Tactics- Commons Library

Tactics Toolkit

Explore guides to activist tactics: benefits and challenges, how tos, examples and case studies, in depth resources and links.

Tactics: Consumer Boycotts

A guide to organising a consumer boycott, the organised refusal to purchase or use goods and services from a business, organisation or country.

Minneapolis: Lessons From Effective Resistance Spanish – Español | Mineápolis: Lecciones de una Resistencia Efectiva

Inspired by community resistance in Minneapolis to ICE, this article explores the key lessons for social movements in Latin America.

Democracy Resource Hub

The Democracy Resource Hub provides democracy practitioners worldwide with curated tools and connections for civic engagement, nonviolent action, peacebuilding, and strategic planning.

Title reads 'Bird-dogging'. A person speaks at a lecturn to an audience. Two people are at the side holding placards up above the heads.|A man stands behind Jim Chalmers on stage holding a sign that reads "No New Coal and Gas"

Tactic: Bird-dogging

What is bird-dogging? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what bird-dogging is, how to do bird-dogging and examples from around the world.

Title reads 'Noncooperation'. Icon of two hands held out in a X formation. Top half yellow circle reads 'Tactic'.

Tactics: Noncooperation

What is noncooperation? Here is a collection of resources curated by the Commons librarians about what noncooperation is, how to do noncooperation and examples from around the world.

Title reads 'Accountability sessions'. At the top in yellow semi-circle text reads 'Tactic'. Illustration of a group of people sitting in chairs facing a stage with three people sitting on the stage.|Diagram showing an accountability session. There is a person at a microphone standing before an audience titled "mike holder". There is a panel of four sitting at a long table on the left titled " panel". Next to the panel on the right is a single person sitting at a table that reads 'The Chair

Tactic: Accountability Session

The Accountability Session is a tactic used in community organising to demonstrate power and hold decision-makers accountable.

Screenshot of front webpage of the website The Rebel's Notebook - https://rebelsnotebook.com/ At top of website is a banner photo of people protesting and holding a large banner that reads 'Defend our peaceful protest'.|screenshot from website called The Rebels Notebook. Text at the top reads 'Explore methods of nonviolent action Discover and explore the full database of nonviolent methods of action. Filter by category

The Rebel’s Notebook: Data-Driven Strategy for Activism

Data driven tool for activists that is trained on thousands of past nonviolent campaigns and tactics to help you plan your next move.

Title 'Tripods'. A person with a loudhailer stands on top of a 3 legged structure / tripod.|A person in a bat costume hangs from a tripod with a sign reading Bam.|Person sitting beneath a tripod with banner reading Wilderness

Tactic: Tripods

What are tripods? A curated collection of resources about what they are, how to use them, and examples from around the world.

Why didn’t we Stop the War? An Evaluation of the Campaign against the Iraq War

An evaluation of the campaign against Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war which examines the efforts of anti-war coalitions and the broader movement.

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