James is co-founder of the Change Agency and director of our Community Organising Fellowship.
Chiapas Media Project
We worked with CMP in 2004 to screen their films in Brisbane and to hear how they use media to create social change working with Zapatista communities.
Bringing down a Dictator (documentary)
This documentary examines the spectacular defeat of Slobodan Milosevic in October, 2000 by an ingenious nonviolent strategy of honest elections and massive civil disobedience.
Big Noise Films
Big Noise Tactical is a collective of media-makers dedicated to circulating beautiful, passionate, revolutionary images.
A Force More Powerful (documentaries)
Award winning documentaries tracing the history of nonviolent conflicts around the world.
‘Public Advocacy and Action’ Diploma and Masters program (Victoria University)
This innovative postgraduate course has been specifically designed to enhance the knowledge of professionals working in international and local advocacy, community, human rights and environment areas.
‘Activism and Social Change’ Masters Program @ University of Leeds
This multi-disciplinary course brings together the worlds of academia and social struggle. It is run by academics working and researching with a variety of campaigns, social movement organisations and communities struggling against social and ecological injustice, and...
water glass exercise
This activity is used by Ouyporn Khuankeaw, a trainer in Thailand who most often works with village development workers, women leaders, monks and nuns, and NGO staff. She finds that popular education/experiential education is easier for participants to get the most...
Activist Rights
Created by the Fitzroy Legal Service the site aims to help Australian activist movements face the police and legal system. Our aim is to help Australian activist networks and movements face the police and legal system, build resilience against repression and to keep...
Alternatives Journal: Canadian Environmental Ideas & Action
Independent Canadian journal aiming to provide critical and informed analysis of environmental issues.
Advocacy for social justice and sustainability
Steve Chase convenes this incredible postgraduate course at Antioch University, New England.
Democracy in Action technology for the masses
Online campaigning and advocacy tools accessible to all nonprofits to enable people to connect, communicate, take action, and organise.
Community unionism
Research papers, training documents, annotated bibliography and weblinke created by Amanda Tattersall, an Australian union and community activist and academic, preparing a PhD on Community Unionism.
Comm-Org
Moderated and edited by Randy Stoecker, Comm-org’s mission is to link academics and activists, and theory and practice, toward the goal of improving community organizing and its related crafts. Terrific resources, case studies and links.
Citizen’s Handbook: A Guide to Building Community
Comprehensive quick guide to community organising ranging from where to begin to Strategic Thinking, including briefs on community building activities such as Child Minding Co-Ops.
Centre for Lobbying and Public Interest
The Centre promotes supports and protects non- government organisations participating in the public policy process. Information and resources on how to lobby.
Centre for Community Change
The Centre is helping low-income people, especially people of colour build effective organisations through which they can change their communities for the better. Contains tips on organisational development, dealing with media and leadership.
Nonviolent action.net
We are scholars, activists, students, researchers, trainers, teachers, adherents, advocates of nonviolent action.
Catalyst Centre
Non- profit worker co-op that promotes innovative learning, popular education, research and community development to advance positive social change.