Quotes about Power and Social Change
A collection of quotes about power, social change and organising collected by the Commons Social Change Library.
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A collection of quotes about power, social change and organising collected by the Commons Social Change Library.
Rules for Radicals is a book by community activist and writer Saul D. Alinsky about how to successfully run a movement for change.
Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals.
Rukiya, a 350.org organiser in Kenya, shares stories of how they recruited people for the African DeCOALinise Campaign.
Race Class Narrative Checklist is a tool for increasing inclusion and solidarity in movements, by ensuring we push back against racism and classism.
The Republic of Kunbábony is a group roleplay exercise which explores strategic ways to get involved in the political process.
Resilience Trees are a visual exercise to deepen our understanding of the practices that increase our resilience and strengthen our movements.
This Knowledge Roundup about organizing against the far right is from the Global Grassroots Support Network (GGSN).
Flipping the Script is a tool for building confidence in one on one conversations in community organizing.
Rukiya, a 350.org organiser in Kenya, shares stories of how they recruited people for the African DeCOALinise Campaign.
A list of articles and ideas from the Commons Librarians about resources to explore in archiving your work in social change.
Chapati Power Diagrams are a leaderful organising tool which helps a group analyse power in a specific situation.
Meditative tool to develop awareness in order to increase our capacity to show up, work together and bring about change in the world.
This leaderful organising tool is a roleplay exercise which teaches skills for facilitating and participating in good meetings.
The mÃstica is a feminist ritual exercise that is both political and spiritual, focused on deep listening and trust.
A brief history of nonviolence training around the world, Australia and in the Pacific by a group called Pt’Chang.
A set of principles and practices that can root out inequality and exclusion while helping us turn toward, rather than against, each other.
The manual provides step by step actions for those who want to do something about hate, not only for the immediate aftermath of a hateful act, but for years to come to improve their community.
Guide for journalists and the media on the seven fundamental tactics used by aspiring authoritarians and a framework journalists can use to discern, contextualize, and cover the tactics.
Blended Decision making allows for a collaborative, nuanced and power-informed approach to decision making in groups which can strengthen the capacity for leaderful organizing.