Protests_Rallies

protestors with a banner that says Thanks but no tanks

Thanks But No Tanks: Learnings from Disrupt Land Forces [Brisbane: 2021]

Actions and learnings from Australia’s Disrupt Land Forces Campaign at the Brisbane’s 2021 Land Forces weapons expo.

The flag of the Torres Strait Islands. It features a white Dhari (traditional headdress), with a five-pointed white star beneath it. The background is dark blue, with green stripes at the top and bottom of the flag.

Torres Strait soldiers stage stay at home strikes, 1943

Torres Strait Islander soldiers strike to end discrimination in the army during World War Two.

Torres Strait Islanders hold maritime strike against pearling industry, 1936

Torres Strait Islanders refused work in the Native Affairs pearling fleet due to racial discrimination and held a maritime strike in 1936.

Black and white photograph of a large crowd of protestors. Banners include 'Vietnam Moratorium Campaign' and 'Stop the Country to Stop the War'.

Vietnam Moratorium Campaign: Australian citizens force end to participation in Vietnam War

Australian civil society groups resisted military participation in the war in Vietnam through organised and nonviolent action, from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

Practical Guide to Law and Protests in the Australian Capital Territory

A practical guide to help groups and individuals understand legal issues around organising and participating in non-violent direct actions in the Australian Capital Territory.

Black and white photograph of protestors standing next to bus.

University of Sydney students uncover and protest discrimination of Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1965

Torres Strait Islander soldiers strike to end discrimination in the army during World War Two.

Photograph of the S11 protest in melbourne. Signs with black oil drums saying toxic waste

S11: Australians Blockade World Economic Forum

The S11 Alliance protested againsts the World Economic Forum in Melbourne in September 2000. Their blockades were met by police violence.

Protest poster - Aboriginal Australians in protest holding a sign that says No mining on sacred land. The wording on the poster says We, The People of Noonkanbah call for support.

Noonkanbah 1979: When Unionists Stood up for Aboriginal Rights

The Noonkanbah dispute was an important chapter in both the struggle for Australian Aboriginal rights and union solidarity in the 1970s-80s.

a collage of 3 photos. one photo has a sculpture of a metal gun with the barrel tied into a knot. The 2nd photo has people protesting and the third image is a boardwalk leading into the distance surrounded by nature.

Psychology of Change: Evidence Based Strategies to Create Social Change

A video series from the Social Change Lab, University of Queensland explores how to use learnings from psychology to create social change.

The Australian Movement against Uranium Mining: Its Rationale and Evolution

Historical overview of the Australian movement against uranium mining, focussed on two major campaigns: Roxby and Jabiluka.

The front page of a pdf publication called Guide to Organizing your first Protest with a photo of Greta Thunberg sitting on street with a sign next to her that says 'Skolstrejk for Klimatet'

Organising Your First Protest

Learn how to organize your first protest – Resources from the Article 20 Network including a recorded discussion with experience organizers.

A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects

A report about the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria reflected in places, objects and landscapes.

Female protestor speaking into a megaphone

Resisting repression: Resources for defending Australian freedoms

Resources about resisting repression, defending civil liberties, promoting alternatives to repression and fostering nonviolent methods of social defence and social change.

Backfire Manual: Tactics Against Injustice

A practical handbook and model for activists to be more effective when facing injustice and powerful, dangerous opponents.

anti nuclear protestors on USS Worden ship with protest banners saying No Nuclear Weapons

Project Iceberg: Fremantle’s Response to Visiting Nuclear Warships in the 1980s

A history of the unique nonviolent civil disobedience activities of a group of mainly Fremantle residents aimed at visiting US nuclear warships between 1983 and 1985.

Man standing on top of iron fence waving flag outside a building.

Stories of Unemployed Activism from Radical Melbourne: 1906-1982

Four stories about actions- demonstrations, pickets, occupations – the unemployed people of Melbourne carried out from 1906 to 1982.

close up of computer screen with html mark up language

Digital Security Guide for Everyone

This comprehensive digital security guide is designed for beginners with the aim of increasing security across the activist community.

Thousands of unemployed men march to the Treasury Buildings to confront Premier Sir James Mitchell 6 March 1931.

The 1931 Perth Treasury Building Riot: Unemployed workers during the Great Depression

Unemployed workers during the Great Depression, the repression they faced, and the protests and tactics they used to fight for their rights.

a collage of covers of films about women and social change

Films about Women and Social Justice and Change

An inspiring list of feature films and documentaries about women and social change including Women of Steel, Suffragette, Mission Blue, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry and more.

Black and white cartoon drawing depicting actions during social distancing. A person leans out of a car talking through a loud hailer, fists poke out of an apartment building, there are sound lines depicting music.

Action tactics during the time of social distancing

Blackout Collective and The Ruckus Society have joined together to make this user-friendly handout about action tactics you can take during the time of social distancing. Includes car bloc, noise demo, twitter storm, phone jam and physically distanced rally.

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