A portrait of humanity in the form of over 6,000 video interviews with people from thousands of the world's different cultures and sub-cultures - about their fears, dreams, hopes, ordeals and concerns. www.7billionothers.org

Action Aid is a charity fighting poverty and injustice, in over 40 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is working with local people to fight hunger, seek justice for women and education for children, and to cope with emergencies. www.actionaid.org.uk/about-us

A global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights and for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. www.amnesty.org

Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the UK to work exclusively against slavery. It works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world. www.antislavery.org

It offers workshops for communities currently resisting the destruction of their territories by resource extraction projects. With photographs, stories, maps, and films, it teaches about the people, environment, and land. It works with youth, elders, and educators on arts, media, and communication projects to strengthen the struggles for the defense of Mother Earth. It is currently based in Colombia and has projects there and in Venezuela. www.beehivecollective.org

Black Lives matter was formed in 2012 and is a U.S-based organization, online forum and broad movement which is building connections between Black people and allies to : highlight U.S. state and police violence against Black people, expose the deep cultural oppression of Black people, fight anti-Black racism, spark dialogue among Black people, highlight inequality and Black poverty, and to encourage social action and engagement. It is working for the validity of Black life and to (re)build the Black liberation movement. www.blacklivesmatter.com

This is a not-for-profit organisation based at City University, London with a team of journalists producing high-quality investigations for press and broadcast media with the aim of educating the public and the media on both the realities of today’s world and the value of honest reporting. www.thebureauinvestigates.com

The Coalition of Resistance is a broad UK-based national campaign linked to no particular political party, whose role is to focus community opposition to “austerity” measures, to protect communities, jobs and welfare services and to develop an alternative programme for economic and social recovery. It is part of widespread international resistance to “austerity” measures and opposes all proposals to “solve” the crisis by discrimination or scapegoating on the grounds of disability, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, age, sexual orientation or identity. www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk

CAAT in the UK works to end the international arms trade. The arms business has a devastating impact on human rights and security, damages economic development and reinforces a militaristic approach to international problems. www.caat.org.uk

An online facility that enables anyone to start a petition, mobilise support and try to create change in society. change.org

This international alliance has worked for nearly two decades to strengthen citizen action and civil society, working with : Civil society networks and organisations; trade unions; faith-based networks; professional bodies; NGO capacity developers; philanthropic bodies and other funders. www.civicus.org

This is a US-based women-led global network of women and men working for peace and social justice and celebrating women as global peacemakers. It is famous for confronting warmongers and holding war criminals accountable. It works to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect money into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs. It opposes : the continuing U.S. military actions, torture, the detention center at Guantanamo, weaponized and spy drones, the prosecution of whistleblowers, U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine and repressive regimes. Instead of all that CodePink calls for people to "wage peace’ and to build a “Peace Economy”. www.codepink.org

Common Dreams is a non-profit independent news center created in 1997 as a new media model, with no advertising, corporate underwriting or government funding. It shares its readers’ progressive values of social justice, human rights, equality and peace and it encourages critical thinking and civic action on a diverse range of social, economic, and civil rights issues. It publishes honest, independent and diverse breaking news, insightful views, videos and press releases that resonate globally with progressives, writers, activists and everyday citizens, providing reliable information, critical thought and creative ideas. www.commondreams.org

Corporate Watch is a UK-based independent, not-for-profit journalism, research and publishing group that undertakes research on the social and environmental impact of corporations and corporate power. It strives for a society that is truly democratic, equitable, non-exploitative and ecologically sustainable. www.corporatewatch.org

For democracy to work, people need easy access to independent, diverse sources of news and information. Democracy Now! is US-based and gives access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts. www.democracynow.org

An independent research organisation which audits democracy and human rights in the UK. It has a small core team of staff and associates and draws on a wider network of scholars, lawyers and others. www.democraticaudit.com

The arms trade is a threat to peace, security and development worldwide. The European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) was founded in 1984 and meets annually to discuss arms export policies, action strategies and new developments in military industies. It does continuous work to help campaigners and researchers in different European countries keep an overview of the European arms trade. www.enaat.org

