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Mining Resistance in India
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in India. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
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Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in India. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in Brazil. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
This guide was developed to support activists in making their spaces, events, meetings and communications more accessible, in order to ensure that everyone is welcome and encouraged to join a movement for justice in whatever way they can!
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on influences, structure, subgroups, and how models can be strengthened.
Organising Models Mapping Project survey results including images conveying how different organisations structure their organising model.
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on how people gather to take collective action as part of organising programs.
Lessons for activists on how to be more persuasive and effective, drawing on the book Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini.
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project focused on how organisations manage autonomy, flexibility, accountability and absorption.
The results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey which focus on how organisations attract, retain and support volunteers.
Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.
What does climate justice actually look like in the Australian climate movement? Recommendations from a report by SAPNA reveal the need for diversity.
Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) have used blockades and non-violent direct action to oppose new fossil fuel projects in Australia.
Activist case studies are histories & accounts of campaigns and events which includes lessons and insights that can be applied more broadly.
Learn about the Divestment campaign case study in Australia which aimed to secure commitments from institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
The Spiral Model is a learning framework for putting our values and principles into action in our social movement training.
The Learning Zone Model offers three stages we often move through when we are learning something new. Understand how to learn successfully.
Co-facilitation as an important leadership practice. Here are some tools and processes for effective co-facilitation.
Frameworks and key considerations for designing successful training workshops based on Simon Sinek’s Golden Circles.
Learn about the Divestment campaign case study in Australia which aimed to secure commitments from institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
An in-depth account of the hundreds of campaigns and actions that were carried out across Australia against the war and conscription.