Squatting’s place in winning Emergency Housing, 1945-48
A talk about how the squatting of empty houses and military camps forced governments in Australia to provide emergency shelter in the 1940s.
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The 1931 Perth Treasury Building Riot: Unemployed workers during the Great Depression
Unemployed workers during the Great Depression, the repression they faced, and the protests and tactics they used to fight for their rights.
Citizen Generated Data: Toolkits and Guides
Useful guides from CIVICUS to learn how to gather information and data for a campaign using surveys, focus groups and interviews.
Participatory Policy Making
Facilitate the inclusion of individuals and groups in the design of policies via participatory means to achieve accountability and transparency.
How to do research
Research plays a crucial role in social change projects. Here’s a collection of useful guides to research from Skills You Need, including how to design research projects, gather data and analyse data.
Books about Women & Leadership
Five books recommended by participants and convenors of Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia. This list includes comprehensive discussions about women’s leadership, practical guides, and two memoirs from inspiring women leaders.
Films about Women & Social Justice and Change
An inspiring list of feature films and documentaries about women and social change including Women of Steel, Suffragette, Mission Blue, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry and more.
What is Organizing?
An introduction to community organising by Marshall Ganz, a key thinker and educator in the field.
Leading Change: Leadership, Organization, and Social Movements
This chapter by Marshall Ganz, lecturer and activist, investigates social movement leadership and takes us through examples from history. He outlines Leadership Practices: Relationship, Story, Strategy, Action; Structuring Social Movements; and Leadership Development.
Why stories matter: The art and craft of social change
Marshall Ganz discusses narrative strategy, story of self & the importance of communicating values through stories in developing social movements.
Principles for a policy response to COVID-19
Five principles that must guide policymakers in the face of the unprecedented public policy challenges posed by COVID-19.
How to talk about democratic reform: A cheatsheet to change the story
Learn how to talk more effectively about government, democratic participation and reform, and ways to motivate people to get involved.
Uncertain times & movement moments: campaigning amidst Covid-19
Reflections on the Black Lives Matter moment of the whirlwind, navigating turbulence related to Covid-19, approaches to imagine the future.
Tracking Covid-19 Laws and Human Rights
Three websites related to Covid-19 laws, policing and human rights in Australia and internationally. The coronavirus is a threat to public health; it does not need to be a threat to civic freedom.
Fundraising Checklist – How to win grants funding
How do you make your grant application stand out? Tick every box in this checklist and you’ll be one step closer to success.
How to organise a special fundraising event
How to make sure your special fundraising event does make money and not just break even. Plan your event properly and save lots of heartache later on.
Fundraising Strategy and Planning
Do you need to set up a fundraising strategy and plan? Here are two articles and video to get you started from the Funding Centre at Our Community.
The Seven Pillars of Fundraising
To survive and thrive in a changing world, a not-for-profit organisation must develop a fundraising plan that rests on these seven pillars of fundraising…
How to get started with Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a great way to get funding for a specific project. It can bring in much-needed funding and attract a whole new audience of supporters.
Power Dynamics and Inclusion in Virtual Meetings
Learn how to facilitate inclusion, manage power dynamics and hold space with awareness and intentionality in virtual meetings and spaces.