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July 1, 2022

Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees

Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly

Activism

Jamuna Tudu – Protector Of Trees A.K.A Lady Tarzan of Jharkhand

There are always some people who make quick money by selling trees illegally from the forest. Jamuna Tudu and five other women confronted a timber mafia in Jharkhand & prevented illegal felling of trees near her village. This group later

May 10, 2022

Madonna-Thunder Hawk: Indigenous American Activist

Activism·USA

Born in1940 as Madonna Philips, Thunder Hawk was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. She hails from the Feather Necklace Tiospaye (extended family) &

Shyam Sundar Paliwal, The Father of Ecofeminism In India

Activism·India

Shyam Sundar Paliwal has dedicated his life to planting trees and encouraging the wellbeing of a girl child. Paliwal lost his daughter in 2006.

Activism·Climate·Energy

Environmental Groups Challenge TVA’s Dirty Energy Plans in Tennessee: Legal Battle Erupts

A lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)) has been filed by the Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, over its

Govind Tekale

June 20, 2023

Activism·Nature·USA

Environmentalists Sue EPA Over Regulatory Loophole for Pesticide-Coated Seeds: Taking a Stand

A lawsuit is being filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This action comes from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA). These environmentalist

Karmactive Staff

June 15, 2023

Activism·Fashion·World

Iranian Model’s Cannes Outfit Shines Light on Iran’s Execution Crisis: When Fashion Becomes a Protest

The red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival has become a platform for glamorous costumes and political statements. Iranian model Mahlagha Jaberi made a statement on the Cannes red carpet with a

Rahul Somvanshi

June 6, 2023

Activism

Climate Activist Detained: US and United Nations Decry Suppression of Free Speech in Vietnam

Seeing this as a suppression of free speech, the US and United Nations have criticized the detention of a prominent climate activist by the Vietnamese government. On Wednesday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong,

Govind Tekale

June 4, 2023

Activism·Pollution·Water

Impaired but Not Hopeless: How Montana Conservation Groups are Targeting Gallatin River Pollution”

Montana officials have classified miles of the Gallatin River as “impaired” due to pollution-induced algal blooms. Montana conservation groups have found a beneficial side to the “impaired” listing, as it allows for

Rahul Somvanshi

April 27, 2023

Activism·Europe·Sport

Protesters Interrupt World Snooker Championship with Orange Powder Attack

Two protesters disrupted the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, calling for the halt of all new UK fossil fuel projects by the government. The disruption brought the match between Robert Milkins and

Rahul Somvanshi

April 18, 2023

Activism·Plastic·Pollution

The Trash-Eating Water Wheel: Baltimore’s Beloved Mr.Trash Wheel and the Order of the Wheel

Mr.Trash Wheel is loved by Baltimore as he gives his devotees a chance to prove their worth. Now membership in the (not exactly) exclusive, (not quite) secret society, the Order of the

Govind Tekale

April 7, 2023

Activism·Nature

Julia Butterfly Hill: The Woman Who Lived on a Tree for 738 Days to Save the Redwoods

A tree sit in California’s Redwood Forest was started by Julia Butterfly Hill to protest logging efforts. Hill lived on two platforms in cramped, windy, and wet conditions for 738 days. An

Govind Tekale

April 5, 2023

Activism·World

Red Carpet Revolutions: Climate Activists Take Center Stage at Berlin Film Festival 2023

The opening ceremony of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2023, was disrupted by climate change activists. The Last Generation group, made up of two activists, glued themselves to

Govind Tekale

February 18, 2023

Activism·Nature

Rare Cacti Conservation: The Hunt for Crested Saguaro

The Crested Saguaro Society is a group of volunteers that have been searching the Sonoran Desert since 2005 for the crested saguaro cactus. The group has found around 3,300 crested saguaros, which

Karmactive Team

February 14, 2023

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