Antje, Author at The Commons

Online Tactics: Digital Storms

A Digital Storm is an online event mobilising the public to email, call, text and post comments to a corporate or government target.

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Creating Change with Letter Deliveries

A letter delivery is a planned event where representatives from a group or campaign deliver a letter to a manager or business.

Commons Conversations Podcast: Insights into Activism

Commons Conversations Podcast – Interviews with campaigners about insights into activism, learning in movements, radical history and more.

What is the Difference between Advocacy and Activism?

Find out the difference between advocacy and activism in this book chapter published in 2022 by Jane Johnston and Robyn Gulliver.

Innovative Tech for Social Justice Causes: Resources from Democracy Labs

Democracy Labs applies innovative tech to social justice and voting rights causes. Here is a list of tech ideas for campaigners & organizers.

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An Unsettling Decision: A Legal and Social History of Native Title and the Mabo Decision

Research report by the Australian Parliamentary Library about the Legal and Social History of Native Title and the Mabo Decision.

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Glossaries for Campaign Strategy, Community Organising and Solidarity and Justice

Would you like to gain an understanding of what different terms mean in the world of campaigning and organising?

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Accessibility: Introduction to Thinking about Events and Engagement

Introduction to thinking about accessibility engagement and events, providing a set of principles and key considerations.

Radical Human Resources Policies, Guides and Templates

RadHR providing radical, anti-oppressive approaches to human resources and operations. Access policies, guides and templates.

The Power of Organizing: Stories of Community Organizing Campaigns from across Europe

Introduction “This study documents the findings of community organizers working in Central and Southeastern Europe, though its lessons are broadly applicable. The stories of organizing documented in this report cover a diversity of struggles, from climate work in Poland to Roma rights in Slovakia. From LGBT organizing in Romania to mothers building power to pass […]

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Community Organising Program: Case Studies, Successes and Lessons Learned

Case studies, analysis of the successes and lessons learned from the Civil College Foundation’s Community Organizing Program in Hungary.

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Digital First Aid Kit

Guide to help activists better protect themselves and the communities they support against the most common types of digital emergencies.

NaManejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas

Manejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas (Spanish – Español)

Guía elaborada para proporcionar ideas y estrategias a los grupos de activistas a la hora de hacer frente a la rotación de miembros, especialmente en el caso de los grupos dirigidos por estudiantes

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‘This case has made legal history’: Young Australians just won a human rights case against an enormous coal mine

Read about this successful legal case in 2022 where for the first time human rights arguments were used in a climate change case in Australia.

Storytelling for Deep Impact Course

A course to understand the basics of storytelling to change hearts and minds and specifically to win over the ‘moveable middle’.

Team Effectiveness Conditions Framework

A 7 page handout about the six conditions needed to create a great team based on the work of Richard Hackman and Ruth Wageman.

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Systems Thinking and Campaigning: An Interview with Nicky Ison

This interview with Nicky Ison includes tools and ideas for how to incorporate systems thinking into your campaign work and strategy.

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Data for Social Good: Non-Profit Sector Data Projects

Practical guidance for non-profits and community sector organisations about how to get started with data analytics projects.

TED talk: The Secret Structure of Great Talks by Nancy Duarte

In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.

How to Report on Conferences and Other Events

Online presentation on skills related to documenting social change & social justice events so that learnings can be shared beyond the event.

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