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Organising

Organising builds power by engaging and connecting people in collective action. The resources gathered here educate and inform about the craft of organising. You’ll find case studies, articles, practical tips, and training materials.

Behind the scenes of Sunrise’s volunteer-led phone bank program

Want to know how to run a large scale volunteer led phonebank? Learn from the Sunrise Movement and how they managed their teams.

the covers of 2 publications - on left is Glossary of civil resistance with images of people protesting holding rainbow flag. On right is Sharp's dictionary of Power and Struggle with an illustration of a hand punching the air

What does that mean? Dictionaries and terminology for civil resistance

Are you looking for a dictionary, glossary and terminology related to civil resistance, activism and organising? Here is a list of resources.

The front page of a pdf publication called Guide to Organizing your first Protest with a photo of Greta Thunberg sitting on street with a sign next to her that says 'Skolstrejk for Klimatet'

Organising Your First Protest

Learn how to organize your first protest – Resources from the Article 20 Network including a recorded discussion with experience organizers.

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Faces of Change: Podcast by Marshall Ganz

Podcast with Marshall Ganz and leaders about how they organize their communities and build the power their people need to achieve real change.

All About Movements: Why Building Movements Creates Deeper Change

Why do movements matter? Why do we march on the streets or come together online? Great resource on movements and movement building.

Photo of a woman at a rally taken from behind. She is wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt and holding a sign that reads 'Girls just want to have FUNdamental rights'

Tips for Campaigning Women

Tips for setting up strong groups and effective campaigns, provided by Holly Hammond to the WELA program.

Community Organising and Digital Campaigning Webinar Series

A webinar series from Australian Progress exploring insights from Australia and around the world on how to best organise and lead digital campaigns. Includes election case studies from the US, Northern Territory (Australia) and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Transformational Change Leadership: Stories of Building a Just Future

Transformational Change Leadership – A roadmap for leadership in collective, community-led & collaborative action.

The Social Change Agency Podcast

A monthly podcast by The Social Change Agency interviewing inspiring changemakers. Interviews about movement building, community organising and social change.

Movement Building Canvas

The Movement Building Canvas is a practical framework to help you, your team or your organisation design your movement for maximum impact.

Network Building Canvas

The Network Building Canvas and Prompt Cards are designed to help you, your team or your organisation design your network for maximum impact.

Books to Read About Social Change in 2021

Looking for some inspiring reading for 2021 for yourself or as a gift? Here is a list of books on activism and organising to get you thinking.

ChangeMakers Organising School – Online Course

ChangeMakers Organising School – Training (videos and slides) to connect and deepen knowledge to organise for social change.

ChangeMakers Organising School – Season Three

ChangeMakers Organising School – Training (videos and slides) to connect and deepen knowledge to organise for social change.

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Black Lives Matter – ChangeMaker Chat with Maurice Mitchell

An interview with Maurice Mitchell, a leader in the Movement for Black Lives since Ferguson. Includes discussions of the protests that exploded following the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020.

Organising: Start Here

Organising builds people power for change. Here is a list of resources to get you started including introductions, different approaches, manuals, tactics, videos and more.

ChangeMakers Organising School – Season Two

Notes from training sessions hosted by ChangeMakers and Tipping Point April to July 2020. The training aims to equip organisers and campaigners to respond to challenges and continue their work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A collage of 6 images that relate to community organising including a photo of Saul Alinksy, and people protesting.

So, what is community organising?

Community organising is a way of building people power that focuses on building the capacity, skills and leadership of the people involved in making change. This article explains community organising and its history.

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Organising deeply during crisis

Adele Neale, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, makes the case for deep listening and learning as part of organising during times of crisis, including the current pandemic.

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The Future of Workers’ Rights

Behind-the-scenes lessons from the campaign to secure JobKeeper in response to widespread job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.