Artistic Activists – The Aeffect Planning and Assessment Toolset helps you plan, strengthen, and evaluate your creative activist projects.
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Arts & Creativity
Creativity is an abundant resource! People have the ability to come up with imaginative means to challenge and solve the many problems in our society. Creative approaches can be fun and attention grabbing, engaging new audiences and supporters and catching opponents off-guard. Here are many examples along with practical tips.
Menstrual Pies! Creative Activism Against Far-Right Bigotry During the 1970s
An interview about the pieing of far-right campaigner Mary Whitehouse by Australian creative activists in 1978.
Emergent Strategy
An introduction to the book Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. Summarises the core principles of the approach and includes videos and podcasts to learn more.
Cheeky and Disorganized: Nannagogy and the Knitting Nannas
Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.
Radical Imagination: Developing Conscious Activists’ Capacities
Article about radical imagination by YouthxYouth explores and highlights capacities that we can develop to foster conscious activism.
Insights into Indigenous Solidarity, Creativity and Social Justice with Laniyuk & Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira (Commons Conversations Podcast)
A Commons Conversations Podcast featuring an interview with Laniyuk and Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira about Indigenous Solidarity, Creativity and Social Justice.
3 Key Insights for Building a Powerful and Loving Movement against Oppression in Palestine-Israel
Rae Abileah and Nadine Bloch from Beautiful Trouble shared these key insights during Israel’s bombing of Gaza in October 2023.
The Power of Music for Social Change: Tips on Using Live Music to Promote Action
A plan and recommendations for musicians on using live music to promote action for social change from Face the Music Collective.
(Dis)solution Magazine
(Dis)solution is an Australian online and print journal published in Naarm/Melbourne. It is born out of a need for radical, critical thought and expression, particularly from emerging writers, artists and activists which challenges the catastrophic, ecocidal structures of the 21st century.
Grevillea: Creative Interventions in Western Australia during the 1990s
An interview with a member of the Western Australia-based Grevillea about how the group applied a dynamic and creative perspective to approaching issues such as militarism, pollution and international solidarity during the 1980s and 1990s.
AEffect Planning and Assessment Toolset
Artistic Activists – The Aeffect Planning and Assessment Toolset helps you plan, strengthen, and evaluate your creative activist projects.
Menstrual Pies! Creative Activism Against Far-Right Bigotry During the 1970s
An interview about the pieing of far-right campaigner Mary Whitehouse by Australian creative activists in 1978.
Emergent Strategy
An introduction to the book Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. Summarises the core principles of the approach and includes videos and podcasts to learn more.
Cheeky and Disorganized: Nannagogy and the Knitting Nannas
Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.
Radical Imagination: Developing Conscious Activists’ Capacities
Article about radical imagination by YouthxYouth explores and highlights capacities that we can develop to foster conscious activism.
Insights into Indigenous Solidarity, Creativity and Social Justice with Laniyuk & Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira (Commons Conversations Podcast)
A Commons Conversations Podcast featuring an interview with Laniyuk and Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira about Indigenous Solidarity, Creativity and Social Justice.
3 Key Insights for Building a Powerful and Loving Movement against Oppression in Palestine-Israel
Rae Abileah and Nadine Bloch from Beautiful Trouble shared these key insights during Israel’s bombing of Gaza in October 2023.
The Power of Music for Social Change: Tips on Using Live Music to Promote Action
A plan and recommendations for musicians on using live music to promote action for social change from Face the Music Collective.
(Dis)solution Magazine
(Dis)solution is an Australian online and print journal published in Naarm/Melbourne. It is born out of a need for radical, critical thought and expression, particularly from emerging writers, artists and activists which challenges the catastrophic, ecocidal structures of the 21st century.
Grevillea: Creative Interventions in Western Australia during the 1990s
An interview with a member of the Western Australia-based Grevillea about how the group applied a dynamic and creative perspective to approaching issues such as militarism, pollution and international solidarity during the 1980s and 1990s.