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Lessons for Campaigners from Zohran Mamdani’s Victory
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Mayoral race has inspired left wing campaigners around the world. Explore these resources to find out more about the campaign and its lessons.
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Tactic: Bird-dogging
What is bird-dogging? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what bird-dogging is, how to do bird-dogging and examples from around the world.
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From Struggle to Victory: The Role of Civil Society in the Last French Election
Sarah Durieux shares the story of the snap French election of July 2024 and the way the left collaborated to win.
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Political Organizing Series: Public Narrative, Relationship Building, and 4C’s in Electoral Campaigns
Learn about political organising in electoral campaigns from the Leading Change Network’s Political Organizing Series.
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How to Ensure your Trainings Lead to the Results You Want
Discover 6 elements to include in a training to make it more likely for participants to engage in what we’re asking them to do during and after the training. The example shared is of training people to canvass for an election.
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Fixing our Democracies and Winning Elections in the Age of Junk Politics: A Guide to Transformational Campaigning
Strategic models and practical advice on how we can return to and innovate towards transformational campaigning in the ‘age of junk politics’
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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.
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Elections and Activism: Campaign Skills
This collection provides how-to guides and resources regarding the skills and tactics you’ll need to reach your goals in election time.
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Uncommon victories: Lessons from Warringah and Indi
In the 2019 Australian federal election, two local campaigns stood out. Two Independents, from two very different electorates, made history. We’re referring of course, to Indi in regional Victoria, and Warringah in Sydney.
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3 Great Resources on Election Campaigning
As Australia heads towards a federal election here are three stories on the Commons to give you food for thought and action. Gather the lessons from the 2016 federal election, the 2018 Queensland election, Bernie Sanders’ tilt at the US presidency, and the struggle for women’s suffrage in 1905!
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