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Before Action Reviews (BARs) and After Action Reviews (AARs)

Useful tools to help with planning and reflections in your campaigns – Before Action Reviews (BARs) and After Action Reviews (AARs).

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What we can learn from the Marriage Equality Campaign

An array of resources collated about the marriage equality campaign across the world including lessons learned about messaging and framing.

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2022 Australian Federal Election Analysis

Trying to make sense of the 2022 Australian federal election and the resulting political landscape? This collection of articles will give you valuable insights.

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‘Always look up’: Connecting Community for a Win against Gas

Lessons learned from the anti gas campaign in Victoria, Australia from Cam Walker, Campaign Coordinator at Friends of the Earth.

Campaign Case Study Template

A campaign case study template to get you started in capturing the details of your campaign to capture lessons for others and the future.

Learning from Peers and the Past: Writing Case Studies

This article provides tips and template for writing activist case studies that provide campaigners with opportunities to learn from peers and the past.

Build More Powerful Campaigns with Social Science

Watch this webinar to learn some of the essential takeaways to improve your organizing with insights from social science.

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Lessons learned from Campaigning to popularize and win the Green New Deal

This webinar covers Sunrise Movement’s campaign for a Green New Deal with special focus on the planning and analysis that informed action.

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How Powerful Conversations Won Abortion Rights in Ireland

Overturning the abortion ban in Ireland meant equipping people to share their stories and spark conversations with their friends and family.

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FWD + Organise 2021: Conference Resources

Conference Proceedings from the FWD + Organise Conference 2021 held by Australian Progress for community organisers and digital campaigners.

Lessons from the Campaign to Stop Independent Assessments Webinar

Watch webinar which brought together a panel of activists to share their insights about the campaign to stop Independent Assessments.

Tending the Soil: Lessons for Organizing

Ricardo Morales an artist and organiser from the United States shares his wisdom and lessons from over five decades of organising through eight lessons explained through videos and a zine featuring his beautiful artworks.

Winning Long-game, Collaborative, Grassroots Campaigns: The WA Forest Campaign Experience

Reflections and wisdom from Jess Beckerling from the WA Forest Alliance. Here are her learnings from winning long game grassroots campaigns.

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Making change: What works?

What key ingredients enable movements to realise significant change? Learn from four movements and this report’s insights and findings.

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Changemaker Chat with Samuel Chu: Community Organising in the US for Hong Kong Democracy

Samuel Chu – founder of Hong Kong Democracy Council in the US – discusses the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement and international solidarity.

Changemaker Chat with Owen Jones: The story behind one of the United Kingdom’s most high profile left wing figure

Listen to the story of Owen Jones – a British left wing and Labour party activist, writer, orator and political commentator.

Changemaker chat with Randi Weingarten: Teachers and Education reform

Teachers’ union activist Randi Weingarten discusses her experiences of social change and educational reform.

A square graphic titled '5 Lessons from Abortion Law Reform'. The lessons are listed: 1 Combine powers and know where you add value; 2 Know what the fight is actually about; 3 Do a messaging strategy early and make sure ppl will use it; 4 Share your homework; 5 Evaluate your campaign. In the bottom right hand corner there is a photo of Renee Carr smiling.

Five Lessons from Fair Agenda’s Campaigns for Access to Abortion Care in Australia

Lessons learned from Fair Agenda’s campaigns on winning safe and legal access to abortion care in Australia.

ChangeMaker Chat with Myint Cho: Burmese Pro-Democracy Activist

Myint Cho, Burmese student pro-democracy activist, discusses the civil disobedience movement in Burma from past to present.

Changemaker Chat with Arnie Graf: Community Organiser

Arnie Graf discusses his 45 years of community organising experience, from his early days with Saul Alinsky,

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