What are flash mobs? Here is a curated collection of resources about what they are, how to do a flash mob, and examples from around the world.
Tag: Tactics – Creative
Tactics – Creative
How to do a Successful and Safe Banner Drop
Here are tips for hanging a large protest banner or a flag from a bridge or monument. It is an effective tactic to draw attention to a cause.
The Visibility Brigade: A Template For Activism
Want to make a sign that gets noticed? Here is a template and tips shared by the Visibility Brigade, who make different signs each week.
Defending Democracy with Humor and Dilemma Actions Tactics
Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.
Menstrual Pies! Creative Activism Against Far-Right Bigotry During the 1970s
An interview about the pieing of far-right campaigner Mary Whitehouse by Australian creative activists in 1978.
Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations
Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations – They are effective because rather than telling people about a problem, they show it.
Grevillea: Creative Interventions in Western Australia during the 1990s
An interview with a member of the Western Australia-based Grevillea about how the group applied a dynamic and creative perspective to approaching issues such as militarism, pollution and international solidarity during the 1980s and 1990s.
Subvertising: Sharing a Different Set of Messages
Exposing the manipulation and damage wrought by the advertising industry and outline the ways in which subvertisers are fighting back.
Humorous Political Stunts: Nonviolent Public Challenges to Power
An exploration of how creative activists combine humour with seriousness via stunts to create change, including case study – John Howard Ladies’ Auxiliary Fan Club.
Dilemma Actions: The Power of Putting your Opponent in a Bind
A study of 44 dilemma actions over the last 90 years examines the many benefits of creative protests for social movements.
Tactic – Flash Mobs
What are flash mobs? Here is a curated collection of resources about what they are, how to do a flash mob, and examples from around the world.
How to do a Successful and Safe Banner Drop
Here are tips for hanging a large protest banner or a flag from a bridge or monument. It is an effective tactic to draw attention to a cause.
The Visibility Brigade: A Template For Activism
Want to make a sign that gets noticed? Here is a template and tips shared by the Visibility Brigade, who make different signs each week.
Defending Democracy with Humor and Dilemma Actions Tactics
Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.
Menstrual Pies! Creative Activism Against Far-Right Bigotry During the 1970s
An interview about the pieing of far-right campaigner Mary Whitehouse by Australian creative activists in 1978.
Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations
Strengthen a Campaign with Dilemma Demonstrations – They are effective because rather than telling people about a problem, they show it.
Grevillea: Creative Interventions in Western Australia during the 1990s
An interview with a member of the Western Australia-based Grevillea about how the group applied a dynamic and creative perspective to approaching issues such as militarism, pollution and international solidarity during the 1980s and 1990s.
Subvertising: Sharing a Different Set of Messages
Exposing the manipulation and damage wrought by the advertising industry and outline the ways in which subvertisers are fighting back.
Humorous Political Stunts: Nonviolent Public Challenges to Power
An exploration of how creative activists combine humour with seriousness via stunts to create change, including case study – John Howard Ladies’ Auxiliary Fan Club.
Dilemma Actions: The Power of Putting your Opponent in a Bind
A study of 44 dilemma actions over the last 90 years examines the many benefits of creative protests for social movements.