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    Humorous Political Stunts: Nonviolent Public Challenges to Power

    An exploration of how creative activists combine humour with seriousness via stunts to create change, including a case study of the John Howard Ladies’ Auxiliary Fan Club.

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    Getting Elected: The First National Convention for Community-minded Independents

    Access videos and presentations from the first Australian convention for independent, community-minded candidates.

  • Community Organising and Digital Campaigning Webinar Series

    A webinar series from Australian Progress exploring insights from Australia and around the world on how to best organise and lead digital campaigns. Includes election case studies from the US, Northern Territory (Australia) and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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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.

  • Eleven Websites about the Australian Federal Government and MPs

    A list of handy websites to help you find out more about Australian Members of Parliament, including how to contact them, details about their electorates and what they say and stand for.

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    Brave New Words: Let’s do this – New Zealand

    Brave New Words takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio. This episode of the podcast goes behind the scenes to understand how Jacinda Ardern led Labour to victory in NZ.

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    3 Great Resources on Election Campaigning

    As Australia heads towards a federal election here are three stories on the Commons to give you food for thought and action. Gather the lessons from the 2016 federal election, the 2018 Queensland election, Bernie Sanders’ tilt at the US presidency, and the struggle for women’s suffrage in 1905!

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    Tips for Election Recovery

    Elections can take a heavy toll campaigners, organisers, and anyone else working and hoping for social and ecological justice. Now is a time for looking after ourselves and each other, to get in good shape for what comes next.

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    Listen to Becky Bond on Big Organising

    The big organising approach utilised in the Bernie Sanders campaign offers several valuable rules to scale up your efforts, empower members and supporters, and catch the fire of momentum. Hear from Becky Bond, co-author of Rules for Revolutionaries.

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    ‘Tactics for Mobilisers’ A Review of Rules for Revolutionaries

    Amanda Tattersall cautions campaigners, organizers, and activists against taking Bond & Exley’s ‘rules’ as gospel. While the book provides useful lessons from the Bernie Sanders campaign, it prioritizes tactics and mobilization over deep organizing.

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