Health and Climate Activism
Exploring the link between climate activism and its impact on our mental and physical health including positive and negative health experiences.
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Research Findings
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.
The State of Digital Organising in Europe 2020
Research from surveys & interviews (over 1000 organisations) on the state of digital organising and online campaigns/activism across Europe.
Leaderful Organizing
The Leaderful Organizing Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that offers practical guidance, tools, and examples for fostering leadership and collective action within organizations and movements.
The 2023 Voice Referendum Outcome: A Messaging Guide
In the aftermath of a challenging referendum loss, our communities are facing a critical juncture. GetUp and Australian Progress offer a messaging guide for social change organisations, helping you speak out and channel emotions into constructive action. Read an excerpt and download the full report.
Movement Lesson: How Do We Build Movements that Welcome People?
Learn from research and Joe Solomon’s personal experience with his brother’s transformation on how to bring people into your movement.
How Collective Action Communication Frames are used to Drive Action on Climate Justice
Insights into how Australian environmental groups use collective action frames in their communication on climate justice.
Climate Justice: What does it mean?
Many environmental and social change groups call for climate justice, but what does ‘climate justice’ actually mean?
Passing the Message Stick: Messages that Build Support for Change on First Nations Justice
Persuasive messaging to build widespread support for transformative change, like treaties, truth-telling and representation, now and beyond the referendum.
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.
Leadership and Leaderful Organizing: Research on Building Leaderful Movements in Europe
This research report explores the concept of leaderful organizing and provides research on building leaderful movements in Europe.
Environmental Movements and Activism around the World: Book and Videos
A book and a series of in depth videos based on each chapter about Environmental Movements and Activism around the World.
The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns: Poisoned Chalice or Holy Grail?
Civil resistance-Moving from dictatorship to democracy. Negotiations & elections are the breakthroughs that lead to more democratic outcomes.
12 Habits of Successful Changemakers
How do I become an effective changemaker? Discover the 12 key habits or behaviours of successful changemakers.
Protest Movements: How Effective are They?
What makes a protest movement successful? Nonviolence and numbers matter. See the research from the Social Change Lab.
Organising Model Structures: Influences, Challenges and Opportunities
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on influences, structure, subgroups, and how models can be strengthened.
The Shape of Organising Models
Organising Models Mapping Project survey results including images conveying how different organisations structure their organising model.
People Within Organising Models
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on how people gather to take collective action as part of organising programs.
Autonomy, Flexibility and Accountability in Organising Models
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project focused on how organisations manage autonomy, flexibility, accountability and absorption.
Support and Leadership in Organising Models
The results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey which focus on how organisations attract, retain and support volunteers.