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The Activists’ Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Participatory Democracy – Book Review
Aidan Rickett’s The Activists’ Handbook is a powerful guide to grassroots activism. Naomi Blackburn reviews the early chapters of the book which are particularly relevant to Theories of Change.
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Book review of Amanda Tattersall’s Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change
Denisse Sandoval shares insights from Amanda Tattersall’s book Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change.
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Lessons from Hahrie Han’s ‘Moved to Action’
Joel Dignam reviews Hahrie Han’s Moved to Action. Han tackles the question of what motivates political participation by people who face significant barriers. Han provides a toolkit for those seeking to empower and work with, or within, marginalised communities.
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Decentralisation: The Starfish and the Spider
The book ‘The Starfish and the Spider’ delves into ideas & language around decentralisation with useful examples from history & social movements. Joel Dignam reviews the book, ‘The Starfish and the Spider’ by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom.
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The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout [Book review]
Analysis of Beth Kanter & Aliza Sherman’s argument that nonprofits should transform their workplace culture to have more productive & happier workers.
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Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit: Book Review
Hope in the Dark was written by Rebecca Solnit to help activists and campaigners find hope in times of struggle. Here Matt Ross reviews the American author’s arguments for keeping the faith in times of despair.
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Our Hearts in Transition: Book Review
A book review of The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins with emphasis on its insights around the emotional & psychological impact of climate change.
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Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan
A summary of Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan. He describes eight stages through which social movements normally progress over a period of years and decades. It provides organizers with a map of the long road of successful movements.
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No Shortcuts Organising for Power in the Gilded Age: Book Review
Joel Dignam reviews Jane McAlevey’s No Shortcuts: Organising for Power in the Gilded Age. McAlevey outlines a critique of most contemporary union campaigning, using case studies and other analysis to argue for a deeper more rigorous approach to organising.
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Strategy & Soul Insights
Reflecting on her 2014 encounter with Daniel Hunter at a Sydney Campaigners’ Network gathering, Anita Tang—Manager of the Policy & Advocacy Team at Cancer Council NSW—offers insights from his teachings that can strengthen campaigns on both strategic and human levels.
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