Training Materials

5 black and white photos with a yellow wavy lines overlaying them. First image is of thousands of protestors at Walk on Washington, 2nd image is a portrait of a woman representing Rosa Parks, 3rd image is a portrait etching of Gandhi, fourth image is of a group of Aboriginal Australians protesting holding the Aboriginal flag, 5th image is protestors on a boat on the Franklin River. The heading reads 'Nonviolence Training: A short history".

Nonviolence Training: A Brief History

A brief history of nonviolence training around the world, Australia and in the Pacific by a group called Pt’Chang.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Blended Decision Making

Blended Decision making allows for a collaborative, nuanced and power-informed approach to decision making in groups which can strengthen the capacity for leaderful organizing.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Body Scanning and Cultivating Somatic Awareness

Body Scanning is a wellbeing tool which can strengthen the capacity for holistic and regenerative leaderful organizing.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Columbian Hypnosis

Columbian Hypnosis is a theatrical group exercise which explores our tendencies and assumptions around power and leadership.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Comfort, Learning and Panic Zones

Comfort, Learning and Panic Zones is a leaderful organizing tool that can support us to create a transformative group culture.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Conflict Icebergs

Conflict Icebergs is a leaderful organising tool allowing us to understand conflicts and find empowering perspectives within them.

Gamestorming: A Set of Innovative Co-creation Tools

Gamestorming is a set of co-creation tools used by innovators around the world. It is for those who want to design the future, change the world, make, create, and innovate.

Games for Nature: Environmental Education through the Eyes of Young People

40+ games and activities in this toolkit by Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) to inspire and connect kids and people with nature.

How Democratic States Can Effectively Support Pro-Democracy Movements

A curated and comprehensive list of tools for democracies and their representatives to conduct an effective assistance program to nonviolent pro-democracy movements.

Organising Stories and Lessons from the 350 Organising Story Telling Lab

Collection of different case studies / stories of organising and movements from across the globe collated and presented by 350.org.

Building a Resiliency Network: A Toolkit for Building Community Resilience during a Contentious Election Cycle

This toolkit offers simple, step-by-step guidance and worksheets for leaders seeking to take decisive steps to create resilience to violence in their communities.

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Belonging: A Facilitator and Practice Guide

This guide is a powerful tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of belonging and cultivate practices that promote connection, empathy, and community.

A graph of a circle with arrows and words. Title reads They way out: Moving from Vicious cycles to virtuous cycles. IN the middle of a red circle reads Toxic Polarization. Green arrows point to purple boxes with words that read: Stop to reset, Spot positive deviance, Complicate to simplify, Move to sychronize, Adapt to sustain progress.

Overcome Toxic Polarisation: A Political Courage Challenge

This tool developed by Starts With Us aims to fight toxic division and extremism and build tolerance and compassionate relationships.

SNAP: Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding: An Action Guide

A strategic framework for activists, peacebuilders, and organizers working to transform violent conflict and advance a just peace.

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High Trees Community Organising Self Assessment Toolkit

The High Trees Community Organising Self Assessment Toolkits will help you improve and track your progress in utilising a Community Organising approach.

Beautiful Action Trainer Modules (BATMo): Resources for Nonviolent Action Trainers

People Power, Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Action NVA Trainers and Facilitators – Lists of training activities from Beautiful Trouble.

Get in Formation: A Community Safety Toolkit

Security & safety practices, Verbal De-escalation, Office and Organizational Safety, and Security for events and actions by Vision Change Win.

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Disability Advocacy Online Courses

Free, online video courses about disability advocacy, introduction and best practice, from the Disability Advocacy Resources Unit DARU.

Introduction to Campaigning and Social Movements (Online Courses)

Three courses by 350.org about how to campaign and social movements. The courses are very user friendly, easy to follow and accessible.

The Spiral Model: A Learning Framework

The Spiral Model is a learning framework for putting our values and principles into action in our social movement training.

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