Hnutí DUHA

Hnutí DUHA was founded in 1989 by a group of students from Brno, Czechoslovakia shortly before the end of Communist rule, and officially registered as a non-governmental organization on 28 September 1990 under the name Hnutí Duha - Přátelé Země Česká republika (The Rainbow Movement - Friends of the Earth Czech Republic).Among the most well-known members are Vojtěch Kotecký and two of the founders: Jan Beránek and Jakub Patočka.The movement rejects formal hierarchical structure and prefers to work in task-oriented semi-independent groups.Starting in 2001, the movement issues a bi-monthly journal Sedmá generace (The Seventh Generation).[4] The movement organizes protest campaigns (e.g. a long campaign against the Temelín Nuclear Power Station during the 1990s), provides environmental impact estimates for assessment processes and for new legislative acts, offers ecological services for individuals and municipalities and promotes the use of renewable technologies.
Non-governmental organizationCzech RepublicEnglishenvironmental movementFriends of the Earth InternationalCzechoslovakiaend of Communist ruleGreenpeaceJan BeránekCzech Green PartyPragueOlomoucHeinrich Böll FoundationTemelín Nuclear Power StationBohemialigniteFriends of the Earth Europe