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Activism and Campaign History: Start Here

Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.

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First Nations Resources: Start Here

A guide to First Nations campaigning and activist resources in the Commons Social Change Library including stories and perspectives.

Report cover - Title reads 'Passing the message stick'. The subheading reads 'Messages that build widespread public support for transformative change on First Nations justice, now and beyond the referendum.' The image is an aerial of an Australian coastline - clear, turquoise water with white sand, coastal vegetation and red soil.

Passing the Message Stick: Messages that Build Support for Change on First Nations Justice

Persuasive messaging to build widespread support for transformative change, like treaties, truth-telling and representation, now and beyond the referendum.

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How to Recruit more People: Lessons from Rukiya in 350 Kenya

Rukiya, a 350.org organiser in Kenya, shares stories of how they recruited people for the African DeCOALinise Campaign.

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Accessible Pub Crawls and Positive Change: An Interview with Des Ryan

In this interview hear about Des Ryan’s annual accessible pub crawl in the town of Rockhampton in Australia – making positive change.

Carly Findlay- a woman with a red face and short dark curly hair, tied up in a colourful scarf. She’s wearing a pomegranate print dress over a grey top. She’s smiling. Yellow text on a blue background reads All about Carly Findlay: Writer, Speaker, Disability and Appearance Activist. There are yellow wavy lines on the top and bottom of image and yellow and red dots above Carly's head.

All about Carly Findlay: Writer, Speaker, Disability and Appearance Activist

Learn all about Carly Findlay-writer, speaker, disability and appearance activist in Australia-through her books, articles, podcasts & videos.

Australian Radio Shows by and for People with Disability

A list of Australian radio shows interested in disability rights and social justice including InvincAbility, Only Human & Chronically Chilled.

All about El Gibbs: Disability Advocate

Learn all about El Gibbs, an Australian Disability Advocate, through her writing and books, podcasts and webinars.

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Disability Visibility: Stories and Podcasts

Stories & podcasts about disability rights, social justice, advocacy & intersectionality by Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project.

podcast cover. Title reads Yarning Disability with the First Peoples Disability Network FPDN. In the centre is an illustration of four circles connected by four curved lines. In the bottom left hand corner is a photo of podcast host Bernard Namok, a proud St Paul, Badu, and Erub Torres Strait Islander man, wearing headphones at an audio control desk. He is smiling.

The First Peoples Disability Network: Yarning Disability Podcast

Stories of First Nations peoples living with a disability to highlight the lived experiences of First Nations people with a disability in Australia.

All about Judith Heumann: Disability Rights Activist

Books, videos and podcasts to learn more about Judith “Judy” Heumann. She was a disability rights activist in the United States.

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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice is a collection of essays by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha published in 2018. It is an influential text for disability advocates and all people working to overcome systems of oppression.

Title reads 'trans DAY OF VISIBILITY' with drawings of people of diverse genders, races and abilities.

Trans Day of Visibility: Allyship and Actions

A collection of resources for celebrating and supporting transgender visibility – on Trans Day of Visibility and everyday.

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Understanding and Responding to Repression: Lessons from Peace Brigades International

Lessons from Peace Brigades International and how it can be applied to understanding and resisting repression in an Australian context.

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Protest Movements: How Effective are They?

What makes a protest movement successful? Nonviolence and numbers matter. See the research from the Social Change Lab.

Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman

Commons Conversations Podcast with historian Sarah Schulman who shares lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition.

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Insights from Disability Campaigning from El Gibbs and Elly Desmarchelier

Disability rights campaigners chat about how campaigns can be more effective & accessible, history and the importance of rest and fun.

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Beyond the International Women’s Day Lunch: Resources for Women’s Activism & Cistem Change

Resources for women’s activism and cis-tem change for IWD and beyond. Are you ready to take your next step for gender justice and liberation?

Stick Together Podcast: Union News, Workers’ Stories and Social Justice Issues

Podcast about union and workplace justice issues featuring in depth stories and interviews from the frontlines of the workers’ movement.

Commons Conversations Podcast: Insights into Activism

Commons Conversations Podcast – Interviews with campaigners about insights into activism, learning in movements, radical history and more.

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