Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) have used blockades and non-violent direct action to oppose new fossil fuel projects in Australia.
Topic: Nonviolent Direct Action
Nonviolent Direct Action
Strategic nonviolence is a rich tradition within social change movements, generating theoretical exploration, research, different group formations and tactical innovation. In this topic you’ll find case studies, manuals, inspiring quotes, training materials, and practical how-to-guides.
Australian Campaign Case Study: Stop Adani, 2012 – 2022
The Stop Adani campaign was a directed network campaign aiming to halt the construction of a large thermal coal mine in northern Queensland.
Legal Guides for Activists about Protests
A collection of legal guides and resources for activists about protesting in Australia
Franklin River Campaign
Learn all about the successful Franklin River Campaign that took place in Tasmania in the 1980s. Includes videos & school resources.
How to Organise a Protest March
This article from The Activist Handbook explains step by step how to organise a protest to draw attention to your cause.
Power-Building and Nonviolent Action: A Democracy Resource Hub Guide
A guide with resources, directories and media about power-building and nonviolent action collated by the Democracy Resource Hub.
Jail Solidarity and Supporting Prisoners
Guides, stories and studies on ways in which campaigners and protesters have responded to arrest and imprisonment for political activities.
Global Atlas of Environmental Justice: Environmental Conflicts in Australia
Access and learn about environmental conflict case studies in Australia and around the world using the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice.
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.
How Emotions Mobilise and Sustain the Anti-Coal Seam Gas Movement
Anger with the joy of connecting with the community helped sustained the anti coal seam gas movement in Narrabri, NSW, Australia over time.
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: Stop Adani, 2012 – 2022
The Stop Adani campaign was a directed network campaign aiming to halt the construction of a large thermal coal mine in northern Queensland.
Legal Guides for Activists about Protests
A collection of legal guides and resources for activists about protesting in Australia
Franklin River Campaign
Learn all about the successful Franklin River Campaign that took place in Tasmania in the 1980s. Includes videos & school resources.
How to Organise a Protest March
This article from The Activist Handbook explains step by step how to organise a protest to draw attention to your cause.
Power-Building and Nonviolent Action: A Democracy Resource Hub Guide
A guide with resources, directories and media about power-building and nonviolent action collated by the Democracy Resource Hub.
Jail Solidarity and Supporting Prisoners
Guides, stories and studies on ways in which campaigners and protesters have responded to arrest and imprisonment for political activities.
Global Atlas of Environmental Justice: Environmental Conflicts in Australia
Access and learn about environmental conflict case studies in Australia and around the world using the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice.
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.
How Emotions Mobilise and Sustain the Anti-Coal Seam Gas Movement
Anger with the joy of connecting with the community helped sustained the anti coal seam gas movement in Narrabri, NSW, Australia over time.