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Movement Moments: Telling Australian Stories (Videos)
These videos focus on “movement moments” – events during which Australian activists pushed forward issues & created conditions for social change.
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The History of Campaigns in Australia by People With Disability
Histories and case studies from Australia of the fight for independence, inclusion, equality, access and services for people with disability.
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Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman
Commons Conversations Podcast with historian Sarah Schulman who shares lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition.
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Defying Censorship: The New Theatre and Till The Day I Die
Read an excerpt from the book, The New Theatre: People Plays and Politics Behind Australia’s Radical Theatre.
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Films and Documentaries about Social Justice, Movements, Victories and Leaders
Be inspired with this list of movies and documentaries about social movement struggles, victories and leaders – Selma, Milk, Silkwood, Norma Rae, Gandhi and more.
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How Workers Defeated Anti-Strike Laws in the 1970s
Read an excerpt from the book, Without Bosses: Radical Trade Unionism in the 1970s, about workers retaining the right to strike.
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Aboriginal Change Makers: Stories of Aboriginal Self-determination and Empowerment
Stories and event about the role of Aboriginal Change Makers in the fight for equality and a more just society for all of us.
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Fighting for the Foreshore: The Campaigns to Protect Mounts Bay and Kings Park
Read an account of Perth’s first two major conservation campaigns, the preservation of Kings Park bushland and the survival of Mounts Bay.
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Women Fighting Back in the Depression Years
Read about the role that women played in unemployed movements during the Depression Years in Australia in this book excerpt by Janey Stone.
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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1986
Radical Science Fiction – Watch videos from a symposium held in 2022 focused on the links between sci-fi and forms of activism.
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