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Changemaker Chat with Mike Gecan: Organising in the US
Mike Gecan explains the differences between organising and mobilising and discusses the prospective US 2020 election.
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.
Mike Gecan explains the differences between organising and mobilising and discusses the prospective US 2020 election.
Listen to the story of Owen Jones – a British left wing and Labour party activist, writer, orator and political commentator.
Teachers’ union activist Randi Weingarten discusses her experiences of social change and educational reform.
Bonnie Honig, one of the world’s top democratic theorists, discusses current crises and shocks.
Myint Cho, Burmese student pro-democracy activist, discusses the civil disobedience movement in Burma from past to present.
Michelle Meagher discusses her experience as a corporate lawyer, and lessons on reducing corporate market power.
Arnie Graf discusses his 45 years of community organising experience, from his early days with Saul Alinsky,
A chat with one of the biggest names in US community organizing, Ernie Cortes, including history, Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) & Saul Alinksy.
Ed Miliband, leader of the United Kingdom Labour Party, describes how political parties can be agents for major change.
Community organiser and Deputy Director of Citizens UK Jonathan Cox discusses the importance of scale in community organising.
Digital changemaking with Meena – Learn how she has created scaled change and worked with communities in the Global South.
Listen to this podcast with Sam Rye about using decentralised leadership to build a movement for ecological restoration in Australia.
A chat with Jane McAlevey, United States social movement organiser and trainer, about organising for workers’ rights.
A chat with Jennifer Dillon, the communications director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance in the US, about workers’ rights and their campaigns.
GetUp is one of Australia’s most impactful and influential community organisations, and Paul Oosting is their national director. We discuss what GetUp learnt from the 2019 Federal Election campaign. We find out Paul’s insights about what it’s like to operate under the pressure of media and political attack.
We have radical challenges like climate change and inequality but not many radical political leaders. What does it take to find and elect leaders like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez who is trail blazing a new political agenda in the United States? Becky Bond was one of the Field Directors for the Bernie Sanders campaign and she shares her experience of combining radical agendas and political parties.
Hahrie Han is one of the world’s top researchers studying ways of strengthening civic engagement. We explore the different strategies you can use to build people power and the journey she took to become one of the world’s top researchers in this space.
Interview with Craig Reucassel: How a career as a comedian and political satirist prepared him to talk about climate change with a diverse audience.
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.
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.