Have you started a campaign? Do you have a campaign goal or goals? Does it fulfil basic criteria? Learn from past campaigns how they chose their goals.
Year: 2015
2015
Climate Impacts: 350 Organising Lessons from Australia, US, Pacific Islands, and UK
These lessons from 350.org share four different organising responses from different countries to climate impacts.
How to Influence a Political “Frenemy”: Lessons from 350 Canada’s Climate Welcome
Lessons learned from 350.org Canada’s “Climate Welcome” protest that pressured Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take bold climate action.
Creating Bold Safe Actions Despite Repression: Lessons from Brazil
Lessons learned and tips from 350.org about making escalated actions bold and safe. These tips were learnt after an action in Brazil against fracking in 2015
Citizens’ Jury Case Study: NDIS Citizens’ Jury Scorecard Project
Case study of a citizens’ jury about the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS called the Citizens’ Jury Scorecard Project (Australia).
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd initiated a consumer boycott against Sealord Tuna to end whaling by its parent company, Nissui.
Beyond Vanity Metrics: Toward better measurement of member engagement
Metrics should help you improve how you invest in and plan campaigns. But while “vanity metrics” such as list size or pageviews sound big and impressive, they can be misleading. This report offers new approaches to measuring member engagement.
Enhancing Collective Decision-making with Technology
Ben Knight presented at Progress 2015 about the power of unleashing collective intelligence through better technology. He provides a short introduction to the Loomio platform for discussion and decision-making.
Decolonizing Solidarity: Dilemmas and Directions for Supporters of Indigenous Struggles – Bookclub
Decolonizing Solidarity is a book by Clare Land which offers directions (and knotty dilemmas) to people seeking to support Indigenous Struggles. This article includes suggested guidelines for book clubs discussing Decolonizing Solidarity which are also beneficial for other groups doing anti-oppression and ally work.
Hahrie Han on How Relationships Improve Mobilisation
Insights from The Organizational Roots of Political Activism: Field Experiments on Creating a Relational Context. In her paper, Han demonstrates that a relational context affects civic engagement, arguing that decisions like voting or other forms of activism aren’t based upon a simple cost-benefit analysis.
Choosing a Campaign Goal
Have you started a campaign? Do you have a campaign goal or goals? Does it fulfil basic criteria? Learn from past campaigns how they chose their goals.
Climate Impacts: 350 Organising Lessons from Australia, US, Pacific Islands, and UK
These lessons from 350.org share four different organising responses from different countries to climate impacts.
How to Influence a Political “Frenemy”: Lessons from 350 Canada’s Climate Welcome
Lessons learned from 350.org Canada’s “Climate Welcome” protest that pressured Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take bold climate action.
Creating Bold Safe Actions Despite Repression: Lessons from Brazil
Lessons learned and tips from 350.org about making escalated actions bold and safe. These tips were learnt after an action in Brazil against fracking in 2015
Citizens’ Jury Case Study: NDIS Citizens’ Jury Scorecard Project
Case study of a citizens’ jury about the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS called the Citizens’ Jury Scorecard Project (Australia).
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds force Japanese seafood company Nissui to sell stakes in whale hunting ships 2005-2006
Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd initiated a consumer boycott against Sealord Tuna to end whaling by its parent company, Nissui.
Beyond Vanity Metrics: Toward better measurement of member engagement
Metrics should help you improve how you invest in and plan campaigns. But while “vanity metrics” such as list size or pageviews sound big and impressive, they can be misleading. This report offers new approaches to measuring member engagement.
Enhancing Collective Decision-making with Technology
Ben Knight presented at Progress 2015 about the power of unleashing collective intelligence through better technology. He provides a short introduction to the Loomio platform for discussion and decision-making.
Decolonizing Solidarity: Dilemmas and Directions for Supporters of Indigenous Struggles – Bookclub
Decolonizing Solidarity is a book by Clare Land which offers directions (and knotty dilemmas) to people seeking to support Indigenous Struggles. This article includes suggested guidelines for book clubs discussing Decolonizing Solidarity which are also beneficial for other groups doing anti-oppression and ally work.
Hahrie Han on How Relationships Improve Mobilisation
Insights from The Organizational Roots of Political Activism: Field Experiments on Creating a Relational Context. In her paper, Han demonstrates that a relational context affects civic engagement, arguing that decisions like voting or other forms of activism aren’t based upon a simple cost-benefit analysis.