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Introduction This webinar about writing and using case studies was originally delivered as part of the Commons Library’s Skills Sessions on 19 October 2022. Watch Webinar https://youtu.be/srI4YDALgKg What are…
Introduction In a nutshell, campaigns are sustained efforts at a specific social justice goal. Campaigns are a powerful way of strategically building the capacity, developing experience, and laying the groundwork…
Introduction In recent times Australia and other countries have seen the introduction and threat of new laws aimed at further criminalizing blockades, lock-ons and other forms of non-violent direct action….
Introduction Welcome to the History topic in the Commons Social Change Library. We have gathered a wide range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements…
Case studies are histories and accounts of campaigns and events which includes lessons and insights that can be applied more broadly. At their best they provide inspiration while helping us…
Introduction From students and others protesting against the sacking of its architect through to anti-war activists daubing “No War” on its sails, the Sydney Opera House has long been a…
Introduction In their book, Re:Imagining Change: How to Use Story-Based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World Patrick Reinsborough and Doyle Canning discuss the importance of selecting…
Introduction Points of Intervention, as identified by Patrick Reinsborough and Doyle Canning, are places where targeted action can have the most impact in terms of disrupting injustice and destruction and…
Introduction During the 1970s a series of Australian workplace occupations and ‘work-ins’ challenged employers’ right to hire and fire and demonstrated how workers themselves could set the conditions and results…
Interview with UK Extinction Rebellion activist, Jo Flanagan, about a protest against BlackRock in 2019. Jo explains how the action was conceptualised, organised & run. Introduction During a series of…
The Commons has been gathering perspectives on the role of elections as part of social change strategies; case studies of past campaigns; guides to different tactics relevant to elections; and…
The Commons has been gathering perspectives on the role of elections as part of social change strategies; case studies of past campaigns; guides to different tactics relevant to elections; and…
In the lead up to the Australian federal election the Commons Library has been gathering a myriad of resources. This includes perspectives on the role of elections as part of…
Introduction The Barber Who Read History: Essays in Radical History is a collection of writings authored individually and jointly by Rowan Cahill and Terry Irving. In it, they cover a…
Introduction In this interview Unions NSW’s Senior Campaigns Officer Todd Pinkerton outlines how Covid-19 marshals can help ensure safety during demonstrations. He also provides insights into what equipment is needed…
In a 2020 article, which originally appeared in Interface: A journal for and about social movements, Extinction Rebellion member Kyle R Matthews explores how scholarship regarding civil resistance campaigns seeking…
Group cohesion is an important factor in the effectiveness of activist group work. Cohesion fostering practices and processes can be prioritised and adopted into an activist group’s culture to improve…
Introduction Numerous studies have identified that the numbers, energy and innovation that social movements offer is of core importance to the success of legal, legislative and other means of change….
Introduction This article reflects on the tactics, strategy, and efficacy of two non-profit organisations involved in advocacy regarding forestry in the 1990s and 2000s. One of these, Liberals for Forests…
Introduction Stepping Out For Peace is an oral history of activism carried out by Western Australian groups People for Nuclear Disarmament (WA) and its forerunner the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy….