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Case Studies

Activist projects that worked – or didn't – and why.

A blade of grass is sunlit in a field at sunset.

Sea, Sunset, and AI for Organising

How organisers are using it, and how to make it work for you.

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Why Lawfare Backfires

Ban the candidate, boost the cause

Inside Serbia’s massive student uprising

Inside Serbia’s massive student uprising

(And the tactics you can use)

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Trump 2.0: What Activists Must Do Differently This Time

A Conversation on Activism, Coalitions, and Social Media with US Political Commentator Katie Halper

Why the Far-Right Wins

Why the Far-Right Wins

Lessons from the Austrian election that the left needs to hear.

Positive reinforcement: A fresh approach to activism

Positive reinforcement: A fresh approach to activism

Our world is driven by penalties and shaming. There might be a better way to make change happen.

Greece's political shift could spark a grassroots reawakening

Greece's political shift could spark a grassroots reawakening

As a country swings to the right, grassroots activism gets the chance for a reboot.

e08: Should killing nature be a crime?

e08: Should killing nature be a crime?

An interview with Jojo Mehta, executive director and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International.

How to build a nationwide rebellion

How to build a nationwide rebellion

Lessons from the successful Don’t Pay campaign in the UK, in the words of one of their organisers.

How far is too far?

How far is too far?

An enlightening debate on disruptive protest, with an activist who spends time in police custody for doing it.

Know what you want

Know what you want

Don’t Pay UK, and why your campaign demands need to be concrete and measurable.

Tiny protest, big results

Tiny protest, big results

Last week, two activists glued themselves to a painting to protest climate change. It was smarter than you think.

Providing hope in the dark

Providing hope in the dark

Highlights of an inspiring interview I did with Miguel Duarte, the migrants rights activist who helped save 14,000 people... and faced 20 years in prison for it.

Media activism: A Greek crisis story

Media activism: A Greek crisis story

A look inside two grassroots media campaigns, working on the frontline of a financial war.

Successful activism works like this

Successful activism works like this

A post-mortem of a recent, local campaign I worked on to save a piece of Portugal’s natural beauty from private development.

I’m Mehran Khalili, a political consultant and photographer based in Athens. Get Subvrt — strategy and tactics for movements.