Organising

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Films and Documentaries about Social Justice, Movements, Victories and Leaders

Be inspired with this list of movies and documentaries about social movement struggles, victories and leaders – Selma, Milk, Silkwood, Norma Rae, Gandhi and more.

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Door Knocking: A Case Study in Moving People to Take Action

A sample script and tips learnt from having climate conversations whilst door knocking in the lead up to the 2022 Australian election.

Deep Canvassing Scripts and Examples

Here is a collection of resources about deep canvassing scripts including script examples and ideas, video training and podcasts.

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Organising Models Mapping Project: Survey Information

Australian Progress and Commons Library undertake important research about organising models in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Where’s the Power? Developing Your Theory of Change [Template]

An introduction to developing your Theory of Change and a template based on the works of Marshall Ganz, Harvard Professor.

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Organizing: People, Power and Change – The One on One 1:1 Meeting

Learn how to run a one on one meeting with these tips & best practices from the Leading Change Network and the New Organizing Institute.

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Designing Powerful Teams with Ruth Wageman

Watch this recording of Ruth Wageman to learn how you can put in place the 6 conditions that make it more likely to create a great team.

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Learn how Toys R Us workers won a historic $20 million hardship fund from Wall Street

Learn how to build and grow online communities and develop an online-to-offline organizing model to move your people to action.

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Reflections on Sunrise Movement’s Strike Circle Program: Learn How We Created Hundreds of Local Teams

A webinar from PowerLabs about how the Sunrise Movement created hundreds of local teams and grew their movement.

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How Powerful Conversations Won Abortion Rights in Ireland

Overturning the abortion ban in Ireland meant equipping people to share their stories and spark conversations with their friends and family.

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Building Organising Leadership During Election Mobilisation

Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, reviews the Tools for Radical Democracy guide to electoral organising, and draws out some key considerations for deciding whether or how to engage in elections.

Guide for Trainers about Organizing, Narrative, Campaign and Movement Building

An array of training resources for organizing, public narrative, campaigning trainers and coaches collated by the Leading Change Network.

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Guide to Campaign and Movement Building by the Leading Change Network

Learn about campaigning, organizing, movement building with this list of resources and case studies from the Leading Change Network.

Guide to Public Narrative from the Leading Change Network

Learn all about public narrative developed by Marshall Ganz and the story of self, us and now with this collection of tools and resources.

Guide to Organizing from the Leading Change Network

A collection of organizing resources from the Leading Change Network including manuals, videos, tools, courses and training materials.

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Engaging in Elections and Building Community Power

Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, reviews the Tools for Radical Democracy guide to electoral organising, and draws out some key considerations for deciding whether or how to engage in elections.