No Pulp Mill, Nordea -- more information
January 6, 2010 06:30 PM
In the last two days an incredible 5,000 Avaaz members from across Scandenavia have contacted Nordea Bank urging them not to fund a destructive pulp mill in Tasmania, Australia. For the first time, Nordea bank announced via Twitter today that...
Photos from Climate Shame stunt on the last day of Copenhagen Summit
December 18, 2009 02:00 PM
On what was scheduled to be the last day of the Copenhagen climate talks, a diverse crowd of global civil society locked out of the negotiations sent a clear message of "Climate Shame" to Obama, Merkel, Hu, Harper, and...
The World Wants a Real Deal -- high res photos from Dec. 12 day of action
December 12, 2009 06:15 AM
Today -- December 12, 2009 -- tens of thousands of people around the world gather at 3000 events in over 130 different countries with one message: the world wants a real climate deal at Copenhagen. Below is a slideshow with...
Japanese Youth Go Green, Call For Japan To "Save Copenhagen"
December 10, 2009 12:30 PM
It's a huge part of Copenhagen, the financing of the $200 billion fund for climate change adaptation. We cannot get a deal unless richer nations -- also referred to as Annex 1 in legal-speak -- put money on the...
Show us your climate leader
November 6, 2009 01:45 PM
The clock is ticking on climate change. In one month, 192 countries will meet at the international climate summit in Copenhagen to negotiate a new global treaty to prevent catastrophic climate change. Everyone, including our political leaders, know what needs...
Show me your climate leader
November 6, 2009 01:00 PM
The clock is ticking on climate change. In one month, 192 countries will meet at the international climate summit in Copenhagen to negotiate a new global treaty to prevent catastrophic climate change. Everyone, including our political leaders, know what needs...
From Here to a Global Climate Treaty
October 14, 2009 05:00 PM
Right now Copenhagen is the most important city in the world. In just 2 short months, the city might witness the formation of a global climate treaty. You've heard of the Kyoto protocol - the climate treaty that the US...
Close Gitmo, End Torture
October 6, 2009 03:45 PM
Inspired by sustained support for an end to torture from the world community and a clear majority of Americans, Avaaz.org launched a metro billboard ad campaign to remind policymakers that torture is illegal, unethical and a top recruiting tool...
Stripping in Rome
July 9, 2009 05:05 PM
On July 8th Italian Avaaz volunteers and members of the Avaaz European climate action factory -- a rapid response group of youth climate activists supported by Avaaz to raise the level of ambition for climate action in Europe -- organised...
V Summit of the Americas in Trinidad & Tobago: mission impossible, mission accomplished.
May 4, 2009 11:42 AM
Dear friends, During the Summit of the Americas, Avaaz sailed into the harbour at Port of Spain, Trinidad and delivered a message to President Obama to lift the Cuban embargo. The call came from more than 50,000 Avaaz members from...
Exxon responds to Avaaz spoof ad: "We don't understand"
April 29, 2009 11:21 PM
This week, Avaaz has been running an advertisement on Washington DC television spoofing ExxonMobil's hypnotically disingenuous ad campaign—you know, the ones where friendly, nerdy people tell you how their work at ExxonMobil will help the environment. The message of our...
