Become the Media: IndyMedia and S11
A description of the role of alternative media in the S11 anti-globalisation protests, September 2000.
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Communications & Media
Creating change requires engaging audiences, communicating messages, and inviting people to join in action. The resources here will help you get clearer on what communication channels to use and how, how to develop compelling framing and messages, and the skills required to engage media (traditional and new forms) effectively.
Items of Mass Instruction Posters, Stickers, Memes and More
Creative tactics for social change: Different ways of spreading messages and information in a creative way… memes, posters, postcards, stencils, etc.
Radically Re-Imagining the World as our Climate Changes
Alex Kelly gives a powerful speech about seeing the opportunities and how the arts can help to remake, to reimagine and to redefine our world.
Rapid Response Worksheet: A framework for advancing narrative strategy in the face of a crisis or breaking news development
The rapid response worksheet from Narrative Initiative enables you to use a strategic communications framework in the face of crisis or breaking news.
Who What How: Narrative Strategy Worksheet for Issue Campaigns
Use this worksheet from the Narrative Initiative to help ensure that issue campaigns have a strategic, nimble, long-term vision and plan.
Video as an Advocacy Tool: How to Tools
3 how-to tools to improve your video and filming techniques from Witness including mobile phone filming, sound recording and interviewing techniques.
Beginner’s Guide to Making Video with your Smartphone
Learn practical tips from Digital Storytellers on how to make a video with your smartphone including information about what you need, shooting tips and editing.
Learn to tell Stories with your Smartphone Video
Learn from Digital Storytellers on how to tell and film great stories with your smartphone video. Gather content faster, lighter and without a big budget.
How to Draft A/B Testing for Sendouts
A/B testing involves testing campaign communications online with your supporters. Most of the guide focuses on testing email communications, but you can also test web page formats and social media responses.
Top 3 Messaging Tips from Anat Shenker-Osorio at Progress 2019
The top 3 messaging tips from Anat’s keynote speech at Progress 2019 – 1. Politics is not solidarity, 2. Empathy, not sympathy, 3. What you fight, you feed.
How to crowdsource ideas and content from supporters
Learn how to utilise the collective intelligence of your supporters with this How to guide on crowdsourcing from Blueprints for Change.
Economic Messaging for Progressives: A review of Don’t Buy it by Anat Shenker-Osorio
Don’t Buy It by Anat Shenker-Osorio is a guide to progressive messaging on the economy and economics – A book review by Joel Dignam.
TED talk: The Secret Structure of Great Talks by Nancy Duarte
In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.
TED talk: Fight Injustice with Raw Video
Activist Peter Gabriel shares his motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS & tells stories of citizen journalists.
The Common Cause Handbook: A Guide to Values and Frames
This handbook is a practical and accessible introduction to the importance of values and frames for organisations working towards a more sustainable and just society.
How campaigners are using Instagram
Instagram is a global phenomenon – yet too many campaigners don’t know how to use it. Start your Instagram journey here with accounts to follow, and ideas for its use.
Purpose Driven Campaigning: 40 key principles for Growing Social Movements
Australian Progress has prepared this 40-point summary of Pastor Rick Warren’s bestselling book The Purpose Driven Church.
Media Checklist for Actions
A thorough checklist to help you prepare for traditional and social media in the lead up to an action, including some considerations for non-violent direct actions. Download as a handy printable pdf from the box at the bottom of this page.
How to test your communications
This is a resource to help you test your messages. It is designed for campaigners who have little or no experience with message testing.
Framing the Economy: How to win the case for a better system
The PIRC, the New Economics Foundation, NEON and the FrameWorks Institute have launched two story strategies that progressives can use to shift thinking on the economy. They’re built on values and metaphors that encourage the hope that change is possible and increase people’s support for progressive policies.