Mar 1, 2019-2019
Macedonia
Monuments to Illegal Garbage
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ACTIVISTS/ACT.GROUPS/DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP
Contemporary Art Centre, Macedonia
TARGET
Macedonian government
WIDELY HELD BELIEF
The illegal dumping of waste is a health and environmental hazard.
CASE NARRATIVE
Issue and Opponent: Macedonia is frequently among the worst polluters of all countries in the world. Particularly within Skopje City, there are countless illegal landfills where citizens carelessly dump their garbage. The opponents of this campaign are both the citizens who contribute to illegal dumping and the government for its lack of a response.
Dilemma Action: Protestors mapped over 50 locations of illegal garbage disposal sights and signing of 16 places across Macedonia where people dispose of large amounts of heavy garbage and construction waste. Signs were created drawing attention to the dumpsites, putting pressure on the government to act.
Outcome: At least 800 sites have been cleaned, including one in the center of Skopje.
PRIMARY STRUGGLE/GOAL
NONVIOLENT TACTICS USED
DA TACTICS USED
Banners/posters/displayed communications
CASE NARRATIVE WRITER
SUCCESS METRICS
4 / 12
(CONC) Concessions were made
(MC) Media Coverage
(PS) Dilemma action built sympathy with the public
Artivism
PART OF A LARGER CAMPAIGN
0 / 3
RESOURCES
Project documentation
Dilemma Actions Coding Guidebook
Case study documentation
Dilemma_Actions_Analysis_Dataset
SOURCES
Actipedia. 2019. “Monuments to Illegal Garbage,” Retrieved July 23, 2023. (https://actipedia.org/project/monuments-illegal-garbage).
https://akademik.mk/gragani-na-andardi-4/. Accessed April 15, 2022.
Cholakovska, Jana. 2020. “This European Country Has Some of the World’s Worst Air, and ‘It’s Too Expensive’ to Fix,” Vice News. Retrieved July 23, 2023. (https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7gnvx/north-macedonia-air-pollution-worst-smog).
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