Part history lesson, part preparation for today’s fight. There is a powerful history of anti nuclear movements across Australia.
Topic
History
This topic focuses on Australian social movement history. There is so much to learn from the stories of past collective action for social and ecological justice. Learning social movement history can provide insights about strategy, a vast toolbox of potential tactics, and abundant inspiration.
Minority Voices in Victoria, Australia: A Resource List
A resource list of materials focused on minority voices in Victoria, Australia, recommended by the PMI Victorian History Library.
Who was Vida Goldstein?
Who was Vida Goldstein? Learn more about Vida Goldstein, a leading suffragist, feminist and social changemaker in Australia in the 1900s.
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.
Lessons from Occupy Wall Street
Listen to an interview with Marisa Holmes about her experiences of the Occupy Wall Street moment in terms of what worked, and what didn’t, as well as lessons to be drawn for the future.
Watch Inspiring Activist and Protest Speeches
Watch Inspiring Activist and Protest Speeches by Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Gonzalez and more.
The Long History of Protest Camps
Learn about the history of protest camps and how people have not only imagined but also practically built alternative worlds together.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Building Movement Capacity and Structure: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement
Take inspiration from this Civil Rights Movement story about how to build movement capacity and structure. Learn about Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC.
Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century
Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.
Lessons in Success from Nuclear Campaigns
Part history lesson, part preparation for today’s fight. There is a powerful history of anti nuclear movements across Australia.
Minority Voices in Victoria, Australia: A Resource List
A resource list of materials focused on minority voices in Victoria, Australia, recommended by the PMI Victorian History Library.
Who was Vida Goldstein?
Who was Vida Goldstein? Learn more about Vida Goldstein, a leading suffragist, feminist and social changemaker in Australia in the 1900s.
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.
Lessons from Occupy Wall Street
Listen to an interview with Marisa Holmes about her experiences of the Occupy Wall Street moment in terms of what worked, and what didn’t, as well as lessons to be drawn for the future.
Watch Inspiring Activist and Protest Speeches
Watch Inspiring Activist and Protest Speeches by Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Gonzalez and more.
The Long History of Protest Camps
Learn about the history of protest camps and how people have not only imagined but also practically built alternative worlds together.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Building Movement Capacity and Structure: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement
Take inspiration from this Civil Rights Movement story about how to build movement capacity and structure. Learn about Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC.
Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century
Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.