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Three people at a table outside with white tablecloth that has word BlackRock on it. The people are eating fake money. A banner in the background says When the last tree is dead, the last fish is caught and the last river is poisoned, you will realise that you cannot eat money. The woman seated on the left wears a sign on her chest that reads BlackRock is the real enemy.

“You can’t eat money”: An interview with Extinction Rebellion activist Jo Flanagan

Interview with an Extinction Rebellion activist about a protest against BlackRock in 2019. She explains how the action was conceptualised, organised & run.

Guide for Trainers about Organizing, Narrative, Campaign and Movement Building

An array of training resources for organizing, public narrative, campaigning trainers and coaches collated by the Leading Change Network.

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Guide to Campaign and Movement Building by the Leading Change Network

Learn about campaigning, organizing, movement building with this list of resources and case studies from the Leading Change Network.

Guide to Public Narrative from the Leading Change Network

Learn all about public narrative developed by Marshall Ganz and the story of self, us and now with this collection of tools and resources.

Guide to Organizing from the Leading Change Network

A collection of organizing resources from the Leading Change Network including manuals, videos, tools, courses and training materials.

Lines of Resistance: What can the Old Left offer today’s creatives?

Lines of Resistance: A Symposium on Media, Arts & Activism that profiles research on the role of media and visual arts in activist movements.

Lessons from the Campaign to Stop Independent Assessments Webinar

Watch webinar which brought together a panel of activists to share their insights about the campaign to stop Independent Assessments.

The Advocates: Women within the Australian Environmental Movement

This book features nine never-before-told stories of remarkable women and their courageous pursuits of climate justice in Australia.

Tending the Soil: Lessons for Organizing

Ricardo Morales an artist and organiser from the United States shares his wisdom and lessons from over five decades of organising through eight lessons explained through videos and a zine featuring his beautiful artworks.

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Accessible Online Meetings: Course and Tips

Micro-course on making meetings inclusive and accessible for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing & people who are blind or vision impaired.

a large group of people gathered together in a group posing for a photo. The front row is seated on the ground and others are standing behind.

Local Power: Shifting Power at the Local Level – Candidate School

Case study of organising at a local level, Victorian Trades Hall Council’s Candidate School, focused on changing who gets elected to local office.

Deep Canvassing to Shift Hearts, Mind and Votes

Learn about the success of a deep canvassing approach to rights for undocumented migrants and Medicare for All in Michigan.

crowd of holographic protestors walking on street at night with protest signs

Creative activism: Hologram protest

The practicalities and possibilities of using holograms to challenge and subvert anti-protest laws are explored in this case study from Spain.

Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – Summary & Related Resources

A collation of resources about the book – Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – by Hahrie Han, Elizabeth McKenna and Michelle Oyakawa.

Civil Resistance against Climate Change: What, when, who and how effective?

New research considers what Australian climate activism – specifically climate change civil resistance – looks like, how it is changing, and what it is achieving.

Tasmanian Wilderness Society blocks dam construction (Franklin River Campaign) 1981-83

Tasmanian Wilderness Society activists blockaded the Tasmanian Franklin below Gordon Dam site, proposed by the Hydro Electric Commission.

Australian Rainforest Action Groups boycott Malaysian rainforest timber, 1988-1994

Australian Rainforest Action Groups blockaded ships bringing rainforest timbers logged in Sarawak, Malaysia.

World Peace Day March near the Hotel Australia, King William Street, North Adelaide, 1969. People have signs, which read, "End Conscription", "Save our Sons", and "Bring our boys back".

Australian women protest conscription during Vietnam War [Save Our Sons (SOS)], 1965-1972

Save Our Sons opposed military conscription for Australia’s role in the United States invasion and occupation of Vietnam.

anti nuclear protestors on USS Worden ship with protest banners saying No Nuclear Weapons

Australians Campaign against Nuclear Power and Uranium Mining, 1974-1988

Street marches and trade union action typified Australian resistance to the building of nuclear reactors and uranium mining and export.

Dilemma Actions: the power of putting your opponent in a bind

A study of 44 dilemma actions over the last 90 years examines the many benefits of creative protests for social movements.

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