25 Years of Citizen Action

25 Perspectives on Civil Society & Citizen Action

This year CIVICUS celebrates 25 years of working together to strengthen civil society and citizen action round the world! As part of commemorations, we’re publishing a special series of 25 thought pieces, analysis and profiles, to share perspectives in civil society’s past and future. If you would like to suggest a story idea, please contact . Get notifications about new articles as they appear and share your reflections by following #CIVICUS25Years

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25. Armenia: Women give voice to and reflect on the ‘Velvet Revolution’

25. Armenia: Women give voice to and reflect on the ‘Velvet Revolution’

25. Armenia: Women give voice to and reflect on the ‘Velvet Revolution’

24. From a buzzword to a menace: Asia’s “fake news” trend

24. From a buzzword to a menace: Asia’s “fake news” trend

24. From a buzzword to a menace: Asia’s “fake news” trend

23. Journalists struggle on against rising tide of media repression in Egypt

23. Journalists struggle on against rising tide of media repression in Egypt

23. Journalists struggle on against rising tide of media repression in Egypt

22. The football club of “hundreds of presidents” – how sport can be used as a powerful tool by civil society

22. The football club of “hundreds of presidents” – how sport can be used as…

22. The football club of “hundreds of presidents” – how sport can be used as…

21. When blockchain meets civil society

21. When blockchain meets civil society

21. When blockchain meets civil society

20. New Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association outlines threats to rights

20. New Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association outlines threats to rights

20. New Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association outlines threats to rights

19. 25 years later, South African civil society still battling government in people’s interests

19. 25 years later, South African civil society still battling government in people’s interests

19. 25 years later, South African civil society still battling government in people’s interests

18. What older activists can learn from the kids behind March for Our Lives

18. What older activists can learn from the kids behind March for Our Lives

18. What older activists can learn from the kids behind March for Our Lives

17. Reimagining a new framework of inclusion for LGBTI rights

17. Reimagining a new framework of inclusion for LGBTI rights

17. Reimagining a new framework of inclusion for LGBTI rights

16. Seven strategies human rights funders and grantees should consider in today’s volatile climate

16. Seven strategies human rights funders and grantees should consider in today’s volatile climate

16. Seven strategies human rights funders and grantees should consider in today’s volatile climate

15. Reimagining a way to democratization in Asia

15. Reimagining a way to democratization in Asia

15. Reimagining a way to democratization in Asia

14. Raising awareness of issues through a Smartphone in Pakistan

14. Raising awareness of issues through a Smartphone in Pakistan

14. Raising awareness of issues through a Smartphone in Pakistan

13. Southeast Asian policymakers still not tapping potential of millennials

13. Southeast Asian policymakers still not tapping potential of millennials

13. Southeast Asian policymakers still not tapping potential of millennials

12. “What’s it like being a youth activist in your country?”

12. “What’s it like being a youth activist in your country?”

12. “What’s it like being a youth activist in your country?”

11. 25 years later, the pendulum swings back the other way. Lessons for a civil society under stress.

11. 25 years later, the pendulum swings back the other way. Lessons for a civil…

11. 25 years later, the pendulum swings back the other way. Lessons for a civil…

9. Employee activists challenging companies on ethical values

9. Employee activists challenging companies on ethical values

9. Employee activists challenging companies on ethical values

8. Lessons in digital advocacy to let youth be architects of their own destinies

8. Lessons in digital advocacy to let youth be architects of their own destinies

8. Lessons in digital advocacy to let youth be architects of their own destinies

7. “We rise through the arts”

7. “We rise through the arts”

7. “We rise through the arts”

6. Fighting from the frontlines of the Pacific’s climate crisis

6. Fighting from the frontlines of the Pacific’s climate crisis

6. Fighting from the frontlines of the Pacific’s climate crisis

5. “Please free those in Zambia. And to the rest of the freedom fighters in this world: don’t give up” – a message from an iconic African artist and activist

5. “Please free those in Zambia. And to the rest of the freedom fighters in…

5. “Please free those in Zambia. And to the rest of the freedom fighters in…

4. Refugee lives changed through efforts of “ordinary citizens”

4. Refugee lives changed through efforts of “ordinary citizens”

4. Refugee lives changed through efforts of “ordinary citizens”

3. 25 powerful ways funders can support social movements

3. 25 powerful ways funders can support social movements

3. 25 powerful ways funders can support social movements

2. Former heads of CIVICUS reflect on 25 years of citizen action

2. Former heads of CIVICUS reflect on 25 years of citizen action

2. Former heads of CIVICUS reflect on 25 years of citizen action

1. The green shoots of a new civic activism

1. The green shoots of a new civic activism

1. The green shoots of a new civic activism

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