E. T. Smith

Feminist Approaches to Changemaking

Learn from case studies in feminist organising around climate justice, energy justice, and economic justice in Kenya and Pakistan.

Lessons in Solidarity: Collaboration Across Climate and Disability Movements

Collaboration across disability and climate movements strengthens our collective power to build solutions that are more just for everyone. Lessons from case studies by Sweltering Cities and Activate Agency presented at Progress 2026.

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What People Really Think of the Housing Crisis

What voters actually think about the housing crisis, and why it matters. Lessons from the Australian Cooperative Election Survey (ACES) from a discussion between researchers and advocates for housing-justice at Progress 2026.

Coalition Building: Start Here

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

3 illustrations of trees. The first tree is in a box and text reads 'private asset' and 'market'. The 2nd tree is a healthy looking tree growing from the ground. The text reads 'commons resource' and 'commons'. The third tree is surrounded by a fence and text reads 'public asset' and 'state'.|Book cover - Pink background with black text that reads "Housing as Commons'. The words are repeated 4 to 5 times.|Book cover for Perspectives on Commoning Autonomist Principles and Practices book. The letters of the title are in different sizes and and jumbled. Black text on pink background.|Book cover - Title reads Patterns of Commoning.|A row of 5 co housing townhouses at 197 Hereford Street

Practising Commoning

The Commons Social Change Library takes inspiration from the concept of the commons and many related projects and practices. This article introduces commoning and provides a comprehensive resource list including tools for practicing commoning.

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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.

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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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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Quotes from Beyond the Gender Binary

Quotes which draw on contemporary experiences of living beyond the gender binary to inspire collective action, resistance and solidarity.

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We Will Not Cancel Us: Book Review

Review of the booklet We Will Not Cancel Us – And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice by adrienne maree brown. Discusses transformative justice approaches as an alternative accountability measure to ‘canceling’ individual harm-doers.

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