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What's on top?Applications are now open for the 2020 Community Organising Fellowship for social and environmental justice campaigners. In just six years, we’ve created a national network of 150 effective organisers who are leading many of Australia’s high-impact campaigns. Our six cohorts have included activists from the climate, environment and union movements, campaigns for Aboriginal self-determination and justice, refugee and asylum seeker campaigns, and many other social movements. We welcome and maximise diversity. We've had fellows from 19 to 78, urban and rural communities, grassroots campaigns and big NGOs. What they've had in common is a passion to learn and win, and at least a few years campaign experience. Applications close September 30. Read more about the Fellowship in this enews and on our website. Let us know if you need longer to prepare your application, or want to talk about our sliding scale of fees and opportunities for partial or full scholarships. Click here to download the application form. Successful applicants and wait-listed applicants will be notified by early November. Welcome to our new subscribers. I hope you find the links and resources in the newsletter useful in your campaigning and activist education work. |
Applications are now open for the Change Agency’s 2020 Community Organising Fellowship for climate justice and environmental campaigners. Are you looking to effectively build community power in your campaigns? Are you passionately working for environmental and social justice and looking to broaden your knowledge and experience in campaign strategy and community organising?
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Great online resourcesEnews subscribers regularly share with us the websites and online resources they’re developing, discovering and learning from in their community organising. Enjoy this month’s batch and be sure to drop us a line to suggest links for the next enews. |
Annie Kia and Aiden Ricketts' latest article explores the movement-building and blockade phases of the emergence of Gasfield Free Northern Rivers, with specific reference to the use of principles derived from complexity theory and from David Snowden’s related Cynefin framework. The article tells the story of the emergence of the movementthrough reflection and contemporaneous sources, but also refers to some relevant academic …
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Replicating here a useful Twitter thread from @tuckeve 1/ Ever since I was in graduate school, I thought I hated giving public talks. But I soon realized it’s not the presentation, but the Q & A that can feel so awful. Academic audiences can be arrogant, hostile, and self-absorbed. 2/ People don’t always bring their best selves to the Q …
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Krysia Birman (The Commons Social Change Library) writes: "If you are organising a Pride march or a youth rights event, for example, why not take the extra steps to make the gathering as accessible as possible? You won’t get everything right, but you can find ways to be inclusive and therefore involve participants with all abilities who want to be …
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Oakley Hill writes: "Failures and derelictions of governments around the world should send a clear message to average, everyday citizens: It is up to us to disrupt business as usual, decrease emissions, and keep temperature rises below 1.5ºC. Such a daunting task may leave us to wonder just how much ordinary citizens with seemingly no extraordinary power can really accomplish …
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Printed card decks for the Wise Democracy Pattern Language (version 2.0) are now available for purchase in boxed sets with 96 pattern cards and educational inserts. They are backed up by an encyclopedic wise democracy website packed with methods and practical advice as well as big-picture theory, vision and questions to deepen one’s understanding. The cards are designed for individual use or for group exercises for: identifying …
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Nicole Mason reflects: "Callout culture. The quest for purity. Privilege theory taken to extremes. I’ve observed some of these questionable patterns in my activist communities over the past several years... If we as activists do not feel safe in our experimental microcosms of justice and liberation, what can we attempt to replicate across larger society?"
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Upcoming learning opportunities and eventsFor details of other workshops and learning opportunities, visit our calendar. |
The Disobedience Award—a $250,000, no-strings-attached prize—recognises individuals and groups who engage in responsible, ethical disobedience aimed at challenging norms, rules, or laws that sustain society’s injustices. This award honors work that is focused on positive impact and is consistent with a set of key principles, including: – nonviolence – creativity – courage – personal responsibility The award is open to …
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Keen to collaborate but feel like you’re missing the mark? We’re better together. As a leader, you need to both identify and make the most of the wisdom and experience in your organisation or team. With so many operational issues to address and negotiate, however, the emotional content is often overlooked. The advantage of an emotionally resilient leader is having the …
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OrganiseUs Advanced Digital Training is a two-day training program in advanced digital campaign skills. It's on September 12-13, 2019. If you have experience working across digital campaigns but want to develop your digital strategy and advanced digital skills, this hands-on training is for you. Training will be led by OrganiseUs CEO and specialised digital strategist, communications expert, trainer and facilitator …
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Whilst many campaign trainings focus on shifting state and federal government decisions, some of the biggest wins can be had by changing corporations’ policies. From getting banks to pull out of environmentally risky projects, to boycotts that force better labor rights, there are many interesting campaigns we can learn from. Starting with an overview of corporate structure and how to …
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OrganiseUs Digital Fundraising Masterclass is a two-day practical training in digital fundraising. It's on in Melbourne, October 10-11, 2019. This training is for fundraisers, digital communication staff, and anyone involved in implementing digital fundraising and engagement strategies, looking to boost income and drive engagement. If you are using digital communications to fundraise and build engagement, this hands-on practical training from …
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The Groupwork Institute of Australia are the collaborative education and training arm of Commonground Training Resources Inc. We have been leaders in facilitation and collaborative management for more than 30 years. Their approach has two levels: Practical skills and processes that are easy to understand and simple to use Building emotional intelligence so these tools can be applied to a wide …
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Upcoming training opportunities on grant writing, successful boards, effective meetings, governance, media, online essentials, campaigns that sizzle, and being an effective spokesperson. Our Community has developed a suite of affordable, practical training to help community sector staff, volunteers and supporters keep abreast of their responsibilities and learn how to lift their organisation from ordinary to extraordinary All training is delivered by …
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