Speeches and Presentations Archives

TED talk: The Secret Structure of Great Talks by Nancy Duarte

In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.

How to Report on Conferences and Other Events

Online presentation on skills related to documenting social change & social justice events so that learnings can be shared beyond the event.

Writing and Using Campaign Case Studies Webinar

Activist case studies are histories & accounts of campaigns and events which includes lessons and insights that can be applied more broadly.

Tips for Designing Infographics

A brief webinar by Commons Librarian volunteer sharing tips for designing infographics for social media and training purposes.

Why coalition building isn’t about the coalition: Listening, leading, and making change happen

What are the key elements of building a powerful coalition? Here are 3 tips to become a great coalition builder.

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What Makes a Brilliant Advocacy Strategy?

What are the key elements of building a powerful coalition? Here are 3 tips to become a great coalition builder.

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Government Relations and Winning Reform – Australian Progress Webinars

Two webinars by Australian Progress about political reform and government relations in relation to the newly elected Labor Government who won power in the Australian Federal Election 2022.

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Understanding and Assessing Your Organization’s Strategic Capacity

Watch this webinar recording to understand and asses your organization’s strategy capacity. Use strategy to build and win political power.

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Designing Powerful Teams with Ruth Wageman

Watch this recording of Ruth Wageman to learn how you can put in place the 6 conditions that make it more likely to create a great team.

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Projecting Power: Visual Strategy for Movements

Webinars on visual strategy will help you make a plan to create the images we need to win. You’ll be ready to tell a bolder story in the street, maximizing threat to power and making actions more welcoming and joyful.

Don’t wait until a crisis hits: Get your Organization ready for a Rapid Response Campaign

Webinar about the ins and outs of rapid-response campaigning. Learn the steps to integrate rapid-response infrastructure into your workflow.

Build More Powerful Campaigns with Social Science

Watch this webinar to learn some of the essential takeaways to improve your organizing with insights from social science.

Turning Grassroots Activism Into Durable Political Power

Watch this webinar to learn the basics of social movement theory and how those insights can be applied to building durable political power.

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The Race Class Narrative: A race forward messaging framework to engage the base and persuade the middle

Watch a video on Race Class Narrative – an approach that weaves together economic empowerment, racial justice, and gender equity.

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Learn how Toys R Us workers won a historic $20 million hardship fund from Wall Street

Learn how to build and grow online communities and develop an online-to-offline organizing model to move your people to action.

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Reflections on Sunrise Movement’s Strike Circle Program: Learn How We Created Hundreds of Local Teams

A webinar from PowerLabs about how the Sunrise Movement created hundreds of local teams and grew their movement.

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Learn how Cosecha raised over $1 million for undocumented immigrants affected by the pandemic

Learn from this webinar from PowerLabs how Movimiento Cosecha raised over $1 million for undocumented immigrants in the US.

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Lessons learned from Campaigning to popularize and win the Green New Deal

This webinar covers Sunrise Movement’s campaign for a Green New Deal with special focus on the planning and analysis that informed action.

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Beer Strikes: A History of Hotel Boycotts in Australia, 1900-1920

Watch this video presentation about beer strikes and the history of hotel / pub boycotts in Australia in the early 1900s.

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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1986

Radical Science Fiction – Watch videos from a symposium held in 2022 focused on the links between sci-fi and forms of activism.

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