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.
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Looking for articles, books, case studies, tips about social change and activism? You’ve found the right place – The Commons Social Change Library.
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.
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.
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.
Protest Movements: How Effective are They?
What makes a protest movement successful? Nonviolence and numbers matter. See the research from the Social Change Lab.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Digital Campaigning and Online Organising Courses with Social Movement Technologies
A list of courses for activists and campaigners about digital campaigning and online organising from Social Movement Technologies.
The Social Change Grid: A Framework for Understanding Social Change
Here is a new framework for understanding social change by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation in the UK. It is called the Social Change Grid.
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?
Measuring People Power in the Digital Age
Tips from Social Movement Technology’s course Top Tools & Tactics to Bump Up Your Online Organizing Game on how to measure your impact.
Build Stronger Communities with the Community Canvas
A framework that helps people and organizations build stronger communities. It provides a template for anyone who brings people together.
The Peace Preacher as Anti-War Organiser in Regional Australia
A personal account of Australian activist, Bryan Law, the ‘Peace Preacher’. Learn about his anti-war campaign and its execution.
Online Tactics: Digital Storms
A Digital Storm is an online event mobilising the public to email, call, text and post comments to a corporate or government target.
Creating Change with Letter Deliveries
A letter delivery is a planned event where representatives from a group or campaign deliver a letter to a manager or business.