In this notebook Ulrich Mueller describes a strategy of the FoodFirst Information and Action Network to influence large mining operations that were causing various human rights abuses, by putting pressure on banks and other financial institutions that invest in those mines.

This notebook demonstrates how international mechanisms can be a powerful tool for organizations trying to bring about change in their community.  This notebook uses the example of Northern Ireland and describes how the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) was able to successfully utilise the UN Committee Against Torture to pressure the UK to establish mechanisms and standards for human rights.

In this notebook a strong message was sent to theTurkish government when 30 million people turned off their lights for a full minute.  With this simple action the people of Turkey began to speak out against government corruption and break the cylce of fear and apathy.  Turning off lights turned into stronger forms of protest and became the biggest public protest against corruption in Turkish history.