What makes a protest movement successful? Nonviolence and numbers matter. See the research from the Social Change Lab.
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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.
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.
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.