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What is Activista?

Activista is ActionAid's network of students and young people across both rich and poor countries, who are all campaigning for a HungerFREE and poverty-free world.

Since the summer of 2007, Activista volunteers, music promoters and musicians have been running a range of global music and festival events, creating further awareness of and support for the campaign.

You can check us out on myactivista.org

 

 

What is Activista

 

Latest news:

First festival of the summer!

Rockstar wigs, giant mikes and blow up guitars attracted thousands of punters to the first big HungerFREE music festival outing of the summer – at Beach Break Live in Wales. Festival goers helped us put hunger in the headlines by dressing up as a rock star and posing for a front cover shot. what's more, we collected an amazing 2,740 actions.

Activista/Bollocks To Poverty volunteers and ActionAid staff tPutting poverty back in the Headlines at the Beach Break Live 2010 Festival. ©ActionAid

Check out more photos on the UK website (if you were there, you can search for yourself and your friends by name).



Activistas EU action for the Millenium development goals

In Luxembourg Activistas from across Europe, armed with a giant hourglass, call on EU to keep their promises on the Millennium Development Goals: A billion hungry for EU action!

Activista Activists outside the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Luxembourg, 14 June 2010. ©ActionAid Italia

 

More news:

 

Mitchelle Magero from Kenya (holding megaphone) with Edith January from Zimbabwe, with other Climate debt agents Copenhagen, November 17 2009. ©Peter Bischoff/ActionAidActivistas Hit Copenhagen

The rich countries of the world are responsible for climate changes - while the poor countries bear the burden. The rich countries have a huge climate debt to pay! Our Climate Debt Agents were at the Un Summit in Copenhagen making politicians remember their obligation.

  • Find out more about what the Activistas got up to in Copenhagen
  • Go to our "Climate Debt Agents" website

 

What you can do:

If you find hunger unacceptable help us force governments to respect and protect people’s rights Sign our petition now!

activista_iconJoin Activista. The Activista network MyActivista.org is brand new. Check it out to find out the latest news get more information on how you can become involved!

 

 

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