This article outlines themes from The Future of Community Organising event held in October 2021, exploring challenges as communities move out of Covid-19 lockdown.
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How Do We Keep Going? Activist Burnout and Personal Sustainability in Social Movements
Activism, burn out and stress – The impacts of burnout and strategies for preventing it, on a personal, organisational and movement level.
A Strategy for Climate Insurgency
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
When to Talk and When to Fight: The Strategic Choice between Dialogue and Resistance
Understand when to talk and when to fight with this model for talking about conflict, negotiation and resistance.
Social Movements: Finding Your Place and Welcoming Others
How people can find a place within social movements where they comfortable, effective & supported, & how organisers can help them to feel so.
Transforming Coordination within Social Movements
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
United We Stand: Fostering Cohesion in Activist Groups
Learn about cohesion fostering practices and processes in this article by Liane Munro about how activist groups can be more cohesive and effective.
Identity Groups to Build Diversity and Power
This extract from the book Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership outlines the value of identity groups, also known as caucuses and affinity spaces.
Scaling Up Movements For Greater Impact
Scaling framework tool for campaigners to evaluate existing efforts and think about new ways of broadening and deepening impact.
Community Organising Leadership in Uncertain Times
Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, outlines his thoughts on the practice of leadership for community organisers, and what it’s like to practice leadership during uncertain times created by the pandemic.
Organising our way out of Lockdowns
This article outlines themes from The Future of Community Organising event held in October 2021, exploring challenges as communities move out of Covid-19 lockdown.
How Do We Keep Going? Activist Burnout and Personal Sustainability in Social Movements
Activism, burn out and stress – The impacts of burnout and strategies for preventing it, on a personal, organisational and movement level.
A Strategy for Climate Insurgency
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
When to Talk and When to Fight: The Strategic Choice between Dialogue and Resistance
Understand when to talk and when to fight with this model for talking about conflict, negotiation and resistance.
Social Movements: Finding Your Place and Welcoming Others
How people can find a place within social movements where they comfortable, effective & supported, & how organisers can help them to feel so.
Transforming Coordination within Social Movements
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
United We Stand: Fostering Cohesion in Activist Groups
Learn about cohesion fostering practices and processes in this article by Liane Munro about how activist groups can be more cohesive and effective.
Identity Groups to Build Diversity and Power
This extract from the book Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership outlines the value of identity groups, also known as caucuses and affinity spaces.
Scaling Up Movements For Greater Impact
Scaling framework tool for campaigners to evaluate existing efforts and think about new ways of broadening and deepening impact.
Community Organising Leadership in Uncertain Times
Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, outlines his thoughts on the practice of leadership for community organisers, and what it’s like to practice leadership during uncertain times created by the pandemic.