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Deep Roots, Real Power: Candid Stories from the Field

What does it take to build long-term deep power? Insights from four community organisers at Progress 2026.

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Lessons from the Zohran for NYC Campaign: Strategy, Organising and People Power

Mohamed Alharbii and Gabriella Zutrau from the Zohran for NYC campaign share the story of how Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York City mayoral election.

Winning The Next Climate Fight

Winning The Next Climate Fight was a panel discussion from Progress 2026 that brought together leaders from Australia’s climate movement to reflect on past wins, current challenges, and the path ahead.

Community Organising Templates and Training Tools

A collection of community organising templates and training tools offering practical resources to help groups strategise, develop leaders and organise effective collective action.

Minneapolis: Lessons From Effective Resistance Spanish – Español | Mineápolis: Lecciones de una Resistencia Efectiva

Inspired by community resistance in Minneapolis to ICE, this article explores the key lessons for social movements in Latin America.

The Transformative Potential of Community Organizing and its Challenges: The Case of Living Gyál, Hungary

The importance of connecting local and larger struggles to unleash the transformative potential of community organizing with a case study from Hungary.

Creative Community-led Action: The Busted Bus Stops Campaign

This campaign case study of the Busted Bus Stops Campaign highlights how creative, community-led action can draw attention to local issues.

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Organising your Local Community: One Million Rising’s Campaign against Authoritarianism

Learn how to organise your local community against authoritarianism by watching these videos and accessing this toolkit for the One Million Rising Campaign in the US.

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Tactic: Accountability Session

The Accountability Session is a tactic used in community organising to demonstrate power and hold decision-makers accountable.

Text reads 'Rembering Paul Coe First Nations Activist'. Faded background image of hand print in sand and an Aboriginal flag flying.|Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|||Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|Aboriginal Activist Paul Coe addresses a meeting organised by the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) at the Lower Hall of Sydney Town Hall in resistance to the Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebrations and re-enactment of Captain Cook's landing at Kurnell.||

Remembering Paul Coe: First Nations Activist

Paul Coe, Wiradjuri activist and lawyer, has passed away, leaving a lifetime legacy that transformed the landscape of First Nations justice. As a fearless campaigner, Coe helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service, established the Tent Embassy, and inspired generations in the fight for Aboriginal rights.

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