TagCivil disobedience

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

    Jabiluka Fight for Country

    Jabiluka: Fight for Country – How the Mirarr stopped a uranium mine on their land. Read about the Jabiluka mine campaign.

  • 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.

  • Woodcut print showing people standing together with a placard reading 'Unemployed Workers Movement of Carlton'.

    Walking Tours of Unemployed Resistance in Brunswick, 1929-35

    These walking tours visit 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

    This pamphlet chronicles anti-eviction struggles highlighting community strategies to resist homelessness during the 1930s Depression.

  • 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.

  • Photo of protesters at Leard Blockade. Protestors have arms crossed in 'no deal' sign. There is a banner 'ANZ: Think Again'.

    Checklist for Non-violent Direct Action Trainings

    A checklist of some of the basic principles, and pieces of information, to include in Non-violent Direct Action training.

  • A group of smiling protestors under a tarp shelter. A banner reads 'Coal Out

    Preparing for a Community Blockade

    Here are some practical things you may like to consider in logistical preparations for a community blockade: helpful skills, action roles, and logistical preparation.

  • A jubilant group of people pose behind a large banner reading 'We won'. They are at the beach with sky and ocean in the background.

    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.

  • Sally McManus wears a 'Change the Rules' tshirt in front of a large crowd of workers holding banners and flags.

    Breaking bad laws is how good laws get made

    Sally McManus came under a fair bit of flak when she declared on her first day in the job that she didn’t have a problem breaking bad laws. Her comments reflect an understanding of how democracies negotiate social change.

  • Umbrella Movement Reflections

    In 2014 the Hong Kong Umbrella Occupation shook the world. The 79-day occupation of the Admiralty political and commercial district ended on 11 December 2014, with the police arresting hundreds of protesters.

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