XR is a growing community of citizens, environmental defenders and climate activists. It promotes change in political and economic systems to maximise well-being and minimise harm. XR uses nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience to elicit change, demanding that : Governments must tell the truth about the climate and the wider ecological emergency, reverse inconsistent policies and work alongside the media to communicate with citizens. Governments must enact legally binding policy measures to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and to reduce consumption levels. National Citizen's Assemblies should be formed to oversee this change. https://rebellion.earth

Films For Action is a community-powered alternative news center and learning library for people who want to change the world. It uses the power of film to raise awareness of important social, environmental, and media-related issues not covered by the mainstream news and gives citizens the information and perspectives essential for creating a more just, sustainable, and democratic world. www.filmsforaction.org

A worldwide campaigning group on environmental and sustainable development issues. Active in many parts of the world and on many issues over four decades. www.foe.co.uk

Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. It seeks to raise awareness and influence public policy concerning potential and actual genocide. Its purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide. www.genocidewatch.net

An international alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, women’s and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders to meet their own promises to end poverty and inequality. www.whiteband.org

GFI promotes national and multilateral policies, safeguards, and agreements aimed at stopping illicit financial flows which allow $1 trillion of illegally earned, transferred or utilized money to be spirited out of developing countries annually. Such funds enable drug cartels, terrorist organizations and tax evaders to move cash around the globe, undermining the work of international institutions, stripping developing nations of critical resources, and contributing to failed states. www.gfintegrity.org

Global Justice Now (formerly the World Development Movement) campaigns against the root causes of global poverty and inequality, and for economic justice for the world’s poor majority. It shows that global poverty is not inevitable but results from government policies, economic structures and corporate behaviour and that there are much better alternatives to corporate-led globalisation. It works for a world where resources are controlled by the many, not the few, and works in solidarity with social movements around the world to fight injustice. www.globaljustice.org.uk

Global Witness runs campaigns against natural resource-related conflict and against the corruption and environmental and human rights abuses around the control of natural resources. Its work reveals how abundant natural resources can incentivise corruption, destabilise governments, and lead to war. It seeks solutions so that citizens of resource-rich countries can get a fair share of their country’s wealth. It also helps bring the perpetrators of this corruption and conflict to justice. www.globalwitness.org

Global group campaigning on environmental issues in a peaceful, non-violent manner and promoting debate and solutions for society’s environmental choices leading towards a green and peaceful future. www.greenpeace.org

This group campaigns to counter racism, fascism and the politics of hate . It campaigns within communities where organised racists seek their support. It builds relationships, mobilises people and gives confidence to those who dislike racism, giving a more positive alternative to the politics of despair. It is not aligned to any political party. www.hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/

One of the world’s leading independent organisations dedicated to defending and protecting Human Rights. www.hrw.org

The IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC. Currently 195 countries are Members of the IPCC and these Governments participate in the review process. The IPCC enables policymakers at all levels of government all around the world to take sound, evidence-based decisions. www.ipcc.ch

ICAN, founded in 2007, is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty which was adopted in July 2017. It works to build a powerful global groundswell of public support for the abolition of nuclear weapons. By engaging a diverse range of groups and working alongside the Red Cross and like-minded governments, it has helped reshape the debate on nuclear weapons and is generating momentum towards elimination. ICAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2017. www.icanw.org

The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it employs some 12,000 people in 80 countries; it is financed mainly by voluntary donations from governments and from national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. www.icrc.org

The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, began in 2002 and is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. www.icc-cpi.int

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) includes 2,500 civil society organizations in 150 different countries working in partnership to strengthen international cooperation with the ICC; ensure that the Court is fair, effective and independent; make justice both visible and universal; and advance stronger national laws that deliver justice to victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. iccnow.org

IDEA is an intergovernmental organization which supports sustainable democratic development worldwide by providing comparative knowledge for democracy builders, providing policy development and analysis, influencing policies and politics, and supporting democratic reform. www.idea.int

An award-winning humanitarian news and analysis service reporting from the frontlines of humanitarian action around the world. Its reports are used directly in planning, advocacy and policy development. www.irinnews.org

The Less Network is working on models and practical examples of sustainable local economies that aim for economic and environmental security with zero carbon emissions, minimal use of finite resources, and the elimination of all pollutants. www.lessnet.co.uk

