The 1972 Sydney Opera House Work-In
Learn about the Sydney Opera House ‘work-in’ carried out by construction workers who expelled management & continued work under workers’ control.
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Books, Journals and Excerpts
Points of Intervention
Campaigners – Where is the best place to take action with the greatest impact? Learn about making change using points of intervention.
The Nymboida Coal Mine Takeover, NSW, 1975–1979
How workers at the Nymboida coal mine in NSW resisted mass sackings by taking over and running the mine themselves in 1975. firstly through an occupation and then via union ownership.
Understanding Politics, Government, Elections and Activism Through Books for Australian Children
A list of inspring books for children collated by the Little Bookroom on the topics of government, politics, elections, the law and activism.
Deciding Whether To Do Electoral Organizing
Key questions to ask in considering whether to undertake electoral organizing, such as will it help us achieve our campaign goals?
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline
The first book to bring together a large collection of neurodiverse contributors to talk about events that shaped the movement, and which they themselves were involved with.
The Advocates: Women within the Australian Environmental Movement
This book features nine never-before-told stories of remarkable women and their courageous pursuits of climate justice in Australia.
A Shelf of Reds: Neglected Radical Historians
Australian radical historians and activists, Rowan Cahill & Terry Irving, share a selection of books about radical Australian history.
From Protest to Politics: The Effectiveness of Civil Society in shaping the Nuclear-free Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
A case study about what made anti-nuclear activism successful in Aotearoa New Zealand between the 1960s – 1980s.
Social Movements and the (mis)use of Research: Extinction Rebellion and the 3.5% ruleÂ
Extinction Rebellion member Kyle R Matthews explores how scholarship regarding civil resistance campaigns seeking regime change has been used by environmental activists.
The Good Drone: How Social Movements Democratize Surveillance
A book about how small-scale drones, satellites, kites, and balloons are used by social movements for the greater good.
Toward an Anti-Fracking Mobilization Toolkit: Ten practices from Western Newfoundland’s Campaign
Case study of anti fracking campaign in Canada. Interviews with mobilization leaders presents ten practices deemed as particularly effective.
Creative activism: Hologram protest
The practicalities and possibilities of using holograms to challenge and subvert anti-protest laws are explored in this case study from Spain.
Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – Summary & Related Resources
A collation of resources about the book – Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – by Hahrie Han, Elizabeth McKenna and Michelle Oyakawa.
Humorous Political Stunts: Nonviolent Public Challenges to Power
An exploration of how creative activists combine humour with seriousness via stunts to create change, including case study – John Howard Ladies’ Auxiliary Fan Club.
A Strategy for Climate Insurgency
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
When to Talk and When to Fight: The Strategic Choice between Dialogue and Resistance
Understand when to talk and when to fight with this model for talking about conflict, negotiation and resistance.
Social Movements: Finding Your Place and Welcoming Others
How people can find a place within social movements where they comfortable, effective & supported, & how organisers can help them to feel so.
Transforming Coordination within Social MovementsÂ
Lessons from social and labour movements that discuss how movements bringing people together for common preservation arise and can be built.
Identity Groups to Build Diversity and Power
This extract from the book Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership outlines the value of identity groups, also known as caucuses and affinity spaces.Â