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    Justice, Diversity & Inclusion: Start Here

    Find a comprehensive list of resources from The Commons Social Change Library on diversity, inclusion and solidarity in social movements.

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    Coalition Building: Start Here

    A guide to Coalition Building resources in the Commons Social Change Library including frameworks, training sessions, podcasts, and case studies.

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    Working in Groups: Start Here

    A guide from The Commons Social Change Library with collated resources to help groups work together better.

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    List of Radical, Alternative and Community Libraries

    Here is a list of radical, alternative and community libraries in Australia and around the world.

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    First Nations Resources: Start Here

    A guide to First Nations campaigning and activist resources in the Commons Social Change Library including stories and perspectives.

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    Easy Read Guides for Social Change

    Easy Read Guides to learn about the commons library, social change, campaigning, organising, story and stories of campaigns and people.

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    Commons Conversations Podcast: Insights into Activism

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

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    Prefigurative Politics in Practice

    The concept of prefigurative practices can help us identify and cultivate the many forms of activism that help to open up the space of possibilities from within which we can co-create better futures. This article explores key concepts, examples, and challenges associated with prefigurative politics in practice.

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    Legal Guides for Activists about Protests

    A collection of legal guides and resources for activists about protesting in Australia

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    bell hooks – Ideas for Social Justice

    bell hooks’ ideas have resonated widely This resource-set highlights her contributions to three key concepts in social justice movements: understanding intersecting structures of power; practising love, as a verb, as a pathway to justice; and the transformative power of teaching/learning as activism.

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