Also known as the 'National Council for Civil Liberties', it seeks to protect civil liberties and promote human rights, the values of individual human dignity, equal treatment and fairness as the foundations of a democratic society. www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk

This campaigning organisation exists to close the gap between the world's rich and poor, reduce malnutrition, AIDS, conflict and illiteracy, which arise through an unjust global trade system and crippling debt burdens on poor nations. www.makepovertyhistory.org

Exists to show how mainstream press and media operate as a propaganda system for the elite interests that dominate modern societies. It exposes how news and commentary are ‘filtered’ and distorted by the media’s profit-orientation, by its dependence on advertisers, parent companies, wealthy owners and official news sources. www.medialens.org

New Gaza is an online newspaper hosted by Al Thorayya media organisation in Gaza, and UK writers. It covers art, culture, cuisine, health, environmentalism and human interest, etc. From a perspective that is often neglected by the mainstream media, it shares tales of loss, joy, triumph, innovation and hope. Anyone can contribute information or share their activities for Palestine in this online newspaper. www.new-gaza.com

This workers’ co-operative and magazine reports on : world poverty and inequality, the unjust relationship between the powerful and powerless worldwide, and the radical changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all. It is an important focal point in the fight for global justice. www.newint.org

Occupy London began outside the London Stock Exchange in 2011. It is part of a global movement that has brought together concerned citizens to fight for a new political and economic system that puts people, democracy and the environment before profit. Ordinary people and communities around the world are being devastated by a crisis they did not cause. Political elites have chosen to protect corporations, financial institutions and the rich at the expense of the majority. www.occupylondon.org.uk

OWS began in 2011 in Manhattan’s Financial District, and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States and over 1,500 actions globally. It fights social and economic inequality caused by the corrosive power of major banks and corporations who corrupt the democratic process, and it fights the role of Wall Street in creating an economic collapse that has caused the greatest recession in generations. www.occupywallst.org

The UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is a leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Its mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. www.odi.org.uk

Oxfam focuses its work on vital issues to tackle the root causes of global poverty, from life's basics - food, water, health and education - to complex questions around aid, climate change and human rights. It delivers much-needed aid and development projects in many parts of the world. www.oxfam.org.uk

This is a project of the Women's International League for Peace, formed in 1915. It promotes the role of women in preventing conflict, and the equal and full participation of women in all efforts to create and maintain international peace and security. www.peacewomen.org

Popular Resistance is a U.S-based organization which helps bring movements for peace, justice, economic fairness and environmental protection together into an independent, non-violent and diverse movement to end the power of concentrated wealth and shift power to the people. It puts human needs before corporate greed and corrupt government. It supports the growing culture of resistance to the corporate takeover of government which is dominated by a duopoly - the two ‘corporate-party’ system - within an unfair economy and political system, both controlled by big corporations and big finance. www.popularresistance.org

The Real News Network is an online global TV news and documentary service providing independent journalism, investigating, reporting and debating stories on the critical issues of our times, e.g : Movements for the rights of working people, women, children, immigrants, indigenous people, for freedom of religion and conscience, for moral and spiritual values and for peace and against racism and the health of our planet. It does not accept advertising, government or corporate funding. www.therealnews.com

(aka Reporters Sans Frontières) Exists to monitor attacks on freedom of information worldwide and denounce them in the media. It co-operates with governments to fight censorship and restrictions on freedom of information, and it assists persecuted journalists, war correspondents, and their families. www.rsf.org

Reprieve is an organisation of courageous and committed human rights defenders, fighting for the victims of extreme human rights abuses with a combination of public pressure and legal action. Its worldwide supporters are connected by a belief in human rights and justice. It provides free legal and investigative support to some of the world’s most vulnerable people, e.g. those facing : execution, rendition, torture, extrajudicial imprisonment or extrajudicial killing. www.reprieve.org.uk

Rising Tide is a grassroots international network of groups and individuals who take direct action to confront the root causes of climate change and to promote local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis. http://risingtide.org.uk

