Tag: Research
Going Pro (Bono): Lawyers Provide Support Against the Muslim Ban
Time Period: 2017-2018Location: United StatesMain Actors: Immigration & constitutional law attorneys; civil rights activists; members of state and national government; business & labor leadersTactics - Civic Engagement - Media Outreach...
“Ask your Doctor if Voting is Right for You!” American Doctors Speak Out on Voting
Time Period: PresentLocation: United StatesMain Actors: The American Medical Association (AMA)Tactics - Declarations by Organizations and Institutions In its June 2022 annual meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA) identified voting...
Brazilian Doctors Strike for Healthcare Reform and Democracy
Time Period: 1977-1981Location: BrazilMain Actors: Brazilian Doctor’s UnionTactics - Professional Strike - Slowdown Strike - Marches - Establishing new social patterns In 1964, a military coup overthrew Brazil’s democratically elected...
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...
Labor Unions Join the Fight for Civil Rights
Time Period: Civil Rights Era, 1955-1970sLocation: United StatesMain Actors: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Labor unionsTactics - Mass action - Boycotts - Protests/Marches - Protective Presence/Witnessing Following the success...
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...
Indian Farmers’ Unions Block Roads to Bolster Democracy
Time Period: June 2020 - December 2021Location: India (Punjab & Delhi)Main Actors: Farm Unions, organized under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (“United Farmers’ Front”)Tactics - Protest camps, nonviolent occupation, sit-ins -...
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...