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Looking for inspiring videos, films and documentaries about social change and activism? The Commons Library has collated them for you.

  • Protestors walk across the street with Stop Adani banners and placards.

    The Fight of our Times: Stopping Adani and New Coal

    The Sunrise Project Executive Director, John Hepburn, presents at Progress 2017. John breaks down what’s at stake in the ongoing Stop Adani campaign and how you can get involved.

  • Sally McManus wears a 'Change the Rules' tshirt in front of a large crowd of workers holding banners and flags.

    Change the Rules to Fight Inequality

    Powerful words from Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus at Progress 2017, as she breaks down the fight that lies ahead for all those who believe in fairness and justice.

  • Photograph of a jubilant crowd of young people wearing 'Queer Pride' tshirts

    Queer is in! Now politics needs to catch up

    Micah Scott, CEO of Minus18, presented at Progress 2017 on the disjunct between the increasingly queer and inclusive younger generations and the remaining homophobia, biphobia and transphobia entrenched in Australian society.

  • A group of young people sitting on the lawn talking.

    What Young People want from Australian Democracy

    What would society look like if we saw young people’s opinions as a product of their values and experiences and not just of their age? Australian Youth Representative to the UN, Paige Burton, reported back at #Progress2017 on her ongoing consultations with tens of thousands of young people across Australia.

  • Cover of Iain McIntyre's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The AIDEX '91 Story'.|a line of police stand before protestors who are sitting down. There is a tape between with the words Crime Scene - Do not cross|a line of protestors with arms linked|a protestor holding up a sign that says Queers oppose Aidex. Fund Healthcare not Warefare. Queer Nation|Man dressed up in army gear in a cardboard box army tank in front of a group of protestors. He is part of the Members of the Sydney Peace Squadron performed street theatre throughout the AIDEX blockade in Canberra

    Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The AIDEX ’91 Story

    In 1991 over 1000 protesters blockaded the National Exhibition Centre in Canberra with the goal of shutting down the Australia International Defence Exhibition. This book includes a detailed account of the blockade, the context of the growth of the Australian arms industry, and the words of the protesters themselves.

  • Photograph of a large group of people in a rural paddock. They are holding signs and banners reading 'No Gas Mining on Our Prime Ag Land'.|Diagram that shows two triangles alongside each other. The one on the left is the Power Elite Model and has the tip of the triangle pointing upwards with 'Powerholders' written on the top and 'People' written on the bottom. An arrow pointing from the top to the bottom is labelled 'Power flow'. The triangle on the right is inverted with People at the top. In the middle of both triangles is written 'Institutions

    Time to Move the Rock: Activating Social Values to Bring About Change

    Learn about Daniel Hunter’s metaphor of moving the rock to bring about social change through activating people’s social values.

  • Black and white photograph of four protestors standing in front of Old Parliament House. Placards read 'Land Ownership Not Lease'

    The Aboriginal Tent Embassy

    The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established in 1972 when the Coalition Government failed to recognise the land rights of Indigenous people. From its inception, the Embassy has been interwoven into Canberra’s physical and political landscape, blending black politics, symbolism and theatre that opponents have found difficult to counter.

  • Black and white photograph of protestors standing next to bus.

    The Freedom Ride

    The Freedom Ride through western New South Wales towns in February 1965 drew attention to the racism in these towns. Aboriginal student Charles Perkins was, by the end of the journey, a national figure in the fight for Aboriginal rights.

  • Photolanguage - photograph of set of photos.

    Photolanguage: Communicate through Images

    Photolanguage is a means to communicate through images. It has many uses – facilitating self-ยญawareness, deepening engagement & relationships.

  • Original Power logo: 3 hands held up (one in a clenched fist) against the backdrop of the Aboriginal flag.

    Introduction to Original Power: Building the power of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

    Original Power an organisation building the power of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through collective action.

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