There are ways that social movements and organizers can handle violence to their advantage and why violence can backfire.
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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
Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.
Australian Campaign Case Study: Stop Adani, 2012 – 2022
The Stop Adani campaign was a directed network campaign aiming to halt the construction of a large thermal coal mine in northern Queensland.
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.
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
Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.
Australian Campaign Case Study: Stop Adani, 2012 – 2022
The Stop Adani campaign was a directed network campaign aiming to halt the construction of a large thermal coal mine in northern Queensland.
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.