Case Studies

A group of people seated in a large square in Ulaanbatar, Mongolia. One person is holding a flag. They are holding a hunger strike.

Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia

Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.

A sign board on a street in Atlanta with people riding past on bicycles. On the board is a black and white photo of a woman called Ella Baker. On the board it reads '"Legendary leader Ella Baker moved to Atlanta in 1957 to help form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Bayard Rastin and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She departed from the organization in 1960 and devoted herself to the student-led organization, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, NAACP Papers.)'.

Building Movement Capacity and Structure: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement

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.

Cheeky and Disorganized: Nannagogy and the Knitting Nannas

Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.

A diagram of the 'The Upside-down triangle'. An upside down triangle is held up by 3 logs on each side coming out of the ground. With out the logs holding it up it would fall.

Pillars Of Support – The Upside Down Triangle

Learn about movements, power and the Pillars of Support also known as the Upside-Down Triangle from Daniel Hunter.

Cover of the Cosmo-local handbook which reads "Cosmo-local work: Organisational practices for equitable and sustainable living."

Cosmo-local Work: Using Commons Based Practices for Equitable and Sustainable Living

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.

Commons Conversations: Insights into Environmental Justice Movements in India with Radhika Jhaveri

A Commons Conversations Podcast featuring an interview with Radhika Jhaveri, an environmental justice activist in India.

Text reads Commons Conversations Podcast: Our conversations explore insights into activism, learning in movements and radical history. There is an icon of a microphone and yellow wavy lines in the top and bottom of the image.

Campaigns to End Logging in Australia (Commons Conversations Podcasts)

Listen to two podcasts from the Commons Conversations about campaigns, coalition building and citizen science to end logging in Australia.

Campaigns that Changed Tasmania

A collection of campaigns that changed Tasmania e.g. Franklin River, gay law reform, forest blockading, No Gas Across the Bass.

Campaigns that Changed South Australia

A collection of campaigns that changed South Australia. e.g. women’s suffrage; uranium testing, mining and dumping; Fight for the Bight.

Campaigns that Changed the Northern Territory

A collection of campaigns that changed the Northern Territory. e.g. Wave Hill Walk Off, Jabiluka, Pine Gap & Anti-Fracking.

Campaigns that Changed Western Australia

A collection of campaigns that changed Western Australia. e.g. James Price Point, Ningaloo, whaling, forest and other people and places.

Book cover for 'You Talk, We Die- the battle for Victoria's first safe injecting facility.' Author at the top reads 'Judy Ryan'. The title is in big coloured capital letters over an abstract purple and black background.

You talk, We die: The Battle for Victoria’s First Safe Injecting Facility – Book review

A campaign case study and book review of a rapid-fire campaign journey to establish a drug injecting centre in inner-city Melbourne.

How to Win by Thinking like Your Opponent: Lessons from 350 Australia’s Campaign Against the Galilee Basin

This story illustrates 350.org Australia’s strategic decision-making process as they took on the largest coal export facility project in the world.

How Healthy Campaigns Respond in the Face of Bad News

Examples – from 350.org and beyond – about ways people handled campaign losses in healthy, soul-giving, and strategic ways.

Authentic Relational Conversations: Reaching Across Difference to Build a Pro-Democracy Movement

Reaching across difference using authentic relational conversations and organising to build a pro-democracy movement in the United States.

Activism and Campaign History: Start Here

Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.

close up of Australian Aboriginal flag being carried by protestors

First Nations Resources: Start Here

A guide to First Nations campaigning and activist resources in the Commons Social Change Library including stories and perspectives.

Report cover - Title reads 'Animal Rising's Grand National Protest: Public Opinion Impacts and Beyond'. Photo of animal rights protestors wearing pink t-shirts that read 'Animal Rising'. They are on grass some are standing some are kneeling or sitting with their hands handcuffed behind their backs surround by police.

The Effect of Protests and Media Reporting on Public Opinion Impacts: A Case Study

Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals.

Screenshot of Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee SNCC Digital Gateway Timeline website. A list of dates and events.

Direct Action to Voter Registration: Case Study

Timeline case study of direct action to voter registration follows the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee SNCC (US) from 1960 – 1962.

Climate Impacts: 350 Organising Lessons from Australia, US, Pacific Islands, and UK

These lessons from 350.org share four different organising responses from different countries to climate impacts.

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