The successful Irish anti-fracking struggle offers key insights on community power building for anti-extraction movements all over the world.
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.
Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman
Commons Conversations Podcast with historian Sarah Schulman who shares lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition.
The Peace Preacher as Anti-War Organiser in Regional Australia
A personal account of Australian activist, Bryan Law, the ‘Peace Preacher’. Learn about his anti-war campaign and its execution.
What is the Difference between Advocacy and Activism?
Find out the difference between advocacy and activism in this book chapter published in 2022 by Jane Johnston and Robyn Gulliver.
Mining Resistance in India
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in India. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
Mining Resistance in Brazil
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in Brazil. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
Street Medic Pro-Tips: Medical and First Aid Support at Protests and Direct Actions
Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.
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: 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.
How to Beat the ‘Fracking Frenzy’: Lessons from the Campaign that ended Fracking in Ireland
The successful Irish anti-fracking struggle offers key insights on community power building for anti-extraction movements all over the world.
Lessons from Campaigning for AIDs Activism with Sarah Schulman
Commons Conversations Podcast with historian Sarah Schulman who shares lessons from campaigns led by the AIDS Coalition.
The Peace Preacher as Anti-War Organiser in Regional Australia
A personal account of Australian activist, Bryan Law, the ‘Peace Preacher’. Learn about his anti-war campaign and its execution.
What is the Difference between Advocacy and Activism?
Find out the difference between advocacy and activism in this book chapter published in 2022 by Jane Johnston and Robyn Gulliver.
Mining Resistance in India
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in India. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
Mining Resistance in Brazil
Community resistance has been astonishingly effective at stopping mining in Brazil. This article draws from the book Iron Will.
Street Medic Pro-Tips: Medical and First Aid Support at Protests and Direct Actions
Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.
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: 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.