Protests_Rallies

Hand drawn sign on a wooden post on the lawn where there is a protest camp. On the sign it reads 'Onboarding Join Us!'

Movement Power: The Science of Nonviolent Direct Action

Step-by-step guide for activists about the movement power approach to building mass participation in campaigns for widespread social change.

Planning a Global Week of Action

Lessons learned from the Global Week of Action in 2024 calling on the insurance industry to end their role in driving the climate crisis.

Resources for Marshals at Protests and Rallies

Marshals have been used by many movements for many years and there are different approaches to marshalling depending on philosophy, security culture and movement practices.

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.

Demonstrators gathered outside the consulate general of Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. The rally, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at Hunter College and John Jay College of the City University of New York, New York University, and St. Joseph's College, protested Israel's siege and occupation of the Palestinian enclave. Students are holding the Palestinian flag at the front and a banner that reads 'Hunter Students for Justice in Palestine'. (Photo by Joe Catron)

For Educators Grappling with Student Protests, Here’s how to Play a Supporting Role

From mentoring to monitoring – Ideas and advice how educators and faculty can support students involved in student protests.

How to Archive a Protest: A Field Guide For Southern Memory Workers

This guide about how to archive a protest includes a checklist and tips of what to think about before, during and after a protest.

A group of people seated in a large square in Ulaanbatar, Mongolia. One person is holding a flag. They are holding a hunger strike.

Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia

Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.

Campaign Tactics

Learn all about tactics for your campaigns including how to adapt their tone for different events and explore different examples.

Front cover of zine titled 'Defiance creates hope'. Subtitle reads 'Powerful grassroots action for a free Palestine, in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia), between October 2023 and January 2024.' Illlustraion of protestors beating drums and holding flags.

Defiance Creates Hope Zine: Grassroots Action for a Free Palestine

A short zine celebrating grassroots action for a free Palestine, in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia between October 2023 and January 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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