Australian Progress hosted the FWD+Organise 2021 conference online from the 1-2 Dec 2021 and is an initiative of Australian Progress, a national organisation dedicated to building the advocacy and campaigning capacity of Australian civil society to achieve systems change.
The conference is a place where community organisers and digital campaigners come together to share practical skills, learn innovative approaches to advocacy and build lasting collaborations to win systemic change. The conference featured more than 60 speakers leading more than 50 sessions in the program which included keynotes, workshops, masterclasses and expert briefings. The 2021 program focused on centring communities with lived experience, highlighting winning case studies during the pandemic and tactics to win on our issues in the upcoming Federal Election.
Many thanks to the presenters who shared resources. If you presented at FWD+Organise 2021 and would like to add to this collection, please get in touch. Thanks to our volunteers for attending the conference and contributing articles alongside Commons Librarians.
Here is a taste of FWD+Organise 2021 – a combination of presentations and articles and related resources from the conference. Click on the titles to visit each post.
Learn about the success of a deep canvassing approach to rights for undocumented migrants and Medicare for All in Michigan by Caitlin Homrich-Kneiling from We the People MI.
A new research project to map organising models in Australia, with examples from three organisations. The project is a partnership between Australian Progress and the Commons Library.
Australian Conservation Foundation ACF shares their tips about organising and examples of strategies they have used in a post lockdown world. Further articles about organising in a post-lockdown world are coming soon.
How do we convince our organisations to invest in tech and digital? How do we get new ideas up and running, and build a culture of innovation? By Sara Smylie (United Workers Union), Madeline Holm (Reveille Strategy), and Jack Milroy (Defiance).
Case study of organising at a local level, Victorian Trades Hall Council’s Candidate School, focused on who gets elected to local office. By Nadia Montague (Victorian Trades Hall Council).
Brittany Bennett presented ‘Measuring Movements: Lessons from the Sunrise Movement’. Her comprehensive guide encompasses a set of analyses that you can do right now, with your data, to uncover insight on the success and shortcoming of building people power in your organization.
The Tomorrow Movement presented a workshop on Growing Our Movement Through Momentum, including how they had used the principle of ‘frontloading’ in the set up of their movement.
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