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Intelligent measurement
Great collection of resources and links on advocacy evaluation. Check out, especially: “The Challenge of Assessing Policy and Advocacy Activities: Strategies for a Prospective Evaluation Approach” and downloadable resources on communications and...
Inspiring article about the Bulgarian environment movement
Efforts to contain the rallies proved futile. The next day, the number of protesters had doubled. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, at first stood firm, insisting that nothing could stop investment in winter tourism.
Identifying the training needs of grassroots activists campaigners
Nicola Paris’ report into the training needs for grassroots activists focuses on nonviolent action and related campaigning skills needed, and gives a good oversight of some common experiences for campaigners and case studies.
Diaspora Action Australia
Diaspora Action Australia (formerly the Humanitarian Crisis Hub) works with Australian community groups that promote the human rights of people living in war and conflict. We do this by supporting their initiatives; providing resources, information and...
How to start a free university
MFU have written a simple manual on how to start your own free university, which takes people through our philosophy (why we started the MFU, and the free uni philosophy more broadly) and provides a simple and accessible guide on how to start a free uni i
How to make trouble and influence people
This book reveals Australia’s radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, student occupations, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, urban interventions, squatting, blockades, banner...
How to act better in meetings
This essay is about how men act in meetings. Mostly it’s about how men act badly, but it includes suggestions on how men can do better. The essay is useful to everyone wanting to improve their meetings.
Henry Giroux: Figures in critical pedagogy
A fascinating interview with one of the inspirational leaders in critical pedagogy.
Groupwork Institute of Australia
The Groupwork Institute has been at the forefront of facilitation and collaborative management services since 1984. Our approach has two levels: A wide range of practical skills and processes that are easily understood. Building actual Emotional Intelligence so people...
How to not suck online
18 tips, tricks and resources for online marketing, design and advertising campaigns (… and our campaigns too!)
Trapese Collective
‘Taking Radical Action through Popular Education and Sustainable Everything’ 5-member activist education collective based in the UK. Trapese have identified the following characteristics of popular education: a commitment to transformation and...
Popular Education News
A fabulous repository of resources, ideas, research and networks for popular educators. The Popular Education News is a free email newsletter about popular education and community organizing resources for facilitators and practitioners.
When greens eat themselves
The two biggest criticisms of ‘Say Yes’ from both inside and outside the coalition were that “we were speaking to ourselves” or that we were speaking only to “the politicians in Canberra”… A fascinating article on the 2011...
Gliffy.com
A great online widget for creating attractive graphics. A quick way to present elements of strategy visually (critical path, power map, etc).
From hippies to lobbyists
Is direct action more effective than protest? Greenpeace history (video)
Popular Education Network Australia
PENA brings together teachers and communities interested in fostering a community-driven and controlled education system that values learning and knowledge. We are educators interested in learning and teaching for the sake of social change, social justice and public...
FiredUp Media: organising guide for the youth climate movement
This is an experiment! Let’s work together to build an awesome online organizing guide for the youth climate movement.