This ensures banks and other financial institutions pay tax on the purchase and sale of stocks, bonds, commodities, unit trusts, mutual funds, and derivatives such as futures and options. So far, eleven European countries, (not the U.K.) have pledged to implement a Financial Transaction Tax, otherwise known as a ‘Robin Hood Tax’ : Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia and Estonia. France has started to implement theirs. The receipts are to be spent on reducing poverty, tackling climate change and supporting vital social services, like Health. www.robinhoodtax.org.uk

Searchlight exposes fascist and racist activities and alerts the rest of the community to their intentions, plans and trends. Searchlight is the first port of call for activists, journalists, politicians and academics seeking information to counter organised racism in Britain. www.searchlightmagazine.com

Steps is a non-profit organisation that combines documentaries, new media, various resources and outreach to get millions of people talking about big global issues. All the resources and films are freely available online. They tackle big issues and are also moving, subtle and thought-provoking. It ran a major global project, ‘Why Democracy?’ in 2007 and another in 2012, ‘Why Poverty?’ builds on that. Both have been broadcast all over the world. www.whypoverty.net

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. It works closely with intergovernmental organizations, e.g. the United Nations and the European Union. www.sipri.org

This is a global movement to make governments answer to citizens (not corporations), to help people make a living safely and ethically, for products that are produced and marketed ethically, sustainably and transparently, for the right of communities to manage and protect their own environment and natural resources, and for businesses that put people and the planet first, instead of corporate greed. www.sumofus.org

It promotes transparency in international finance and opposes secrecy and cover-ups. It also promotes tax compliance and opposes tax evasion and tax avoidance, and all the mechanisms that enable owners and controllers of wealth to escape their responsibilities to the societies on which they and their wealth depend. www.taxjustice.net

An independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. They were brought together in 2007 by Nelson Mandela. They are not bound by the interests of any nation, government or institution. They promote the shared interests of humanity, and the universal human rights we all share. www.theelders.org

This is a global coalition against corruption. It works for a world in which government, politics, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. www.transparency.org

Truthout is a US-based non-profit activist news project which reveals systemic injustice and provides a platform for transformative ideas, through in-depth investigative reporting and critical analysis. It works to spur a revolution in consciousness and to inspire the direct action that is necessary to save the planet and humanity. Its an extremely useful way to get daily updates on global issues that help you understand the world and what needs to change. www.truth-out.org

This is a UK-based grassroots movement which is taking action to highlight alternatives to the current government's spending cuts which disproportionately hit the poor and vulnerable. UKUncut opposes tax avoidance and evasion and the cuts being made to public services by government which are being made in order to prop up greedy private sector corporations and institutions. www.ukuncut.org

The UN has existed since 1945 to prevent wars and maintain international peace and security, extend human rights, promote the dignity and worth of all people and nations, to establish justice and respect for treaty obligations and international law, and to promote social progress, better standards of life and wider freedom. www.un.org

War Child works in countries devastated by armed conflict to support and improve the protection and care of children and young people, including child soldiers, victims of rape and abduction, disabled children and street children who live with a combination of insecurity, poverty and exclusion in some of these places. www.warchild.org.uk

WikiLeaks defends and extends freedom by giving the public access to information that governments, corporations and others want to keep secret. It reveals original source material so that readers and historians can see evidence of the truth. It has shed light on hundreds of thousands of killings, billions of dollars' worth of corruption, and countless lies told by governments, corporations and others. It also revealed the massive global extent of governments’ secret surveillance of their own citizens. WikiLeaks is opening up governments, corporations and others in ways that they do not like – on behalf of us, the world’s citizens. www.wikileaks.org

Witness has for 20 years been empowering human rights defenders to use video and storytelling to fight injustice, and to transform personal stories of human rights abuses into powerful tools that can pressurise those in power or with power to act. www.witness.org

This series of documentary films (available online here) is the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the roles of women in war and peace. It reveals how women are primary targets in war and conflict and are suffering unprecedented casualties. Yet women are also emerging as necessary partners in brokering lasting peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict. www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace

It works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs. The Institute’s top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious food, expansion of environmentally sound jobs and development, the transformation of cultures from consumerism to sustainability, and an early end to population growth through healthy and intentional childbearing. www.worldwatch.org