Links to case studies, articles, books and other resources which describe past protest camps and in some cases share valuable lessons.
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Protest Camps: Tips for Set Up & Strategy
Tips for setting up and managing protest camps effectively covering topics like planning, strategy, practicalities, safety and facilitation.
The Long History of Protest Camps
Learn about the history of protest camps and how people have not only imagined but also practically built alternative worlds together.
Lessons from the Tents: What Protest Camps Can Teach Our City
Remembering and lessons we can learn from the Occupy London / Occupy LSX 2011 protest camp by the author Anna Feigenbaum.
Resources for Marshals at Protests and Rallies
Marshals have been used by many movements for many years and there are different approaches to marshalling depending on philosophy, security culture and movement practices.
Movement Power: A Toolkit for Building People Power in a Time of Crisis (Zine)
A toolkit for grassroots groups that explores how power works and how powerful we can be when people act together in common cause and solidarity with each other.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea
Explore the concept of Solidarity in this book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea.
Organising! A Remedy for Despair: How Workers at the University of Melbourne won back $45 million in Stolen Wages
A case study on how casual workers at the University of Melbourne in Australia got organised and won back $45 million in Stolen Wages. Read about the campaign highlights and the lessons learned.
Inside the Student Movement that Forced Ireland’s Trinity College to Divest from Israel
An inside account of the student movement (protest and camp) that forced Ireland’s Trinity College to divest from Israel.
Protest Camps: Case Studies
Links to case studies, articles, books and other resources which describe past protest camps and in some cases share valuable lessons.
Protest Camps: Tips for Set Up & Strategy
Tips for setting up and managing protest camps effectively covering topics like planning, strategy, practicalities, safety and facilitation.
The Long History of Protest Camps
Learn about the history of protest camps and how people have not only imagined but also practically built alternative worlds together.
Lessons from the Tents: What Protest Camps Can Teach Our City
Remembering and lessons we can learn from the Occupy London / Occupy LSX 2011 protest camp by the author Anna Feigenbaum.
Resources for Marshals at Protests and Rallies
Marshals have been used by many movements for many years and there are different approaches to marshalling depending on philosophy, security culture and movement practices.
Movement Power: A Toolkit for Building People Power in a Time of Crisis (Zine)
A toolkit for grassroots groups that explores how power works and how powerful we can be when people act together in common cause and solidarity with each other.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea
Explore the concept of Solidarity in this book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea.
Organising! A Remedy for Despair: How Workers at the University of Melbourne won back $45 million in Stolen Wages
A case study on how casual workers at the University of Melbourne in Australia got organised and won back $45 million in Stolen Wages. Read about the campaign highlights and the lessons learned.
Inside the Student Movement that Forced Ireland’s Trinity College to Divest from Israel
An inside account of the student movement (protest and camp) that forced Ireland’s Trinity College to divest from Israel.