From Little Things Big Things Grow: Events That Changed Australia
From little things big things grow – From little actions to big events that changed Australia. Here is a list from the 1700s to the present.
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Lessons that can be Learnt from Dockworkers who Helped bring Apartheid to its Knees
Article about the transnational solidarity activism of maritime unions and how the actions of dockworkers in Australia helped drive the local and national anti-apartheid movement.
Your organisation can and should raise more money from major donors: Here’s how Oxfam did it
Learn best practice approaches to fundraising & proven tips to build lifelong relationships with major donors from Micah Demmert at Oxfam Australia.Â
Beginner’s Guide to Making Video with your Smartphone
Learn practical tips from Digital Storytellers on how to make a video with your smartphone including information about what you need, shooting tips and editing.
Online Organising: Working Together Remotely
Learn from groups that have remote teams and have developed ways to support them at a distance whilst maintaining a sense of purpose and togetherness.
Exploring Roles in Social Change Movements
Holly Hammond’s presentation to Progress 2019 on ‘Rebels and Reformers Unite! Exploring roles in social change movements’. Social movements are made up of many individuals and organisations with varied strengths, perspectives and theories of change.
The Four Roles of Social Activism by Bill Moyer
Learn about the four different roles activists in social movements need to play in order to successfully create social change: the citizen, rebel, change agent & reformer.
What we can Learn from the LGBTQ Movement’s 50 years of Achievement
Despite pain, loss, disruption and grave threats, the LGBTQ movement — decade after decade — launched new campaigns for more advanced goals and won.
What is Community Organising?
This excerpt from the Community Organising Guide provides an introduction to community organising. Organising is about generating and wielding people power.
Working with your Elected Representatives
The Working with your elected representatives guide by Friends of the Earth covers some of the different ways to work with, or lobby, your local elected representatives.
Recruiting and Retaining Members
Top tips on how to recruit and retain members by Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland).
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by Gene Sharp
Stuck in a rut when it comes to campaign tactics? Explore Gene Sharp’s 198 methods of nonviolent action which are classified into three categories: nonviolent protest and persuasion, noncooperation (social, economic, and political), and nonviolent intervention.
How to use social media
Top tips from Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland) on how to use Twitter and Facebook as a powerful tool for campaigning.
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.
Facilitating for Gender Balance
Men frequently participate more than women in meetings, forums and other events. This article outlines practical steps facilitators and participants can take to ensure women are heard.
Five Principles for Building Powerful Coalitions
Not all coalitions are made equal. While alliances between unions and community organizations are an important and useful strategy for social change, their power and success varies greatly depending on the strategic choices of those involved.
Introduction to Community Mapping
Community organisers need to continually analyse their communities. What’s going on that has implications for our issue and campaign? Which groups do we need to be connecting with? How is power being exercised?
Three Approaches to Organising
This article outlines three frameworks of organising. They are broad based organising; social movement organising; and community development informed organising.
Sustaining Ourselves as Activists
Activist wisdom has been gathered from a survey of nearly 200 about how to sustain ourselves as activists. A great list from those who have been there.
Tips for Election Recovery
Elections can take a heavy toll campaigners, organisers, and anyone else working and hoping for social and ecological justice. Now is a time for looking after ourselves and each other, to get in good shape for what comes next.