Antje, Author at Commons Library

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Campaign Research 101

An introduction to the basics of campaign research for social change advocates. Campaign research helps you get the right message, in the right format, delivered by the right messengers, to the right audience through the right channels.

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Organising deeply during crisis

Adele Neale, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, makes the case for deep listening and learning as part of organising during times of crisis, including the current pandemic.

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State of Progressive Tech in Australia 2020

A 2020 survey of more than 50 organisations across the progressive movement about technology by the Progressive Tech Network Australia.

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Windows and Cycles: How Policy gets Made

This article helps advocates understand and intervene in policymaking more effectively by understanding the two main models of policymaking.

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First Nations Justice

Hear from 3 First Nations leaders about the health and justice systems crisis, overpolicing and incarceration of First Nations people.

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Resources About Australian Housing Justice and Unwaged Rights Campaigns

Resources focused on case studies and stories of how communities have organised to secure housing, financial and other support for the unwaged and those on low incomes.

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Jim Munro and the Unemployed Workers Movement in the 1920s and 1930s

Jim Munro gives an account of how the Unemployed Workers Movement started and actions taken in the 1920s in Melbourne, Australia.

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Squatting’s Place in Winning Emergency Housing, 1945-48

A talk about how the squatting of empty houses and military camps forced governments in Australia to provide emergency shelter in the 1940s.

Thousands of unemployed men march to the Treasury Buildings to confront Premier Sir James Mitchell 6 March 1931.

The 1931 Perth Treasury Building Riot: Unemployed workers during the Great Depression

Unemployed workers during the Great Depression, the repression they faced, and the protests and tactics they used to fight for their rights.

Imagining a Future We Can Create Together

Hear from amazing speakers about First Nations Justice, rebuilding our economy, democracy and creating a safe climate for all.

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