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The Change Agency is an independent social movement education initiative. They work with community organisers and activists in the Australia Pacific region to help people win social and environmental change. Major projects include the Campaigners Toolkit, the Community Organising Fellowship and the People Power Manual.

For many years tCA has developed, collected and shared an amazing array of tools to help activists and community organisers define and achieve their goals. A selection of these resources, many of which equip social movement trainers, are included on the Commons.

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    Naming Political Assumptions: A Guide

    A guide to develop campaign strategy and identify the political assumptions that shape our opinions and analysis.

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    Lobbying Workshop Guide

    This lobbying workshop process guide can be used in training workshops and planning sessions to develop campaign strategy and tactics.

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    Lobbying: A Tactic for Social Change

    This handout covers the skills, knowledge and qualities of effective lobbyists, as well as the essential steps to preparing for lobbying.

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    Tactical Timeline Guide to Develop Campaign Strategy

    A tactical timeline guide to be used in training workshops and planning sessions to develop campaign strategy.

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    Power Mapping Guide

    A process guide to be used in training workshops and planning sessions to help campaigners consider the social and political context within which they are developing strategy and creatively consider allies, opponents, targets and constituents prior to embarking on a campaign.

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    Cutting the Issue

    A process guide to be used in training workshops and planning sessions to develop campaign strategy. This process will help reduce the scope of campaigns in order to focus efforts on where change can really be achieved, and consider the possible consequences of working on one part of a problem rather than others.

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    The Community Organising Guide

    The Community Organising Guide is 296 pages of training resources to deepen our understanding of core organising skills: relational meetings and self-interest, the power of story in organising, building alliances, coalitions and networks, holding decision-makers accountable, leadership development, recruitment, doorknocking and phonebanking.

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    The People Power Manual: Campaign Strategy Guide

    The Campaign Strategy Guide is part of the People Power Manual, a resource created for organisers, activist educators and facilitators.

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    Circles of Commitment: A Model of Engagement

    A model for thinking about the different levels of engagement of people involved in a campaign – aka a ‘ladder of engagement’.

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