TagCampaigning – Grassroots

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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.

  • Stop Jabiluka

    Sign Language: The Story of the Jabiluka Symbol

    The artist’s story of how the Stop Jabiluka hand symbol was designed and developed and grew to become a symbol for the anti-nuclear movement.

  • Book cover - Title reads '30 years of creative resistance'. Text at the bottom of the cover reads 'Friends of the Earth Australia'. Silhouettes of people holding hands walking in a line across a desert landscape.

    30 years of Creative Resistance by Friends of the Earth Australia

    ’30 years of Creative Resistance’ is a compilation of writing and art celebrating the work of Friends of the Earth Australia over the last thirty years.

  • Uncle Kevin Buzzacott stands in front of a large banner depicting a black hand against a red and yellow nuclear symbol.

    Interview with Kevin Buzzacott

    Kevin Buzzacott is a key figure in the opposition to the South Australian Olympic Dam mine and the nuclear industry in general. In this interview he outlines a number of the creative actions he has taken part in as part of a series of campaigns addressing the issues of dispossession and Aboriginal sovereignty.

  • ChangeMakers Podcast Series 2

    The ChangeMakers podcast is short series podcast that tells stories about people who are striving for social change across the world.

  • Cover of Iain McIntyre's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The AIDEX '91 Story'.|a line of police stand before protestors who are sitting down. There is a tape between with the words Crime Scene - Do not cross|a line of protestors with arms linked|a protestor holding up a sign that says Queers oppose Aidex. Fund Healthcare not Warefare. Queer Nation|Man dressed up in army gear in a cardboard box army tank in front of a group of protestors. He is part of the Members of the Sydney Peace Squadron performed street theatre throughout the AIDEX blockade in Canberra

    Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The AIDEX ’91 Story

    In 1991 over 1000 protesters blockaded the National Exhibition Centre in Canberra with the goal of shutting down the Australia International Defence Exhibition. This book includes a detailed account of the blockade, the context of the growth of the Australian arms industry, and the words of the protesters themselves.

  • Black and white photograph of four protestors standing in front of Old Parliament House. Placards read 'Land Ownership Not Lease'

    The Aboriginal Tent Embassy

    The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established in 1972 when the Coalition Government failed to recognise the land rights of Indigenous people. From its inception, the Embassy has been interwoven into Canberra’s physical and political landscape, blending black politics, symbolism and theatre that opponents have found difficult to counter.

  • Photograph of River Red Gum trees submerged in water.

    Victorian Red Gum Forests: A Historic Victory

    A comprehensive case study of the successful campaign to protect Victorian Red Gum Forests. Includes the history of the Barmah-Millewa Campaign, its goals and results. Given the historic outcomes of the campaign it is worth examining how such an effective green-black alliance emerged in south-eastern Australia.

  • Photograph of protestors at the Jabiluka blockade in 1998. Features banners with 'Uranium

    Jabiluka Fight for Country

    In 2005 the Mirarr succeeded in halting the development of the proposed Jabiluka mine. It was the culmination of an extraordinary decade-long campaign which saw people across Australia and the world stand up and support Mirarr in their opposition to uranium mining on their land.

  • Stop Jabiluka

    Stop Jabiluka Mine Handbook

    Stop Jabiluka Mine handbook gives a fascinating insight into an important part of Australian social movement history as well as an overview of the kinds of issues to consider when organising a large scale direct action convergence. Over 500 people were arrested in the course of an eight-month blockade at Jabiluka in 1998.

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