Actions
Politicians will continue to bury their head in the sand, if we don’t pull on their tails.
More and more Indigenous Peoples, local communities, climate justice groups and civil initiatives around the world are countering airport projects and aviation.
They defend, demonstrate, organise creative interventions, do flash mobs and direct actions – join them and show that people can take matters into their own hands!
Toolkits for your Actions
Action Toolkit to Counter Aviation
The Action Toolkit includes tools and tips for planning high impact actions with a wide variety of tactics, and for building effective strategies for resistance.
It also features several highlighted stories of actions taken by different groups all over the world, presenting their learnings so that you don’t have to start from scratch.
Subvertising Toolkit
Counter aviation ads with the help of our subvertising action toolkit and posters with “alternative” aviation ads – for you to use as you wish!
Stay Grounded and Badvertising developped these resources for our subvertising action weeks that took place in April 2024.
Get support for your action!
Apply for the action pot
As Stay Grounded, we support groups to organise actions countering airports or aviation and spread the word about the steps for a climate-just mobility and our growing movement. We especially encourage groups from Global South countries to apply.
If you are planning to organise an action that fits our criteria below and need support, you can apply via the form below at any time. If you have any questions regarding the process or you are not sure whether you can apply for your action, don’t hesitate to get in contact via info@stay-grounded.org
Do you want to join a local group?
Map of Airport-Related Injustice and Resistance
An interactive feature map brings together case studies documenting a diversity of injustice related to airport projects.
It presents more than 100 cases as detailed examples of the conflicts generated by airport projects around the world. The research also identified more than 300 cases of airport projects where there is evidence of conflict, that merit further investigation.
Latest Actions
No Aviation Week: Stay Grounded members denounce aviation event in Barcelona
Originally published in Catalan We call for the cancellation of the Aviation Week, a clear example of the connections between colonialism, racism, militarism, and the destruction of the planet and our cities! On October 23-24, the Aviation Week (MRO) will take place...
Oil Kills: Global Uprising Grounds Flights, Demands End to Fossil Fuels
Over several weeks, activists across Europe, North America, and Africa took bold action under the banner "Oil Kills," targeting airports and demanding a treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030. These actions highlighted aviation as a critical component of the global...
Groups denounce London City Airport Expansion, in Fourth Day of Protests Targeting Airports
Airport protests are taking place in at least six countries today: the UK, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Canada, and the USA. The protests come at the end of a week of civil disobedience during which Oil Kills disrupted airports in 10 countries across Europe...
Action Conference 2022
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Conference Programme
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Summary of the Conference
Read a summary written by us
The AviAction: Stay Grounded Action Conference took place form 5-9 October 2022. with over 150 people, along with several dozen participating online, joining.
One result of the conference is the Action Toolkit.
The conference was hosted by N.A.D.A. – No to the expansion of Lille-Lesquin Airport, and it was an opportunity to share experiences, strengthen bonds and discuss strategies to counter the climate-damaging aviation industry and pave the way towards a just mobility system.
There was also time for taking action to support the local struggle against airport expansion and to stand in solidarity and make visible other struggles to counter aviation around the world.
Action Weeks
Action weeks 2018
From 30th of September to 14th of October 2018, people around the globe held colorful actions and events showing that in the face of the climate crisis, aviation growth cannot continue – as well as highlighting more environmentally sound and socially just forms of mobility.
Action weeks 2016
Coinciding with the ICAO conference, local affected people, action groups and networks from around the world, organized the global action days. Actions took place in Austria, Mexico, the U.K., Canada, Turkey and France and Australia.