What is bird-dogging? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what bird-dogging is, how to do bird-dogging and examples from around the world.
Format: Videos
Videos
The Fall (and Rise?) of Unions in the US
Documentary on the decline and resurgence of unions in the US, exploring why union membership fell and how new organising at Amazon and Starbucks signals a renewed labor movement.
Unions During the Great Depression in the United States
A powerful documentary of the Great Depression in the 1930s tracing how tenant farmers and steelworkers fought to unionise during the Great Depression
When Flight Attendants fought the Airline Industry and Won
Watch this Vox video on the “stewardess rebellion,” where flight attendants fought and overturned discriminatory, sexualised airline practices, transforming their profession and advancing women’s workplace rights.
How these Photos Ended Child Labor
Watch this video about how Lewis Hine’s photographs transformed public understanding of child labor in the United States and created change.
Exploring the Gig Economy: Challenges and Opportunities Toolkit
This toolkit is a practical resource to better understand the online gig economy, whether for personal learning or to support awareness-raising and training sessions. It is a learning guide with detailed explanations, real-life examples and insights into online gig work.
The Librarians: Resources to Resist Repression
Recommended resources related to The Librarians, a documentary that reveals how librarians in the United States are standing up against sweeping censorship efforts and political intimidation.
Guide to Hope-based Communication: How to use the 5 Hope-based Shifts
The five shifts help changemakers move from opposition to vision, using brain science insights to reshape narratives and strategy.
Organising your Local Community: One Million Rising’s Campaign against Authoritarianism
Learn how to organise your local community against authoritarianism by watching these videos and accessing this toolkit for the One Million Rising Campaign in the US.
Tomorrow Movement: The Momentum Organising Framework in Australia
Explore the Momentum Model and how Tomorrow Movement uses this grassroots organising framework in Australia.
Tactic: Bird-dogging
What is bird-dogging? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what bird-dogging is, how to do bird-dogging and examples from around the world.
The Fall (and Rise?) of Unions in the US
Documentary on the decline and resurgence of unions in the US, exploring why union membership fell and how new organising at Amazon and Starbucks signals a renewed labor movement.
Unions During the Great Depression in the United States
A powerful documentary of the Great Depression in the 1930s tracing how tenant farmers and steelworkers fought to unionise during the Great Depression
When Flight Attendants fought the Airline Industry and Won
Watch this Vox video on the “stewardess rebellion,” where flight attendants fought and overturned discriminatory, sexualised airline practices, transforming their profession and advancing women’s workplace rights.
How these Photos Ended Child Labor
Watch this video about how Lewis Hine’s photographs transformed public understanding of child labor in the United States and created change.
Exploring the Gig Economy: Challenges and Opportunities Toolkit
This toolkit is a practical resource to better understand the online gig economy, whether for personal learning or to support awareness-raising and training sessions. It is a learning guide with detailed explanations, real-life examples and insights into online gig work.
The Librarians: Resources to Resist Repression
Recommended resources related to The Librarians, a documentary that reveals how librarians in the United States are standing up against sweeping censorship efforts and political intimidation.
Guide to Hope-based Communication: How to use the 5 Hope-based Shifts
The five shifts help changemakers move from opposition to vision, using brain science insights to reshape narratives and strategy.
Organising your Local Community: One Million Rising’s Campaign against Authoritarianism
Learn how to organise your local community against authoritarianism by watching these videos and accessing this toolkit for the One Million Rising Campaign in the US.
Tomorrow Movement: The Momentum Organising Framework in Australia
Explore the Momentum Model and how Tomorrow Movement uses this grassroots organising framework in Australia.