Explore how movements can manage internal conflict when it inevitably arises as they seek to build broad-based pro-democracy coalitions of active, passive, and unlikely allies.
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How to Win Campaigns: Communications for Change
How to Win Campaigns is a practical guide for creating & running successful campaigns. Written for the new campaigner and the experienced.
Board Members, We Need to Talk About Palestine
Many community organisations are facing criticism over Israel and Palestine. Governance expert Kate Larsen provides guidance.
Anytime is a Good Time to Create a Group: Tips from Disability Networks
Community Connections – Te Hapori Awhina Tangata produced this video which includes tips for people organising networks inclusive of people with disability.
You’re not Failing, Social Change can Be Slow
You’re not failing social change can be slow. Here are resources to explore around time, slow change and the concept of failure.
Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions – Book Review
Book review of “Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions” which examines how human feelings are influenced by the cultures we live in.
Cosmo-local Work: Using Commons Based Practices for Equitable and Sustainable Living
Excerpts from the Cocmo-local work handbook discuss key concepts regarding a form of Commoning and includes a case study about a project.
Right-Sized Belonging: Six Practices For Organizers
A website and toolkit of 6 suggested practices for organizers and organizations to implement in their own spaces to create belonging.
Democracy Undone: The Authoritarian’s Playbook
How populist nationalist leaders across various democracies are employing a playbook involving fear exploitation, institutional undermining, truth erosion, and more to erode democratic values and consolidate power.
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Prophetic Witness Against the War Machine [The Peace Pilgrims and Pine Gap]
The story of the Peace Pilgrims nonviolent protest and arrest in 2016 at Pine Gap, an American military base in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Mediation for Movements: Managing Intra-Movement Conflict
Explore how movements can manage internal conflict when it inevitably arises as they seek to build broad-based pro-democracy coalitions of active, passive, and unlikely allies.
How to Win Campaigns: Communications for Change
How to Win Campaigns is a practical guide for creating & running successful campaigns. Written for the new campaigner and the experienced.
Board Members, We Need to Talk About Palestine
Many community organisations are facing criticism over Israel and Palestine. Governance expert Kate Larsen provides guidance.
Anytime is a Good Time to Create a Group: Tips from Disability Networks
Community Connections – Te Hapori Awhina Tangata produced this video which includes tips for people organising networks inclusive of people with disability.
You’re not Failing, Social Change can Be Slow
You’re not failing social change can be slow. Here are resources to explore around time, slow change and the concept of failure.
Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions – Book Review
Book review of “Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions” which examines how human feelings are influenced by the cultures we live in.
Cosmo-local Work: Using Commons Based Practices for Equitable and Sustainable Living
Excerpts from the Cocmo-local work handbook discuss key concepts regarding a form of Commoning and includes a case study about a project.
Right-Sized Belonging: Six Practices For Organizers
A website and toolkit of 6 suggested practices for organizers and organizations to implement in their own spaces to create belonging.
Democracy Undone: The Authoritarian’s Playbook
How populist nationalist leaders across various democracies are employing a playbook involving fear exploitation, institutional undermining, truth erosion, and more to erode democratic values and consolidate power.
Prophetic Witness Against the War Machine [The Peace Pilgrims and Pine Gap]
The story of the Peace Pilgrims nonviolent protest and arrest in 2016 at Pine Gap, an American military base in the Northern Territory, Australia.