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A Plastic Planet
A grassroots pro-business organization concerned about growing pollution and health. Therefore, "is working with: politicians, scientists, charities, NGOs, packaging manufacturers, consumer goods producers, and supermarkets themselves to deliver the campaign’s...
Citizens Climate Lobby
The Citizens Climate Lobby is a “non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.” It strives to create a “broad, sustainable foundation for climate action...
Citizens for Global Solutions
Is a membership organization working towards a “future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect rights and freedoms, and solve problems facing humanity.” It promotes its vision and...
Environment, Global Affairs, Justice, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Peace Education, Sustainability
CODEPINK
A women-led grassroots organization working “to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.”...
Earth Uprising
An international movement promoting youth-led climate education. It conducts climate campaigns to conduct encourage grassroot climate action. Publications: Media
Extinction Rebellion
"An international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse." They are a grass-root movement run...
Activist Organizations, Climate Change Activism, Climate Change Communication, Environmental Activism
Fridays For Future
An international youth collective grassroots movement conducting strikes to promote policy changes and climate action from governments. Consequently, it "puts moral pressure on policymakers, to make them listen to the...
Global Population Speak Out
The global network of organizations and individuals is " jointly administered by Population Media Center and Population Institute". It works to bring "international attention to the crises posed by overdevelopment...
Green Amendments For the Generations
A grassroots volunteering network initiated by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, which is protecting the Delaware River Watershed. It strives to "pursue and secure constitutional protection of environmental rights in states...
Green Hope Foundation
A global social innovation youth enterprise impacting the sustainable development process. They combine "grassroots action with advocacy at the highest levels of policy making to create a just, equitable, peaceful...
Idle No More
A First Nations of Canada organization focused on justice, security, resource use, and climate change. Arose in response to attacks on treaty rights by resource extractors. Chapters in Brazil, the...
Activist Organizations, Climate Change Activism, Deep Ecology, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights
Indigenous Climate Action
A rights and awareness group that advocates an indigenous perspective on climate change. ICA believes that "the leadership of Indigenous peoples, as stewards, caretakers and protectors of the earth, is...
Mothers Out Front
Mothers Out Front (2013; Cambridge, Massachusetts; mothersoutfront.org) The climate activist group in the US is focused on fighting natural gas leaks. The group of mothers, grandmothers, and other caregivers come...
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
The " alliance of grassroots organizations advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities." They envision a world where there...
Not for Sale Campaign
They began by providing vital direct resources to trafficked people but quickly realised that change was needed at a grassroots level – "we need to stop trafficking long before it...
Organic Consumers Association
The online and grassroots nonprofit organization focuses on "promoting the views and interests of the nation's estimated 50 million consumers of organically and socially responsibly produced food and other products."...
PAX
PAX (2006; Utrecht; 179 staff; paxvoorvrede.nl) A peace organization working "to protect civilians against acts of war and armed violence, as well as to build inclusive peace." It works in...
SisterFund
A social and professional network of women that "offers opportunities throughout the year for members to get to know one another and to learn about exciting new developments in our...
Three Fifty
It's working for climate change to preserve a livable planet. The organization leverages people power to dismantle the influence and infrastructure of the fossil fuel industry, and to develop people-centric...
World Beyond War
2014; Charlottesville, VA; 7 staff; worldbeyondwar.org A global grassroots movement composed of a network of volunteers, activists and organizations "educating and mobilizing to end war and establish a just and sustainable...