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Building “People Power” Against the Sell Out of Serbia to Mining Companies (Article)
A case study of strategic and creative community organizing to build power for change in Serbia based on Marshall Ganz's 5 practices.
Community Organizing Against Child Marriage: Let Me Keep My Childhood “La Tkabrouna” – دراسة حالة: حملة لا كبرونا بعدنا صغار (English and Arabic)
Led by Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the La Tkabruna (Let Me Keep My Childhood) campaign succeeded in canceling 60 engagements and postponing 55 marriages of girls under the age of 18!
How Haiyya Builds Engaged Teams for Hight-Impact Campaigns (Mini Case Study)
Haiyya is a remarkable grassroots organization in India. The group conducts their important work based on four central pillars: campaigns; capacity building; consulting; and community networking. Haiyya’s campaigns have focused on everything from climate change to de-stigmatizing healthcare in India. For this case study, we interviewed Sreejani Malakar, Senior Manager of Leadership Development & Curriculum Design at Haiyya, to learn more about the important role that teams and structure play in her organization’s important work.
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the new War on the Poor (Book)
Description Pathologies of Power tells life-and-death stories to interrogate our understanding of human rights and health justice. Farmer’s disturbing examples are linked to a guarded optimism that new medical and social technologies will develop in tandem with a more informed
ACT UP’s fight against AIDS (Book and Podcast)
Learn all about ACT UP's fight against AIDS using emotions and direct action from the book, Moving Politics: Emotions and ACT UP's Fight Against Aids and by listening to an NPR podcast with Sarah Schulman.
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Description Murthy’s message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community. Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the
Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination (Book)
This book tells the little-known story of the Black Panther Party's health activism in the late 1960s.
White Coat, Clenched Fist: The Political Education of an American Physician
Description In the sixties, Fitzhugh Mullan was an activist in the civil rights struggle. While in medical school, Mullan was shocked by gaps in what the students learned, and the lack of humanity in the classroom. Later, Dr. Mullan was
How Vot-ER organized the Pennsylvania healthcare community to register voters (Case Study)
During the 2020 election, Vot-ER mobilized 35+ health professionals to actively lead voter registration efforts through a dedicated Organizing Campaign pilot. The group's combined efforts reached at least 9,800 voters throughout Pennsylvania, all during a highly contested—and high-stakes—election. In this case study, we show you exactly how they did it.
How healthcare can help heal communities and the planet
A recent study showed that the global healthcare sector is critical to achieving the SDGs and the comprehensive vision of health behind them. It concluded that healthcare is the most important sector for achieving six of the 17 goals, including those related to poverty, education, and employment.