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These online courses explore the foundations of organising, distributed leadership, social movements, and the concept of the Movement Cycle.
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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.
1/6: The Graphic Novel: What if the Attack on the U.S. Capitol Succeeded?
1/6 The Graphic Novel is a comic about the US Capitol attacks in 2021. It asks what if the insurrection had been successful?
The Neutrality Trap : Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change (Book)
The message at the heart of The Neutrality Trap is that, when it comes to the important social issues that face us today, avoiding conflict is a mistake.
How Rural Organizing Can Build Power
This report about rural organizing in North Carolina, United States outlines lessons, actions and recommendations for rural organizers and communities in organizing and building political power.
Future of Governance Toolkit
The Future of Governance Toolkit is a living library of participatory governance use cases from around the world.
Activist Handbook: Writing Guides for Activists
The Activist Handbook is a Wikipedia-like site for everyone to exchange knowledge and experiences on activism.
Movement Success, Durability and Research with Winnifred Louis (Commons Conversations Podcast)
Professor Winnnifred Louise discusses the principles that can help campaigns to be more effective and durable.
Conversation Guide: Trust in Elections (Local)
Conversation Guide about democracy from Living Room Conversations who use guided conversations to build understanding & transform communities.
Campaigns that Changed Tasmania
A collection of campaigns that changed Tasmania e.g. Franklin River, gay law reform, forest blockading, No Gas Across the Bass.
Campaigns that Changed South Australia
A collection of campaigns that changed South Australia. e.g. women’s suffrage; uranium testing, mining and dumping; Fight for the Bight.
Campaigns that Changed the Northern Territory
A collection of campaigns that changed the Northern Territory. e.g. Wave Hill Walk Off, Jabiluka, Pine Gap & Anti-Fracking.
Campaigns that Changed Western Australia
A collection of campaigns that changed Western Australia. e.g. James Price Point, Ningaloo, whaling, forest and other people and places.
How to Mobilise in a Closed Country when you’re Working Remotely
This 350.org presentation shares reflections and lessons learned from organising and mobilising in China remotely from Taiwan.
What is a Social Movement? Social Movement Definitions
The word ‘movement’ gets used a lot but it isn’t always clear what is meant by it. We’ve collected a number of definitions from academics and other social change theorists.
Making Strategic Planning Flow: An Organising Story-telling Lab on how 350 Europe made its Process Work
This 350.org organising story telling presentation shares lessons and insights into how to make the strategy planning process better.
10 Tips for how the Climate Movement can Improve Experiences for Activists with Diverse Health Needs
Researchers interviewed climate activists about their physical and mental health experiences. Here are 10 tips based on the activists’ experiences, insights and recommendations.
Leaderful Organizing
The Leaderful Organizing Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that offers practical guidance, tools, and examples for fostering leadership and collective action within organizations and movements.
Palestine 101: Videos, Factsheets, Books & More
Learn more about Palestine, to inform your advocacy or solidarity actions. APAN has gathered many useful materials to get you started.
3 Key Insights for Building a Powerful and Loving Movement against Oppression in Palestine-Israel
Rae Abileah and Nadine Bloch from Beautiful Trouble shared these key insights during Israel’s bombing of Gaza in October 2023.
From the Berlin Wall to Today — Lessons for Harnessing the Moment of the Whirlwind
What mainstream commentators get wrong about the historic uprisings of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and what civil resistance gets right.