Looking to start a campaign or improve your campaign strategy? Here is a list of manuals, templates, tools and other resources to get you started.
By: Iain McIntyre
Iain McIntyre
Activism and Campaign History: Start Here
Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points Podcast
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points is a podcast that presents a selection of protests, strikes and significant dates concerning social change in Australian history. A new episode if produced for each month of the year by the Commons Social Change Library.
Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World – Timeline 1974-1997
A timeline and video of blockades against logging, development, mining in Australia and around the world from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Social Change Radio Directory (Australia)
Community broadcasters are an important part of social movements. The Commons Social Change Radio Directory includes details of almost 100 radio shows from 5 Australian states.
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.
Women For Survival: Pine Gap Protest 1983
Video about protest in 1983 against global violence took place outside the US military base at Pine Gap in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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.
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.
Organising! A Remedy for Despair: How Workers at the University of Melbourne won back $45 million in Stolen Wages
A case study on how casual workers at the University of Melbourne in Australia got organised and won back $45 million in Stolen Wages. Read about the campaign highlights and the lessons learned.
Campaign Strategy: Start Here
Looking to start a campaign or improve your campaign strategy? Here is a list of manuals, templates, tools and other resources to get you started.
Activism and Campaign History: Start Here
Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points Podcast
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points is a podcast that presents a selection of protests, strikes and significant dates concerning social change in Australian history. A new episode if produced for each month of the year by the Commons Social Change Library.
Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World – Timeline 1974-1997
A timeline and video of blockades against logging, development, mining in Australia and around the world from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Social Change Radio Directory (Australia)
Community broadcasters are an important part of social movements. The Commons Social Change Radio Directory includes details of almost 100 radio shows from 5 Australian states.
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.
Women For Survival: Pine Gap Protest 1983
Video about protest in 1983 against global violence took place outside the US military base at Pine Gap in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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.
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.
Organising! A Remedy for Despair: How Workers at the University of Melbourne won back $45 million in Stolen Wages
A case study on how casual workers at the University of Melbourne in Australia got organised and won back $45 million in Stolen Wages. Read about the campaign highlights and the lessons learned.