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Faire face au roulement des membres (French)

Guide élaboré pour fournir aux groupes militants des idées et des stratégies pour faire face au roulement des membres, en particulier dans le cas des groupes dirigés par des étudiants.

A group of protestors with large banner that reads Keep Uranium in the ground, Socialist Youth Alliance.

Leave it in the Ground: Union Bans and Uranium Exports in the 1970s

Read about the history of opposition to uranium mining in Australia in the 1970s and early 1980s regarding union bans and uranium exports.

Female highschool walking in protest against inaction on climate change holding painted pandanus mat with words 'stop adani'.

We Need a Climate Movement that Addresses the Trauma of Fighting for a Burning Planet

To build an impactful climate justice movement able to face the challenges ahead we must first build cultures that care for the people doing the work.

Students marching down street in protest with banner that reads Cairns. Many of them are holding their hand up in the air in a fist shape.

There’s No Place for Burnout in a Burning World

Climate activists can start to build a stronger culture of care by taking burnout seriously and understanding its root causes.

illustration of different modes of transport all in a line moving together. At the front there are people walking, cycling, with prams and a wheelchair user. Alongside them are buses, trains, a plane and a boat.

Auckland Transport Decarbonisation Campaign (2020 – 2022)

Campaign case study to decarbonise road transport by a coalition of environmental & social change groups in Auckland, New Zealand / Aoteoroa.

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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.

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How to Beat the ‘Fracking Frenzy: Lessons from the Campaign that ended Fracking in Ireland

The successful Irish anti-fracking struggle offers key insights on community power building for anti-extraction movements all over the world.

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Easy Read resources about particular campaigns and social issues

Easy Read uses clear language with images so everyone understands. These guides provide information about campaigns and social issues.

The Anti-Trans Movement Framework

Here is a framework for understanding how the anti-trans movement works and collaborates and how we defeat it.

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Board Games and Social Change: What’s in a Game?

The growing appeal of board games has some important lessons for social change and social movements, argues Steve Wright.

Easy Read resources about advocacy and campaigning

Easy Read uses clear language matched with images so everyone understands. These guides introduce advocacy and campaigning.

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Lobbying and Advocacy: Start Here

Welcome to the Lobbying & Advocacy topic in the Commons Social Change Library. This article guides you through a wide range of materials to inform the public in relation to lobbying, advocacy and policy-making.

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Digital Campaigning: Start Here

Digital campaigning leverages technology to create change through emails, petitions, and platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Here is a list of resources to get you started.

Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman

Introduction This episode features an interview by Commons Librarian Holly Hammond with novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and historian Sarah Schulman. They discuss the nature of effective coalitions, the challenges of accurately documenting social movements, and lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) during the 1980s and 1990s. A participant in […]