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One way we support effective community action is by organising, designing and facilitating workshops. We do this primarily in two ways: (i) tCA initiated workshops that are open to everyone; and (ii) in-house with organisations to address specific challenges or priorities.
We have facilitated workshops with literally hundreds of groups, organisations and networks, representing most social movements: human rights activists, environmentalists, indigenous activists, queers, disability advocates, unionists and union educators, feminists, people working for economic justice... A list of organisations we've worked with since 2005 is available below to download.
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Click on our calendar page to see what workshops tCA or our networks are organising in the coming months.
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Becoming an effective change agent or creating an effective community organisation requires continual learning and a very wide range of skills, understandings and capacities. Activist educators have theorised about what and how effective activists learn. We prioritise topics and forms of activist education that appear most important to our partners and the social movements we most frequently support. We aim to complement rather than duplicate education, training and facilitation opportunities that are available in the Asia Pacific region.
We tailor workshops to the unique needs of social movement organisations. For some of the themes we regularly work around follow these links:
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| | social movement educate the educator (ed2)
Activist education is conducted by and with activists, is openly interested in the processes of change, and utilises educational methods that bring... 
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| | facilitation
This experiential workshop helps participants facilitate meetings that address both the task and maintenance dimensions of group life –...
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| | learning organisations and evaluation
Saul Alinksy noted that some of the most effective organisers and activists use campaigns and social movements as learning opportunities. This...
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| | strategising for change (SfC)
This workshop introduces a suite of practical tools for developing and evaluating campaign strategy. Workshop participants apply these tools to...
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| | mobilising for change (MfC): community organising
Community organising builds power in workplaces and communities by facilitating effective grassroots participation. The method has been hugely successful in the USA and the UK, building networks and alliances of active and informed communities. Community organising differs from advocacy, service...
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| | movement action plan
U.S. activist-educator Bill Moyer conceived Movement Action Plan (MAP) to explain and explore the stages and advocacy roles evident in successful...
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| | nonviolent direct action (NvDA) and civil disobedience
Violence is often viewed as the ultimate revolutionary means: the gun-wielding guerrilla, the brick- throwing student and the militant terrorist are...
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| | scenario-based campaigning workshop
This workshop throws participants into a realistic campaign scenario where they build alliances, identify and lobby decision-makers, convene public...
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| | sustaining activism
Activist energy is a precious resource. Activism can be incredibly stressful and emotionally demanding, and many activists keep ‘running on empty’...
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| | theories of change
Our campaigns for a better world take place in a context, and reflect social and political realities and trends. This workshop challenges...
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| | working in groups
Successful campaigns depend on effective groups that are characterised by cooperation, respectful relationships, clear communication, and effective...
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| | building resilience to repression
Mahatma Gandhi once said: “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” Viewed like this, repression is not a...
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