Watch Inspiring Activist and Protest Speeches by Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Gonzalez and more.
Topic: History
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.
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.
Australia’s History of Workers’ Rights, Strikes and Campaigns
Learn about the history of Australian workers rights, strikes & campaigns from resources at the Australian Trade Union Institute ATUI Library.
Essential Elements for Turning a Cause into a Movement: Lessons from the Suffrage Struggle for Today’s Activists
3 essential elements activists today can learn from the women’s suffrage movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Women and Leadership in the Environmental Movement (Commons Conversations Podcast)
Listen to an inspiring podcast about women & leadership in the Australian environment movement with Judy Lambert & Victoria McKenzie-McHarg.
Campaigns that Changed Tasmania
A collection of campaigns that changed Tasmania e.g. Franklin River, gay law reform, forest blockading, No Gas Across the Bass.
Campaigns that Changed the Northern Territory
A collection of campaigns that changed the Northern Territory. e.g. Wave Hill Walk Off, Jabiluka, Pine Gap & Anti-Fracking.
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.
Australia’s History of Workers’ Rights, Strikes and Campaigns
Learn about the history of Australian workers rights, strikes & campaigns from resources at the Australian Trade Union Institute ATUI Library.
Essential Elements for Turning a Cause into a Movement: Lessons from the Suffrage Struggle for Today’s Activists
3 essential elements activists today can learn from the women’s suffrage movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Women and Leadership in the Environmental Movement (Commons Conversations Podcast)
Listen to an inspiring podcast about women & leadership in the Australian environment movement with Judy Lambert & Victoria McKenzie-McHarg.
Campaigns that Changed Tasmania
A collection of campaigns that changed Tasmania e.g. Franklin River, gay law reform, forest blockading, No Gas Across the Bass.
Campaigns that Changed the Northern Territory
A collection of campaigns that changed the Northern Territory. e.g. Wave Hill Walk Off, Jabiluka, Pine Gap & Anti-Fracking.