The great victories people have won the world over have been secured because groups of people got together, and mobilised thousands of their peers to demand justice.
As the nation-state came into its own in the 19th century along with the industrial revolution, its citizens had to be bound tightly together and mobilised for industry.
Encouraged by the presidential guard and radio propaganda, an unofficial militia group called the Interahamwe (meaning those who attack together) was mobilised.
"It is particularly encouraging to note that such an amount of dedicated professionals have been mobilised and are working together to contain what could become a tragic humanitarian crisis, said Guy.
While it's not over, this is a sign that as citizens working together, mobilising, we certainly are able to bring change".
Encouraged by anti-Tutsi propaganda, tens of thousands of members of an unofficial militia group, the Interahamwe - meaning "those who stand together" - was mobilised to carry out massacres.
I've been doing this since 1992 and was a schoolteacher until there were no children to teach in the conflict, but there were so many human rights violations of women – my friends and I formed our agency to be together, and I mobilised groups to talk of women's rights.
It is a fact that were it not for the stocks held by UNICEF and counterparts that were quickly mobilised and delivered to the site, together with the timeliness and flexibility of the procurement process and commitment of both WES and Supplies staff at UNICEF, it would not have been possible to implement this Drought Emergency Response Project in time to mitigate the effects of the drought.
Another thing that might have put me in this position was that last year, when I worked as a supervisor at a secondary school, together with some parents I mobilised a protest against the deportation of an Albanian family.
Before it has properly identified or even begun to comprehend the nature of its enemy, the US government has, in a rush of publicity and embarrassing rhetoric, cobbled together an "international coalition against terror", mobilised its army, its air force, its navy and its media, and committed them to battle.
Those who were unable to leave their homes mobilised in other ways, like banging pots and pans together between 11 and 11 15 every night.
