It’s All About Power: A Guide to Thinking Differently about Power for Solidarity in Social Change
This guide has resources to help you think about how power is at play and to take action to transform power and build solidarity in social change.
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Build More Powerful Campaigns with Social Science
Watch this webinar to learn some of the essential takeaways to improve your organizing with insights from social science.
Australian Actions at the Point of Assumption
Points of Assumption – A list of Australian examples of tactics and actions that have reframed debates and beliefs and made social change.
Australian Actions at Different Points of Intervention
Australian examples of actions that intensify impact in terms of ensuring visibility, challenging opponents, and disrupting narratives.Â
Changing Beliefs Through Action at the Point of Assumption
How can activists reframe debates & beliefs? By challenging the assumptions that underpin them using powerful actions at points of intervention.
Points of Intervention
Campaigners – Where is the best place to take action with the greatest impact? Learn about making change using points of intervention.
Should we disrupt the Democratic Party or try to take it over?
How movements settle the debate on whether to engage with political parties from the inside or outside will have a profound impact on their effectiveness.
Making Change: What Works?
What key ingredients enable movements to realise significant change? Learn from four movements and this report’s insights and findings.
Changemaker Chat with Owen Jones: The story behind one of the United Kingdom’s most high profile left wing figure
Listen to the story of Owen Jones – a British left wing and Labour party activist, writer, orator and political commentator.
The SCARF Model for Psychological Safety in Groups
Learn about the SCARF Model for Psychological Safety in Groups by David Rock. It’s a tool for diagnosing and supporting good group health.
ChangeMaker Chat with Ed Miliband: Political Parties as Agents of Change
Ed Miliband, leader of the United Kingdom Labour Party, describes how political parties can be agents for major change.
Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – Summary & Related Resources
A collation of resources about the book – Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty First Century America – by Hahrie Han, Elizabeth McKenna and Michelle Oyakawa.
Marshall Ganz Quotes and Wisdom about Leadership, Hope, Organizing and Narrative
Inspiring quotes from Marshall Ganz, an expert in leadership, organizing and narrative/story. He is a lecturer at Harvard University.
Re:Imagining Change: How to use story-based strategy to win campaigns, build movements, and change the world
Tools, pragmatic lessons and case studies on harnessing the power of narrative, culture, and imagination to help our movements win.
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.
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.
The Social Change Agency Podcast
A monthly podcast by The Social Change Agency interviewing inspiring changemakers. Interviews about movement building, community organising and social change.
Books to Read About Social Change in 2021
Looking for some inspiring reading for 2021 for yourself or as a gift? Here is a list of books on activism and organising to get you thinking.
Top 10 resources of 2020
The top 10 resources of 2020 from The Commons Social Change Library featuring resources on organising, activism, campaigning and more.
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.