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A large crowd of people standing in front of and on the Berlin Wall with the Brandenberg Gate in the background.

From the Berlin Wall to Today — Lessons for Harnessing the Moment of the Whirlwind

What mainstream commentators get wrong about the historic uprisings of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and what civil resistance gets right.

Australian Blockading Handbooks

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

Text over image reads Organising a civil disobedience so that new people want to do it again: Lessons from Ende Gelande. Four people are sitting on the ground in white workers suits.

Organising Civil Disobedience for Newcomers

350.org shares valuable lessons on organizing civil disobedience for newcomers, emphasizing trust-building, narrative development, preparation for repression, affinity groups, and post-action debriefing.

Human rights protesters, one in a skeleton suit wearing a military hat and one with the words "My Business is Making a Killing in Chile" on their back.

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.

Report cover - Title reads 'Animal Rising's Grand National Protest: Public Opinion Impacts and Beyond'. Photo of animal rights protestors wearing pink t-shirts that read 'Animal Rising'. They are on grass some are standing some are kneeling or sitting with their hands handcuffed behind their backs surround by police.

The Effect of Protests and Media Reporting on Public Opinion Impacts: A Case Study

Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals. Introduction Animal Rising disrupted the 2023 Grand National, the biggest horse racing event in the UK, kickstarting a national conversation about society’s relationship with animals. We conducted nationally representative public opinion polling to […]

Making Protest Accessible: Tips and Checklists for Actions

Tips and checklists for planning and running accessible protests and other actions.

Violence and the Backfire Effect

There are ways that social movements and organizers can handle violence to their advantage and why violence can backfire.

Get in Formation: A Community Safety Toolkit

Security & safety practices, Verbal De-escalation, Office and Organizational Safety, and Security for events and actions by Vision Change Win.

Flyer advertising rally for Saturday July 15th Rally 10 am Martin Place. Title reads Gay Rights Now! Overlaying image of people protesting with banners.

Revolution Is For Us: Gay Liberation, Unions and the Left in the 1970s

Two pivotal events that set the platform for contemporary campaigning by Australian LGBTQI+ movements: union bans and 1978 Mardi Gras protest.

A group of protestors with large banner that reads Keep Uranium in the ground, Socialist Youth Alliance.

Leave it in the Ground: Union Bans and Uranium Exports in the 1970s

Read about the history of opposition to uranium mining in Australia in the 1970s and early 1980s regarding union bans and uranium exports.

a large crowd gathered for protest. Many are holding colourful signs.

Protest Movements: How Effective are They?

What makes a protest movement successful? Nonviolence and numbers matter. See the research from the Social Change Lab.

Street Medic Pro-Tips: Medical and First Aid Support at Protests and Direct Actions

Introduction Street medicine has its origins in the civil rights movements in the US in the late 1960s. Over the years Street Medics have evolved into an international informal community of people who provide medical and first aid support at protests and direct actions. The Melbourne Street Medic Collective (formerly MelbFACT) came together through the Occupy […]