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.
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.
A campaign case study and book review of a rapid-fire campaign journey to establish a drug injecting centre in inner-city Melbourne.
This story illustrates 350.org Australia’s strategic decision-making process as they took on the largest coal export facility project in the world.
Examples – from 350.org and beyond – about ways people handled campaign losses in healthy, soul-giving, and strategic ways.
Reaching across difference using authentic relational conversations and organising to build a pro-democracy movement in the United States.
Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.
A guide to First Nations campaigning and activist resources in the Commons Social Change Library including stories and perspectives.
Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals.
Timeline case study of direct action to voter registration follows the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee SNCC (US) from 1960 – 1962.
These lessons from 350.org share four different organising responses from different countries to climate impacts.