Protest camps- Commons Library

The front cover of Demos journal which features a cartoon of the ANU encampment for Gaza

Demos Journal: ANU Gaza Encampment

This issue of Demos Journal focuses on the 110 day Gaza Solidarity Encampment, which took place at the Australian National University in 2024.

Three farmers stand in or next to a tractor during a protest in India.

Case Study: India’s Farmer Protest against Government Privatisation, 2020-2021

A case study concerning protests by Indian farmers during 2020-2021 against a government privatisation policy.

A poster with details of an event at which Marisa Holmes spoke in 2024.|

Lessons from Occupy Wall Street

Listen to an interview with Marisa Holmes about her experiences of the Occupy Wall Street moment in terms of what worked, and what didn’t, as well as lessons to be drawn for the future.

Protest Camps: Case Studies

Links to case studies, articles, books and other resources which describe past protest camps and in some cases share valuable lessons.

Tents camped outside building at Harvard University with a US flag hanging from building. There is also a Palestinian flag and banners. One of the banners reads 'From the River to the Sea Palestine will be free.' There is a chainlink fence in front of the tents with a sign that reads 'Viva Viva Palestina'.|Book cover - Title reads 'Protest Camps in International Context Spaces

Protest Camps: Tips for Set Up & Strategy

Tips for setting up and managing protest camps effectively covering topics like planning, strategy, practicalities, safety and facilitation.

The Long History of Protest Camps

Learn about the history of protest camps and how people have not only imagined but also practically built alternative worlds together.

Close up of orange dome tent pitched on bricks. There is cardboard sign on the outside of the tent that reads 'Real Global Democracy Now'. There are other tents in the background.

Lessons from the Tents: What Protest Camps Can Teach Our City

Remembering and lessons we can learn from the Occupy London / Occupy LSX 2011 protest camp by the author Anna Feigenbaum.

Benches placed in front of the Book of Kells Museum entrance door.

Inside the Student Movement that Forced Ireland’s Trinity College to Divest from Israel

An inside account of the student movement (protest and camp) that forced Ireland’s Trinity College to divest from Israel.

Handbook cover - The title reads 'The Nightcap Handbook'. Illustration in green of a rainforest with a bird and a wallaby.

Australian Blockading Handbooks

A collection of Australian Blockading Handbooks from the 1980s to the present including the Daintree, Franklin River, Jabiluka, etc.

Protesters blockading at Bentley in NSW against the coal and gas industry in 2014. A landscape view of the blockade with the sun on the horizon creating a beautiful light over the site with many people and colourful flags. Protestors have climbed tripods. There is a person dressed as an angel at the top of one. Text over the top of the image says Blockades that changed australia||bulldozer blocking protesters at middle head beach

Blockades that Changed Australia

Blockades that changed Australia including Jabiluka, the Bentley blockade, S11 and Nookanbah.

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