The WA Forest Conflict: The Construction of the Political Effectiveness of Advocacy Organisations
Tactics and strategy of nonprofit organisations involved in advocacy regarding forestry in the 1990s-2000s in Western Australia.
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Stepping Out For Peace: A History of the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia CANE and People for Nuclear Disarmament PND (WA)
Stepping Out For Peace is a history of activism carried out by People for Nuclear Disarmament and the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia.
Behind the scenes of Sunrise’s volunteer-led phone bank program
Want to know how to run a large scale volunteer led phonebank? Learn from the Sunrise Movement and how they managed their teams.
What does that mean? Dictionaries, Glossaries and Terminology for Civil Resistance
Are you looking for a dictionary, glossary and terminology related to civil resistance, activism and organising? Here is a list of resources.
Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century: Report and Webinar
An update of Gene Sharp’s 198 methods of nonviolent action, detailing inspiring and powerful civil resistance tactics.
Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide
Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide tells how to assess your options, prepare for action, use low-profile operations, negotiate official channels, leak, build support and survive the experience.
Community-led Design Wiki
A wiki of insights and resources around community-led or community-driven design featuring movements, tools, writing, audio and video.
Organising Your First Protest
Learn how to organize your first protest – Resources from the Article 20 Network including a recorded discussion with experience organizers.
Faces of Change: Podcast by Marshall Ganz
Podcast with Marshall Ganz and leaders about how they organize their communities and build the power their people need to achieve real change.
A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects
A report about the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria reflected in places, objects and landscapes.
Getting Elected: The First National Convention for Community-minded Independents
Access videos and presentations from the first Australian convention for independent, community-minded candidates.
All About Movements: Why Building Movements Creates Deeper Change
Why do movements matter? Why do we march on the streets or come together online? Great resource on movements and movement building.
All About Power: Understanding Social Power and Power Structures
An essential primer for activists to understand and explore how power impacts their work in order to design strategies from a more comprehensive, shared definition and analysis of power as it operates in society.
Protected: The Commons Library Volunteer Guide
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Resisting repression: Resources for defending Australian freedoms
Resources about resisting repression, defending civil liberties, promoting alternatives to repression and fostering nonviolent methods of social defence and social change.
Backfire Manual: Tactics Against Injustice
A practical handbook and model for activists to be more effective when facing injustice and powerful, dangerous opponents.
How defeating Keystone XL built a bolder, savvier climate movement
From frontline battles to large national mobilizations, tar sands resistance developed new tactics & organizing strategies for the larger climate struggles ahead.
Digital tools to support effective meetings, training and conferences
List of digital tools activists have used to support effective meetings, training and conferences that complement and/or integrate with Zoom.
5 Principles to Guide Campaigning in 2021
Ideas about how organisations and grassroots collectives can campaign in 2021 – it’s not a ‘normal’ year.Here are 5 principles to guide you.
Podcasts About Decolonisation, First Nations Justice and Invasion Day
People’s History of Australia-podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.