TagCampaigning – Grassroots

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    The Basics of Crowdfunding and how to use Pozible

    Rick Chen, cofounder of Pozible, came along to a Melbourne Campaigner’s Network session to introduce the basics of crowd-funding and how to use the Pozible platform. Read on for some tips on how to get your crowd-funder up and running!

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    Walking Tours of Unemployed Resistance in Brunswick, 1929-35

    A Walking Tour of Unemployed Resistance in Brunswick, 1929-35. This walking tour visits the sites of some of Melbourne’s fiercest unemployed battles in the northern suburb of Brunswick, including pickets, occupations and protests.

  • Black and white photo of a crowd of people including several children.|Photograph of a billboard advertising Winfield cigarettes. The billboard advertising reads 'Anyhow... Winfield 25s'. Graffiti has been inserted so it reads 'Anyhow buga up a Winfield 25'.

    Lock Out The Landlords: Australian Anti-Eviction Resistance 1929-1936

    The economic depression of the 1930s saw thousands of Australians thrown out of their homes and into the streets. These actions however did not go unopposed. Across Australia pickets, occupations and protests were organised to disrupt and prevent evictions and auctions.

  • Stencil reads 'Better to Squat than Let Houses Rot'

    Victoria Street Squats: Anti development struggles in Sydney in the 1970s

    Iain McIntyre talks with Ian Milliss about his involvement with Sydney’s Victoria St squats. During the early 1970s this street in Kings Cross became the focus of a long running anti-development struggle that brought together long term residents, unionists and squatters in a campaign which reignited squatting across the city.

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    Campaigning to Solve Our Issues

    This is an introduction to campaigning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Campaigning involves activating, mobilising, and organising people to make change and influence others to make change. This is an excerpt from Building Power: A Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Who Want to Change the World.

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    James Price Point/Walmadan Case Study: A Huge Win

    Case study of the keys to success and strengths of the James Price Point / Walmadan campaign in the Kimberley, Western Australia.

  • A group of people stand behind a Lock the Gate banner and hold yellow triangles in the air.

    Case Study: Lock the Gate – Coal Seam Gas: The Ongoing Battle

    This short case study shares some of the keys to success of the Lock The Gate approach – unusual alliances, non-violent direct action & more.

  • How Indivisible Helped Paint America Blue

    The midterm elections in the US have delivered the House of Representatives to the Democrats. Why did this happen? The nation got organised into opposing Trump. And one of the major forces behind that organisation is Indivisible.

  • A group of people gathered to protest the proposed development at James Price Point|Bob Brown talking at James Price point surrounded by people listening and camera crew

    What Makes Non Violent Direct Action (NVDA) Effective?

    Nonviolent direct action can play a powerful role in campaigns. This article summarises some of the characteristics that can make NVDA either effective or ineffective, and encourages the use of clear tactics criteria in developing campaign strategy.

  • Photograph of students holding a banner reading 'Our Future

    Tips for New Activists

    What it takes for people to get active, what leads to people dropping out of activism, & what we should think about when engaging new activists.

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