IainMcIntyre, Author at Commons Library

The Paradigm Shift Podcast

Listen to podcasts about the art of activism, history and campaigning. They are from The Paradigm Shift, a radio show by Andy Paine.

A huge Aboriginal flag and Palestinian flag hanging over a river from a bridge.|A huge Palestine flag lying on lawn in a park with Aboriginal flags in the background.|A large Trans pride flag is hung from a bridge in Brisbane.

How to do a Successful and Safe Banner Drop

Here are tips for hanging a large protest banner or a flag from a bridge or monument. It is an effective tactic to draw attention to a cause.

A man at a protest holding a sign with a picture of Elon Musk and the words "I am stealing from you."|Tweet parodying Elon Musk that says Dear Elon

Where to Fight Back: Lessons from US Anti-Coup Actions

The most effective places to fight back, protest, and resist the Trump administration and other authoritarian regimes.

Counter-protesters opposed to Mary Whitehouse march behind a banner reading Free Abortion on Demand.

Menstrual Pies! Creative Activism Against Far-Right Bigotry During the 1970s

An interview about the pieing of far-right campaigner Mary Whitehouse by Australian creative activists in 1978.

A poster with details of an event at which Marisa Holmes spoke in 2024.|

Lessons from Occupy Wall Street

Listen to an interview with Marisa Holmes about her experiences of the Occupy Wall Street moment in terms of what worked, and what didn’t, as well as lessons to be drawn for the future.

a cut out of a man called Marshall Ganz. Text reads - When I came across the Commons it really blew me away. I had never seen a resource centre that was alive where you can actually find things...there are many different kinds of resource centres - there's the back of the closet where tings accumulated

Sharing Research and Reports via the Commons Library

How the Commons Social Change Library can help academics and researchers share their work more effectively with campaigners and improve impact.

Book cover reading United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia with an image of unionists marching.|Photo of union activist Louisa Dunkley|Three women working as domestic workers pose with a dog outside a mansion in the 1890s

Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century

Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.

Cover of a book with title 'Between Us How Cultures Create Emotions' by Batja Mesquita. The title sits in front of a collage of many different colourful squares with silhouettes of peoples heads.

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions – Book Review

Book review of “Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions” which examines how human feelings are influenced by the cultures we live in.

Cover of the Cosmo-local handbook which reads "Cosmo-local work: Organisational practices for equitable and sustainable living."|A diagram of the L’atelier paysan model of Commoning which shows farmers feeding into and joining in a coop and operations group which then produces a workshop and platform.

Cosmo-local Work: Using Commons Based Practices for Equitable and Sustainable Living

Excerpts from the Cocmo-local work handbook discuss key concepts regarding a form of Commoning and includes a case study about a project.

Cover of Knocking The Top Off: A People's History of Alcohol in Australia

Jean Young, Kath Williams and the Fight for Equal Pay

Read an excerpt from the book Knocking The Top Off: A People’s History of Alcohol in Australia about the fight for equal pay.

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