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Activist Burnout Guide with Videos

In this guide from the Activist Handbook they explain how to deal with activist burnout and how to prevent it.

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Board Members, We Need to Talk About Palestine

Many community organisations are facing criticism over Israel and Palestine. Governance expert Kate Larsen provides guidance.

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What to do when we ‘Lose’

Some important lessons on dealing with loss from a recent generation-defining struggle in New Zealand: the Save Happy Valley Campaign.

How do we Encourage Activists to Celebrate Wins and come back from Losses?

How do we encourage activists to celebrate wins, and come back from losses using rest and reflection? Insights and learnings from Global Grassroots Support Network GGSN.

Climate activist stands in the foreground at a protest in front of a banner. They are waring a medical face mask and a long white t-shirt that reads " Climate Emergency = Health Emergency". They hold an Extinction Rebellion Flag.

10 Tips for how the Climate Movement can Improve Experiences for Activists with Diverse Health Needs

Researchers interviewed climate activists about their physical and mental health experiences. Here are 10 tips based on the activists’ experiences, insights and recommendations.

How Healthy Campaigns Respond in the Face of Bad News

From 350.org to other groups, there are instructive examples of how people have responded to campaign defeats in ways that are strategic, emotionally sustaining, and personally fulfilling.

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Leaderful Organizing Tool: Resilience Trees

Resilience Trees are a visual exercise to deepen our understanding of the practices that increase our resilience and strengthen our movements.

Leaderful Organizing Tool: Following the Breath

Meditative tool to develop awareness in order to increase our capacity to show up, work together and bring about change in the world.

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Leaderful Organizing Tool: Body Scanning and Cultivating Somatic Awareness

Body Scanning is a wellbeing tool which can strengthen the capacity for holistic and regenerative leaderful organizing.

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The Activist Handbook: Campaigning Guides for Activists

The Activist Handbook is a collaboratively written, Wikipedia-style platform offering over 450 practical guides and 4,000 external resources, created by progressive, green, and social activists worldwide to help people organize grassroots movements, plan political campaigns, and become more effective activists.

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