Australian Progress (Conference) Archives

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FWD + Organise 2021: Conference Resources

Conference Proceedings from the FWD + Organise Conference 2021 held by Australian Progress for community organisers and digital campaigners.

When Facts Fail: How We Fight Misinformation

Article about organisations fighting misinformation and disinformation from the FWD + Organise Conference 2021 in Australia.

Digital Accessibility: Making Online Spaces Accessible

Tips, notes and presentation slides from a session at the FWD + Organise 2021 Conference about how to make online spaces more accessible.

Organising in a Post-Lockdown World: Events and Training

Australian Conservation Foundation ACF shares their tips about organising and examples of strategies they have used in a post lockdown world.

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Local Power: Shifting Power at the Local Level – Candidate School

Case study of organising at a local level, Victorian Trades Hall Council’s Candidate School, focused on changing who gets elected to local office.

Deep Canvassing to Shift Hearts, Mind and Votes

Learn about the success of a deep canvassing approach to rights for undocumented migrants and Medicare for All in Michigan.

Winning Long-game, Collaborative, Grassroots Campaigns: The WA Forest Campaign Experience

Reflections and wisdom from Jess Beckerling from the WA Forest Alliance. Here are her learnings from winning long game grassroots campaigns.

Fast and First: Shifting Narratives through Rapid Response Media Campaigning

Tips on how to run a rapid response media campaign and sustain momentum beyond the immediate media moment.

Tech Tricks and Trends for Your Pandemic Election Campaign

Sorcha Rochford on how NationBuilder supported customers in running an election campaign and a nonprofit in the midst of the pandemic, with practical takeaways you can apply in the lead up to our next federal election.

Digital Transformation in Progressive Organisations

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?

A square graphic titled '5 Lessons from Abortion Law Reform'. The lessons are listed: 1 Combine powers and know where you add value; 2 Know what the fight is actually about; 3 Do a messaging strategy early and make sure ppl will use it; 4 Share your homework; 5 Evaluate your campaign. In the bottom right hand corner there is a photo of Renee Carr smiling.

Five Lessons from Fair Agenda’s Campaigns for Access to Abortion Care in Australia

Lessons learned from Fair Agenda’s campaigns on winning safe and legal access to abortion care in Australia.

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Australian Progress Conferences: Videos, Presentations and Articles

Australian Progress holds Australia’s largest social change conference every two years. Here are links to presentations and articles from conferences so far.

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Messaging in the age of alternative facts – Anat Shenker-Osorio (Communications Expert) – Progress 2017

Anat Shenker-Osorio on the importance of telling our own story in campaign messaging, rather than negating the stories of our opposition.

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Communicating Race Class Video with Anat Shenker-Osorio

Anat Shenker-Osorio shows how to apply research findings around communicating about race and class to the increasing white nationalism, xenophobia and race-based attacks that punctuate politics around the globe.

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Winning Words About Work Communicating a progressive agenda about work and beyond by Anat Shenker-Osorio

Anat Shenker-Osorio (ASO Communications) presents an exploration of the language used to communicate about work. She outlines a number of key lessons for communicating a progressive agenda, on work and beyond.

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