A timeline of protests in Australia by people with disability for independence, inclusion, access and services from the 1970s to 2020s.
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.
Leave it in the Ground: Union Bans and Uranium Exports in the 1970s
Read about the history of opposition to uranium mining in Australia in the 1970s and early 1980s regarding union bans and uranium exports.
Against Fascism and War: Pig Iron Bob and the Dalfram Dispute, Port Kembla 1938
The 1938 Dalfram dispute involved workers at Port Kembla in Australia striking and refusing to load iron on a ship bound for Japan in 1938.
Frontline Action on Coal FLAC: Ten Years on the Climate Frontline
Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) have used blockades and non-violent direct action to oppose new fossil fuel projects in Australia.
Australian Campaign Case Study: Divestment Campaign 2013 – 2021
Learn about the Divestment campaign case study in Australia which aimed to secure commitments from institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
Draftmen Go Free: A History of the Anti-Conscription Movement in Australia
An in-depth account of the hundreds of campaigns and actions that were carried out across Australia against the war and conscription.
Changing The World: The Women’s Political Association
The story of Vida Goldstein & the Women’s Political Association through their own words via a series of excerpts from speeches & publications.
Films and Documentaries about Social Justice, Movements, Victories and Leaders
Be inspired with this list of movies and documentaries about social movement struggles, victories and leaders – Selma, Milk, Silkwood, Norma Rae, Gandhi and more.
Fighting for the Foreshore: The Campaigns to Protect Mounts Bay and Kings Park
Read an account of Perth’s first two major conservation campaigns, the preservation of Kings Park bushland and the survival of Mounts Bay.
Defending Unionism: The Weipa Dispute, 1995
Learn how workers in Weipa forced a mining company to accommodate collective bargaining by combining strike action and a port blockade.
People With Disability Australian Protest Timeline
A timeline of protests in Australia by people with disability for independence, inclusion, access and services from the 1970s to 2020s.
Leave it in the Ground: Union Bans and Uranium Exports in the 1970s
Read about the history of opposition to uranium mining in Australia in the 1970s and early 1980s regarding union bans and uranium exports.
Against Fascism and War: Pig Iron Bob and the Dalfram Dispute, Port Kembla 1938
The 1938 Dalfram dispute involved workers at Port Kembla in Australia striking and refusing to load iron on a ship bound for Japan in 1938.
Frontline Action on Coal FLAC: Ten Years on the Climate Frontline
Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) have used blockades and non-violent direct action to oppose new fossil fuel projects in Australia.
Australian Campaign Case Study: Divestment Campaign 2013 – 2021
Learn about the Divestment campaign case study in Australia which aimed to secure commitments from institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
Draftmen Go Free: A History of the Anti-Conscription Movement in Australia
An in-depth account of the hundreds of campaigns and actions that were carried out across Australia against the war and conscription.
Changing The World: The Women’s Political Association
The story of Vida Goldstein & the Women’s Political Association through their own words via a series of excerpts from speeches & publications.
Films and Documentaries about Social Justice, Movements, Victories and Leaders
Be inspired with this list of movies and documentaries about social movement struggles, victories and leaders – Selma, Milk, Silkwood, Norma Rae, Gandhi and more.
Fighting for the Foreshore: The Campaigns to Protect Mounts Bay and Kings Park
Read an account of Perth’s first two major conservation campaigns, the preservation of Kings Park bushland and the survival of Mounts Bay.
Defending Unionism: The Weipa Dispute, 1995
Learn how workers in Weipa forced a mining company to accommodate collective bargaining by combining strike action and a port blockade.