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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

Environment

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

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CC BY 4.0 Deed, Attribution 4.0 International

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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