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This toolkit is a practical resource to better understand the online gig economy, whether for personal learning or to support awareness-raising and training sessions. It is a learning guide with detailed explanations, real-life examples and insights into online gig work.
This article by George Lakey is about the ingredients needed to start an action group that’s strong enough to launch a campaign.
Recommended resources related to The Librarians, a documentary that reveals how librarians in the United States are standing up against sweeping censorship efforts and political intimidation.
This campaign case study of the Busted Bus Stops Campaign highlights how creative, community-led action can draw attention to local issues.
The five shifts help changemakers move from opposition to vision, using brain science insights to reshape narratives and strategy.
How do you change the narrative? Here is a collection of resources to get you started including best practices and case studies.
What is the story of your campaign?… the ups and the downs, the stories, the lessons learned? Here is a template to get you started.
What is noncooperation? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what noncooperation is, how to do noncooperation and examples from around the world.
Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill protests sparked a youth-led movement that challenged corruption, won key reforms and reshaped civic activism amid state repression—powerful insights from the frontlines.
A practical guide to help protect whistleblowers and NGOs from retaliatory legal risks and safeguard truth-telling and transparency.
This toolkit is a practical resource to better understand the online gig economy, whether for personal learning or to support awareness-raising and training sessions. It is a learning guide with detailed explanations, real-life examples and insights into online gig work.
This article by George Lakey is about the ingredients needed to start an action group that’s strong enough to launch a campaign.
Recommended resources related to The Librarians, a documentary that reveals how librarians in the United States are standing up against sweeping censorship efforts and political intimidation.
This campaign case study of the Busted Bus Stops Campaign highlights how creative, community-led action can draw attention to local issues.
The five shifts help changemakers move from opposition to vision, using brain science insights to reshape narratives and strategy.
How do you change the narrative? Here is a collection of resources to get you started including best practices and case studies.
What is the story of your campaign?… the ups and the downs, the stories, the lessons learned? Here is a template to get you started.
What is noncooperation? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what noncooperation is, how to do noncooperation and examples from around the world.
Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill protests sparked a youth-led movement that challenged corruption, won key reforms and reshaped civic activism amid state repression—powerful insights from the frontlines.
A practical guide to help protect whistleblowers and NGOs from retaliatory legal risks and safeguard truth-telling and transparency.