Making Protest Accessible: Tips and Checklists for Actions
Tips and checklists for planning and running accessible protests and other actions.
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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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Australian Campaign Case Study: Stop Adani, 2012 – 2022
Learn about the Divestment campaign case study in Australia which aimed to secure commitments from institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
Legal Guides for Activists about Protests
A collection of legal guides and resources for activists about protesting in Australia
How to Organise a Protest March
This article from The Activist Handbook explains step by step how to organise a protest to draw attention to your cause.
Turning Grassroots Activism Into Durable Political Power
Watch this webinar to learn the basics of social movement theory and how those insights can be applied to building durable political power.
New Study Reveals a World of Growing Protests
A recent study verifies an increase in the size and frequency of protests and paints a fascinating picture of the characteristics of protests around the world.
Australian Actions at Different Points of Intervention
Australian examples of actions that intensify impact in terms of ensuring visibility, challenging opponents, and disrupting narratives.
“You can’t eat money”: An interview with Extinction Rebellion activist Jo Flanagan
Interview with an Extinction Rebellion activist about a protest against BlackRock in 2019. She explains how the action was conceptualised, organised & run.
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline
The first book to bring together a large collection of neurodiverse contributors to talk about events that shaped the movement, and which they themselves were involved with.
The Use of Covid-19 Marshals at Public Demonstrations
Covid 19 marshals can help ensure safety during demonstrations. Insights into what equipment is needed and how to organize teams of marshals.
From Protest to Politics: The Effectiveness of Civil Society in shaping the Nuclear-free Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
A case study about what made anti-nuclear activism successful in Aotearoa New Zealand between the 1960s – 1980s.
Creative activism: Hologram protest
The practicalities and possibilities of using holograms to challenge and subvert anti-protest laws are explored in this case study from Spain.
A Comparative Analysis of Australian Media Coverage of the 2019 Climate Protests
A report and analysis about Australian mainstream media coverage of climate protests and activists in 2019.
Scaling Social Movements: An Overview
Summary of key resources about scaling – the process of increasing the size, strength, geographical reach, & impact of social movements.