This article by the Narrative Initiative about how to narrate towards action presents five guides to use when narrating through a crisis.
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Where to Fight Back: Lessons from US Anti-Coup Actions
The most effective places to fight back, protest, and resist the Trump administration and other authoritarian regimes.
Protests: Start Here
A collection of resources to explore protests – why protest, do protests work, how to stay safe, how to organise a protest, etc.
Health Equity Narrative House
These guides provide storytelling and powerbuilding strategies to expand the choir and base of people supporting health equity.
Bluesky 101: How-to Guide for Progressives
Introduction to Bluesky — its features, benefits, and how political movements can use it for outreach and organizing.
How to Plan a Campaign: Video Series
Learn how to create an effective campaign plan with your group with this series of short videos from Friends of the Earth UK.
Conflict: Training and Planning Tools
Training resources for changemakers including workshop exercises, activities and templates to explore in a group setting more about conflict.
Making a Scene & Making Sense – The Impact of Disruption & Action Logic
Do disruptive protest tactics work? This research reveals they lead to greater levels of media attention and higher levels of active support for the groups carrying them out.
Archiving the Voices of Change: A Radical Recordkeeping Guide for Activists, Archivists, and Disruptors
Explore the book, Archiving The Voices of Change: A radical recordkeeping guide for activists, archivists, and disruptors.
What are Wicked Problems?
What are wicked problems? This article looks at what wicked problems are, different examples and how we can communicate about them.
Narrative Power in Crisis: How to Narrate Towards Action
This article by the Narrative Initiative about how to narrate towards action presents five guides to use when narrating through a crisis.
Where to Fight Back: Lessons from US Anti-Coup Actions
The most effective places to fight back, protest, and resist the Trump administration and other authoritarian regimes.
Protests: Start Here
A collection of resources to explore protests – why protest, do protests work, how to stay safe, how to organise a protest, etc.
Health Equity Narrative House
These guides provide storytelling and powerbuilding strategies to expand the choir and base of people supporting health equity.
Bluesky 101: How-to Guide for Progressives
Introduction to Bluesky — its features, benefits, and how political movements can use it for outreach and organizing.
How to Plan a Campaign: Video Series
Learn how to create an effective campaign plan with your group with this series of short videos from Friends of the Earth UK.
Conflict: Training and Planning Tools
Training resources for changemakers including workshop exercises, activities and templates to explore in a group setting more about conflict.
Making a Scene & Making Sense – The Impact of Disruption & Action Logic
Do disruptive protest tactics work? This research reveals they lead to greater levels of media attention and higher levels of active support for the groups carrying them out.
Archiving the Voices of Change: A Radical Recordkeeping Guide for Activists, Archivists, and Disruptors
Explore the book, Archiving The Voices of Change: A radical recordkeeping guide for activists, archivists, and disruptors.
What are Wicked Problems?
What are wicked problems? This article looks at what wicked problems are, different examples and how we can communicate about them.