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Pillars of Support: Start Here
What are Pillars of Support? Here is a curated collection of resources collated by the Commons librarians including introductory resources, videos, templates, case studies and exercises.
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Streetwise & Steady: A Workbook for Action Peacekeepers or Event Marshals
Practical guide to equip action peacekeepers or event marshals with essential skills such as de-escalation techniques, crowd coordination, and safety strategies.
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10 Ways to be Prepared and Grounded now Trump has Won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
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The Power of Reaching Out to Others: Organizing One on One Meetings
Remember the power and importance of one on one meetings when organizing to help your groups grow and invite people to step into leadership.
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Understand Your Role in Social Change
Here is a useful framework to help you understand your role in social change. It describes different social change roles: Helpers, Advocates, Organizers & Rebels.
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Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations
Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations – They are effective because rather than telling people about a problem, they show it.
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Choosing a Campaign Goal
Have you started a campaign? Do you have a campaign goal or goals? Does it fulfil basic criteria? Learn from past campaigns how they chose their goals.
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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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What if Trump (or Harris) wins? What will you do?
What if Trump (or Harris) wins? is a book and a “pick-your-own-pathway” activity by Daniel Hunter and Choose Democracy. What will you do?
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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.
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