activism
Moby: free Europe concerts for climate change
'Play4Climate.eu' raises awareness among Europe's youth before the December UN summit in Copenhagen. We chat to the American musician/ activist
activism, concert, green, music, copenhagen, summit, art for free
Clermont-Ferrand – where are the right-wing?
How and why has the French city been obstinately socialist for 60 years? We look at its challenge for the 21st century
activism, mayor, socialist, right wing, clermont-ferrand, politics, europe on the ground
Youth in Estonia: no country for student activists
Talking politics to Estonians is more likely to make the temperature drop than the Baltic chill, whilst Europe is remote from students' daily concerns
activism, estonia, identité européene, european elections 2009, eu debate on the ground, tallinn, best of cafebabel.com
Photos: Prague Spring, forty years on
On 21 August Prague commemorated forty years of it’s famous democratic ‘spring’, which ended revolt in the capital this past century. The spontaneous protest caught the world by surprise, before it was reprimanded by the Soviet regime. Images
activism, photogallery, soviet, communism, photo, photography, violence
4x4s: urban penis substitutes
As night falls across cities in Europe, including here in Lyon, 'eco-guerillas' deflate four-wheeler car tyres in a revolt against a lifestyle which they find scandalous
activism, underground, 4x4, lyon, environment, climate change, protest
Bike traffic: return of the scorchers
Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities
activism, asia, green cities, germany, berlin, traffic, china
International Roma Day: Aladár Horváth on reality TV in Hungary
A leading activist denounces ghettos and the media-created ‘exotic trash’ images of Europe's biggest minority of eight million people, who celebrate their day on 8 April
activism, hungary, aladár horváth, roma, budapest, family, discrimination
FREEZE! by the Eiffel Tower in Paris
On 8 March 2008, 3, 000 people suddenly stopped dead in their tracks and froze like statues at the Trocadero Square 'because we usually spend all day long running around like lunatics'
activism, video gallery, internet, facebook, flash mob, paris, youth
Feminism in France: the Rose Revolution
May 1968 was a turning point in world history, but it was also a rupture for women's history. Feminists of yesterday and today tell us about their war
activism, freedom of opinion, freedom, culture, human rights, abortion, history
Lux Voor: the changing face of politics
Neither coalition nor legal organisation, the ‘Lux Voor’ movement, founded in March 2006, radically questions contemporary Dutch politics. We take a look at this flourishing network
activism, netherlands, corruption, development, education system, amsterdam, competition
