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    The Mau Movement for Samoan Independence

    Case study of the long struggle for Samoan independence which was ultimately successful in 1962.

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    Camp Walmadan Booklet, James Price Point, Western Australia: A Guide to Country, Community and Culture

    This booklet gives an insight into a successful community campaign to stop a gas refinery at Walmadan/James Price Point in Western Australia.

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    A Beginners Guide to a Blockade Camp

    Many successful campaigns have based their direct action from blockade camps and include the wins against the damming of the Franklin river, stopping the Jabiluka uranium mine, and the proposed gas hub at Walmadan/James Price Point. It can be a scary thing, heading to a blockade camp for the first time. Here are some tips…

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    Family Friendly Organising

    Here is a list of crowdsourced ideas on how to make meetings and activism more welcoming and inclusive for parents/carers and their families.

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    Live Tweeting at Rallies and Marches

    Twitter is a very useful way to share your story outside traditional networks. Increasingly Twitter quotes and photos are used to embed in traditional media, and with a small amount of effort you can get your event trending. This will alert politicians and media to your issue.

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    Affinity Groups for Non-Violent Direct Action

    Affinity groups are a feature of many large scale non-violent actions. An affinity group is a small group of people (eg: 5-15) who have something in common who take action together. Groups could focus on a specific theme eg street medics or legal observers or more commonly it is a group of people that take…

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    Victorian Red Gum Forests: A Historic Victory

    A comprehensive case study of the successful campaign to protect Victorian Red Gum Forests. Includes the history of the Barmah-Millewa Campaign, its goals and results. Given the historic outcomes of the campaign it is worth examining how such an effective green-black alliance emerged in south-eastern Australia.

  • Woman holding a piece of paper. It reads 'OM Occupy Melbourne. This occupation is a proclamation of solidarity with the millions of people occupying cities around the world right now. They and we seek economic

    Occupy Reflects: A Collection of Reflections on Occupy Melbourne

    A collection of reflections on Occupy Melbourne. Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in New York, the movement triggered an unprecedented wave of uprisings. Melbourne became the largest occupation in the southern hemisphere.

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    Jabiluka Fight for Country

    In 2005 the Mirarr succeeded in halting the development of the proposed Jabiluka mine. It was the culmination of an extraordinary decade-long campaign which saw people across Australia and the world stand up and support Mirarr in their opposition to uranium mining on their land.

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    Stop Jabiluka Mine Handbook

    Stop Jabiluka Mine handbook gives a fascinating insight into an important part of Australian social movement history as well as an overview of the kinds of issues to consider when organising a large scale direct action convergence. Over 500 people were arrested in the course of an eight-month blockade at Jabiluka in 1998.

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