Using case studies and interviews with organizers and land defenders, this article explores factors that contributed to the success of 14 intersectional climate justice campaigns in North America.
Links to case studies, articles, books and other resources which describe past protest camps and in some cases share valuable lessons.
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
A case study on how casual workers at the University of Melbourne in Australia got organised and won back $45 million in Stolen Wages. Read about the campaign highlights and the lessons learned.
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Lessons on movement building from one of the founders of the Serbian student movement that brought down dictator Slobodan Milosevic.
Learn about a union campaign by casual fitness workers who organised in Australia to push for better pay and work conditions.
A guide to Jane McAlevey’s work including key takeaways and a plethora of links to books, articles, videos, podcasts, workshops and more.
An orientation to organizing and learning about the 5 practices of leadership based on the work of Marshall Ganz. (Includes a Case study on Refugees)
George Gabriel introduces the “incubating and cascading” approach to scaling organising through a case study of the UK-based Refugees Welcome movement.
Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.
Take inspiration from this Civil Rights Movement story about how to build movement capacity and structure. Learn about Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC.
Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.
Learn about movements, power and the Pillars of Support also known as the Upside-Down Triangle from Daniel Hunter.
Excerpts from the Cocmo-local work handbook discuss key concepts regarding a form of Commoning and includes a case study about a project which openly shares information and produces technological solutions for small scale, organic agriculture.
A Commons Conversations Podcast featuring an interview with Radhika Jhaveri, an environmental justice activist in India.
Listen to two podcasts from the Commons Conversations about campaigns, coalition building and citizen science to end logging in Australia.
A collection of campaigns that changed Tasmania e.g. Franklin River, gay law reform, forest blockading, No Gas Across the Bass.
A collection of campaigns that changed South Australia. e.g. women’s suffrage; uranium testing, mining and dumping; Fight for the Bight.
A collection of campaigns that changed the Northern Territory. e.g. Wave Hill Walk Off, Jabiluka, Pine Gap & Anti-Fracking.
A collection of campaigns that changed Western Australia. e.g. James Price Point, Ningaloo, whaling, forest and other people and places.