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How to Conduct Interviews: Tips and Checklist
Tips and checklist on how to prepare, conduct, produce entertaining and informative interviews from Nicky Stott, Community Radio 3CR trainer.
Looking for articles, books, case studies, tips about social change and activism? You’ve found the right place – The Commons Social Change Library.
Tips and checklist on how to prepare, conduct, produce entertaining and informative interviews from Nicky Stott, Community Radio 3CR trainer.
Learn all about the successful Franklin River Campaign that took place in Tasmania in the 1980s. Includes videos & school resources.
This article from The Activist Handbook explains step by step how to organise a protest to draw attention to your cause.
Tips on how to acquire a sponsorship and approach organizations from The Activist Handbook, a wikipedia for activists.
Understanding power relationships is crucial knowledge for people engaged in social change. Here are guides, tools and other resources.
Quick guide to understand the different forms of power – Power over, Power With, Power To and Power Within.
This matrix presents how different dimensions of power interact to shape the problem and the possibility of citizen participation and action.
The Power Cube is a tool to analyse the power your targets hold so you can create a more effective campaign strategy and bring about change.
This Campaign Starter Pack from Campaign Bootcamp UK contains information, inspiration and activity sheets, based on the experience and knowledge of people who have fought for change.
Are you planning your first campaign? This Handout is designed to give you the skills and confidence to run your first campaign.
What is a campaign? and how do you start one? Here are ideas, steps and handouts from Campaign Bootcamp to help you get started with your campaign planning.
Guides, manuals and tools to help you get the narrative and framing right no matter what social justice issue you are working on.Â
Video on the Noble Art of Book Reviewing with insights and tips for writing effective and engaging book reviews. This was part of a Commons Library Skills Session.
The story of Vida Goldstein & the Women’s Political Association through their own words via a series of excerpts from speeches & publications.
A Guide developed to provide ideas and strategies for activists groups to implement when dealing with turnover, especially with student led groups.
A Guide in Spanish to support activists in making their spaces more accessible, to ensure everyone is welcome & encouraged to join movements.
Randall Smith from PowerLabs shares a framework for thinking about training and behaviour change called KSW or KSAW.
Read an excerpt from the book, Without Bosses: Radical Trade Unionism in the 1970s, about workers retaining the right to strike.
A sample script and tips learnt from having climate conversations whilst door knocking in the lead up to the 2022 Australian election.
This guide has resources to help you think about how power is at play and to take action to transform power and build solidarity in social change.