Activist Groups

Room 5 - Activist Groups and Organizations

There are extremely large numbers of activist groups and organizations tackling the challenging problems that surround climate change and the natural environment. Here are a just a few of the most active but see Wikipedia's List of Environmental Organizations, National and International for a far more comprehensive list.

Activist Groups

Switching off lights and eating less meat? Well and good but your impact can be much greater by joining activist groups. Here are some to start with. Hope you can find groups to join that suit your own preferences and circumstances.

Climate Cardinals - One of the world's largest youth-led climate organizations, working in over 100 languages with volunteers registered across 145 countries.
Deep Adaptation Forum - Connecting people to foster mutual support and collaboration in anticipating, observing, experiencing, societal disruption and collapse.
Deep Transformation Network - Online community for people engaging with others in facilitating transformation to a life-affirming future on a regenerated Earth.
Extinction Rebellion - Decentralised, international and politically non-partisan movement using non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to persuade governments.
Fridays for Future - Fighting for our future and our lives because they are directly threatened by the climate crisis and the ecological breakdown. Greta Thunberg participation.
Greenpeace International - Around the globe, we are standing up for our communities, and holding governments and corporations accountable.
Scientist Rebellion - Scientists and academics believing we should expose reality and severity of climate and ecological emergency by engaging in non-violent civil disobedience.
Third Act - Community of Americans over 60 determined to change the world for the better, harnessing unparalleled generational power to safeguard climate and democracy.

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Organizations

Just a sample of organizations such as 'Think Tanks' that are actively concerned with climate change and environmental issues and welcome your support.

Earthday.org - Mission to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.
Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) - Prioritises climate action across educational programmes to address the urgent threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.
Friends of the Earth large grassroots environmental federation with national member groups and millions of members and supporters around the world.
Guardian - Global news organisation delivering investigative, independent journalism: Environment. Climate crisis, Wildlife, Energy, Pollution.
Happy Eco News - Personal project to help find nuggets of positivity in the vast sea of unpleasant environmental news stories.
Pachamama Alliance - Global community offering chance to learn, connect, engage, travel, cherish life creating a sustainable future that works for all.
Take Action Global - We support teachers in helping students be curious, learn about the environment through projects, resources, and innovative education practices.
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) - Mission to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
Yale Climate Connections - Nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and web-based reporting, commentary, analysis on climate change issues.