upon Kostishack’s experience advocating for Chile’s indigenous Mapuche community whose activists have been…
The Association for Women in International Development’s (AWID) 13th International Forum, “Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice” will be held on September 8-11, 2016 in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia, Brazil. More than 2,000 participants from a broad diversity of movements and sectors are slated to come together to strategize on issues pertaining…