The Noonkanbah dispute was an important chapter in both the struggle for Australian Aboriginal rights and union solidarity in the 1970s-80s.
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.
Blockades that Changed Australia
Blockades that changed Australia including Jabiluka, the Bentley blockade, S11, Nookanbah and the Knitting Nannas.
The Australian Movement against Uranium Mining: Its Rationale and Evolution
Historical overview of the Australian movement against uranium mining, focussed on two major campaigns: Roxby and Jabiluka.
Stepping Out For Peace: A History of the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia CANE and People for Nuclear Disarmament PND (WA)
Stepping Out For Peace is a history of activism carried out by People for Nuclear Disarmament and the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia.
A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects
A report about the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria reflected in places, objects and landscapes.
Podcasts About Decolonisation, First Nations Justice and Invasion Day
People’s History of Australia-podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.
Reconciliation in the forest? An exploration of the conflict over the logging of native forests in the south west of Western Australia
Why two Western Australian social movement organisations on opposite sides of the logging debate continued to contest WA’s forest policy for so long.
Project Iceberg: Fremantle’s Response to Visiting Nuclear Warships in the 1980s
A history of the unique nonviolent civil disobedience activities of a group of mainly Fremantle residents aimed at visiting US nuclear warships between 1983 and 1985.
Om gaia dudes: The North East Forest Alliance’s old-growth forest campaign
This book chapter by Aidan Ricketts is about the key moments and positive sides of the old forest growth campaign in northern NSW in the 1990s.
Resources About Australian Housing Justice and Unwaged Rights Campaigns
Resources focused on case studies and stories of how communities have organised to secure housing, financial and other support for the unwaged and those on low incomes.
Noonkanbah 1979: When Unionists Stood up for Aboriginal Rights
The Noonkanbah dispute was an important chapter in both the struggle for Australian Aboriginal rights and union solidarity in the 1970s-80s.
Blockades that Changed Australia
Blockades that changed Australia including Jabiluka, the Bentley blockade, S11, Nookanbah and the Knitting Nannas.
The Australian Movement against Uranium Mining: Its Rationale and Evolution
Historical overview of the Australian movement against uranium mining, focussed on two major campaigns: Roxby and Jabiluka.
Stepping Out For Peace: A History of the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia CANE and People for Nuclear Disarmament PND (WA)
Stepping Out For Peace is a history of activism carried out by People for Nuclear Disarmament and the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy in Australia.
A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects
A report about the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria reflected in places, objects and landscapes.
Podcasts About Decolonisation, First Nations Justice and Invasion Day
People’s History of Australia-podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.
Reconciliation in the forest? An exploration of the conflict over the logging of native forests in the south west of Western Australia
Why two Western Australian social movement organisations on opposite sides of the logging debate continued to contest WA’s forest policy for so long.
Project Iceberg: Fremantle’s Response to Visiting Nuclear Warships in the 1980s
A history of the unique nonviolent civil disobedience activities of a group of mainly Fremantle residents aimed at visiting US nuclear warships between 1983 and 1985.
Om gaia dudes: The North East Forest Alliance’s old-growth forest campaign
This book chapter by Aidan Ricketts is about the key moments and positive sides of the old forest growth campaign in northern NSW in the 1990s.
Resources About Australian Housing Justice and Unwaged Rights Campaigns
Resources focused on case studies and stories of how communities have organised to secure housing, financial and other support for the unwaged and those on low incomes.