Activism Archives

Campaign Communications Course

A course for grassroot groups to understand the basics of public communications for building a convincing, winning campaign.

Navigating Turnover in Activist Groups

A Guide developed by the Global Grassroots Support Network with ideas and strategies for activists groups to implement when dealing with turnover, especially with student led groups.

Measuring Your Impact

How do you measure the impact of activism and advocacy work? Here are some ideas, resources and organisational examples to get you started.

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‘Always look up’: Connecting Community for a Win against Gas

Lessons learned from the anti gas campaign in Victoria, Australia from Cam Walker, Campaign Coordinator at Friends of the Earth.

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Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan and Four Roles of Activism

Learn about and understand the ups and downs of social movements from Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan and the Four Roles of Activism.

Build More Powerful Campaigns with Social Science

Watch this webinar to learn some of the essential takeaways to improve your organizing with insights from social science.

Turning Grassroots Activism Into Durable Political Power

Watch this webinar to learn the basics of social movement theory and how those insights can be applied to building durable political power.

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New to Activism, Organising and Campaigning? Start Here!

A collection of resources by The Commons Social Change Library to help you learn all about activism, organising and campaigning.

What Helps Motivate People to Take Action?

What helps motivate people to take action? Learn from this research from the University of Queensland that analysed the website communication of almost 500 Australian environmental groups.

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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1986

Radical Science Fiction – Watch videos from a symposium held in 2022 focused on the links between sci-fi and forms of activism.

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Understanding Politics, Government, Elections and Activism Through Books for Australian Children

A list of inspring books for children collated by the Little Bookroom on the topics of government, politics, elections, the law and activism.

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Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline

The first book to bring together a large collection of neurodiverse contributors to talk about events that shaped the movement, and which they themselves were involved with.

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Elections and Activism: Case Studies

A collection of case studies of how activists have intervened in elections collated by The Commons Social Change Library.

Lessons from the Campaign to Stop Independent Assessments Webinar

Watch webinar which brought together a panel of activists to share their insights about the campaign to stop Independent Assessments.