A Tactic Typology
A Tactic Typology presented in a table by Daniel Hunter from Training for Change. The categories are Symbolic Protest, Noncooperation (economic and political) and Alternative Cooperation.
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Daniel Hunter Collection
Daniel Hunter is an activist, trainer, strategist and author of multiple books: Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow, Climate Resistance Handbook, and Strategy and Soul.
He co-founded Choose Democracy to train tens of thousands about what to do in case of a Trump coup and has trained pro-democracy movements in Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, India, and many other places. He has recently worked as Associate Director for Global Training at 350.org, where he has developed numerous open source training materials available in many languages.
His activist training tools are everywhere — spread over his years as a Training Elder with Training for Change and Training Director with 350.org. He is sought after nationally and internationally for his experiential methodology, that builds on wisdom from within the group, building on past successes and challenging limiting beliefs.
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What if Trump (or Biden) wins? What will you do?
What if Trump (or Biden) wins? is a book and a “pick-your-own-pathway” activity by Daniel Hunter and Choose Democracy. What will you do?
Nonviolent Direct Action as Social Parable
This article “Nonviolent Direct Action as Social Parable” by Daniel Hunter explores how nonviolent direct action (NVDA) functions as a method of social change, akin to parables in religious and philosophical teachings.
Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia
Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.
How to Create a Campaign
How do you start a campaign for social change? Learn how to create a campaign using tools such as the Spectrum of Allies.
Social Change Myths
What are the facts about social change and social movements? Daniel Hunter myth busts common misconceptions about how change happens.
Campaign Tactics
Learn all about tactics for your campaigns including how to adapt their tone for different events and explore different examples.
Building Leadership Capacity: The Ladder of Engagement
Learn how organisers recruit and build the leadership capacity of others with the Ladder of Engagement.
Building Movement Capacity and Structure: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement
Take inspiration from this Civil Rights Movement story about how to build movement capacity and structure. Learn about Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC.
Replace Endless Actions with Campaigns
Keep doing the same actions and not getting anywhere? Learn about replacing endless actions with campaigns and have a bigger impact.
Pillars Of Support – The Upside Down Triangle
Learn about movements, power and the Pillars of Support also known as the Upside-Down Triangle from Daniel Hunter.
What to do when we ‘Lose’
Some important lessons on dealing with loss from a recent generation-defining struggle in New Zealand: the Save Happy Valley Campaign.
Climate Impacts: 350 Organising Lessons from Australia, US, Pacific Islands, and UK
These lessons from 350.org share four different organising responses from different countries to climate impacts.
Campaigning for Social Change: Beyond just Protesting for it!
Daniel Hunter outlines the key elements of campaigns: a strategic time-tested model for effective social change work.
Online Training Monster Manual
Tired of making new slide decks for interactive tools? Want new ideas on participatory methods online? Looking for new games and warm-ups? The “Online Monster Manual” is a compilation of 80+ online training tools from 350 globally.
Facilitating Online Meetings
Online meetings can be a lot of fun! Here are a few ideas to make your meetings exciting, educational, and effective from Daniel Hunter, 350.org.
Climate Resistance Handbook Or, I was Part of a Climate Action. Now What?
If you’re wondering how to build a powerful movement that can make big wins for climate action, then this is your guide – the Climate Resistance Handbook by Daniel Hunter from 350.org
How to Build a Resilient Culture of Resistance in Hard Times
US activist and educator Daniel Hunter shares important tips for sustaining ourselves and our movements in the face of challenging times. He outlines seven behaviors that we could incorporate into our groups so we can keep taking powerful and strategic actions.
Critical Path Analysis Process Guide
A process guide to be used in training workshops and planning sessions to develop campaign strategy. Critical path analysis can shift focus to outcomes rather than tactics and provide experience and skill in defining clear objectives. The process also deepens understanding about how change happens and clarifies key threads running through a campaign.