Lawyers in Pakistan March Against a Military Dictator

Time Period: 2007-09Location: PakistanMain Actors: National Action Committee of Lawyers, Pakistan Bar Association, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party, Ifitkhar Muhammad ChaudhryTactics - Assemblies of...

US Lawyers Use Litigation Against Assaults on Democracy 

Time Period: 2016-presentLocation: United StatesMain Actors: LawyersTactics - Civic Engagement - Media Outreach - Legal Aid - Petitions - Signed Letters of Support In the aftermath of the 2020 election,...

Polish Judges Resist Attacks on the Rule of Law

Time Period: 2016-2021Location: Poland, especially Warsaw; Brussels, BelgiumMain Actors: Polish Judges Association Iustitia, Association of Judges Themis, Wolne Sądy lawyers group, Polish Constitutional Tribunal, Polish Supreme CourtTactics - Civil disobedience...

Unions Light the Candle of Democracy in South Korea

Time Period: 2016-2017Location: South Korea, especially SeoulMain Actors: Korean Federation of Trade Unions (KCTU), People’s Action for the Immediate Resignation of President ParkTactics - Vigils - General Strikes In the...

American Unions Mobilize Poll Workers

Time Period: 2020Location: United StatesMain Actors: AFL-CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, AFT, UNITE HERE, union membersTactics - Institutional Action  The 2020 election tested the strength of US democracy. Due to the COVID-19...

Unions Join Unlikely Allies to Defend American Elections 

Time Period: November 2020Location: United StatesMain Actors: AFL-CIO, SEIU, AFT, UNITE HERE, union membersTactics - Signed public statement - Declarations by organizations or institutions - Demonstrations  - Assemblies of support...

Venezuelan Businesses Fight a Rising Dictator 

Time Period: November 2001 - April 2002Location: Venezuela, CaracasMain Actors: Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Production/Federación de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción de Venezuela (Fedecámaras)Tactics -...

Check My Ads Illuminates Authoritarian Advertising 

Time Period: 2021-PresentLocation: United States, Online CampaignMain Actors: Check My Ads InstituteTactics Used - Online Boycotts - Social Media Campaigns - Newsletters In 2021, Nandini Jammi and Claire Atkin, two...

Wisconsin Business Leaders Ensure Fair Elections

Time Period: 2021-presentLocation: United States, WisconsinMain Actors: Wisconsin Business Leaders for DemocracyTactics - Civic Engagement - Media Outreach  - Petitions - Questionnaires  - Signed Letters of Support - Amicus Brief...

Sensemaking with Horizons: What’s the Ask?

Chief Network Weaver, Julia Roig and Jarvis Williams, Director for Race & Democracy reflect on some of the natural tensions facing the work of organizers at the national and state...