Writing a Solidarity Statement: Considerations and Process Questions
A guide to writing a solidarity statement by the Building Movement Project including examples of inspiring statements from different groups.
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Creating Bold Safe Actions Despite Repression: Lessons from Brazil
Lessons learned and tips from 350.org about making escalated actions bold and safe. These tips were learnt after an action in Brazil against fracking in 2015
Making Protest Accessible: Tips and Checklists for Actions
Tips and checklists for planning and running accessible protests and other actions.
Towards Inclusive Practice: Guides, Tips and Videos
Easy to use resources including guides, tips and videos provide advice on how to be more inclusive of people with an intellectual disability.
Guidelines: Images Portraying People with Disability
A short guide from People with Disability Australia PWDA with useful tips on how to portray images of people with disability.
How to do Inclusive Research: Tips and Ideas
Here are some tips and ideas of ways to make your research more inclusive when working with people with disability.
What is Inclusive Research?
Guidelines, examples and tips to facilitate inclusive research practices and promote co-ownership of research with people with disability.
Street Medic Pro-Tips: Medical and First Aid Support at Protests and Direct Actions
Introduction Street medicine has its origins in the civil rights movements in the US in the late 1960s. Over the years Street Medics have evolved into an international informal community of people who provide medical and first aid support at protests and direct actions. The Melbourne Street Medic Collective (formerly MelbFACT) came together through the Occupy […]
Tips for Conducting Interviews about Sensitive Topics
Tips from Community Radio 3CR in Australia focussing specifically on interviews regarding sensitive topics.
Sponsorships: Acquiring Money for an Event or Organization
Tips on how to acquire a sponsorship and approach organizations from The Activist Handbook, a wikipedia for activists.
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.
Door Knocking: A Case Study in Moving People to Take Action
A sample script and tips learnt from having climate conversations whilst door knocking in the lead up to the 2022 Australian election.
Make the First 100 Days Count: Steps for Holding the New Government Accountable
Introduction The ‘first 100 days’ comes from when Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd US President, was elected to power and he and his government made a phenomenal amount of change in a very short time including passing 76 pieces of legislation. For more see Why Do We Care About the First 100 Days? (David Roos, […]
Learning from Peers and the Past: Writing Case Studies
This article provides tips and template for writing activist case studies that provide campaigners with opportunities to learn from peers and the past.
Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Internet Research Tips
Quick tips and tools to improve your internet searching skills including using filters, truncation, phrase searching and hyphens.
Organizing: People, Power and Change – The One on One 1:1 Meeting
Introduction The 1:1 meeting is a tool to establish, maintain, and grow relationships in organizing. Each 1:1 meeting has four key pieces: Purpose Be up front in establishing why you are meeting in order to make sure you are both on the same page. If you plan to ask the person you’re meeting with to […]
Conducting Interviews for Articles, Research & More
This article provides tips on how to run effective interviews for articles, research projects and podcasts.
Campaign Wellbeing Bingo
A bingo sheet full of low barrier things folks can do to stay healthier and handle stress better when under pressure.
Build People Power and Capacity to Run Effective Campaigns and Movements to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Tools, skills, and resources from 350.org to build capacity to run effective campaigns and movements to tackle the climate crisis.
How to Write a Powerful Submission to Government – in as little as 10 minutes!
Contributing to government submission processes can be a valuable way for individuals to have a say on issues they care about. This article outlines some of the steps you can take to make your submissions powerful.