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Big Noise Films
Big Noise Tactical is a collective of media-makers dedicated to circulating beautiful, passionate, revolutionary images.
Blind carbon copy: a biopsy of the climate movement
Structured evaluation and critical reflection are uncommon in social movements. It’s easy to get swept in up in the momentum, urgency and excitement of a campaign. Almost a year after the first Climate Emergency rally we can take stock of how much real progress...
Participatory Research In Asia
An international learning centre based in India promoting participation and democratic governance.
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.
Audio Video NGO in a box
Tactical Tech and EngageMedia have collaborated to put together a toolkit that lowers the entry level for organisations and individuals wanting to use audio and video as a tool for social change.
Advocacy ‘logic model’ tool
Developed by Continuous Progress to make the composite logic model more accessible to campaigners. This model allows advocates to select elements from each of the HFRP categories and automatically generates an evaluation framework.
OzGreen
“…empower people and communities to make a unique contribution in building a society that is socially and ecologically sustainable” through youth leadership programs, environmental education and action planning.
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.
A Force More Powerful (documentaries)
Award winning documentaries tracing the history of nonviolent conflicts around the world.
Media toolkit > the essentials for keeping our issues hip, hot and happening
Generating media on our issues is one of the most effective tools activists have for informing members of Congress and members of our community about important issues around hunger and poverty.
Z magazine
A huge website updated many times daily featuring articles and links about various global issues with well-known contributors from all over the world.
Our Community management tools
Funded by the Department for Victorian Communities, this site features a database with information covering many aspects on how to manage a community group and a terrific calendar of training opportunities for civil society groups.
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.
‘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.
Going to places that scare me: Personal reflections on challenging male supremacy
Personal reflections on challenging male supremacy by Chris Crass. Part I: “How can I be sexist? I’m an anarchist!”. A great article recommended to us by Ben Margetts who says “It is the best article I have read by a man, for men, on...
Tools for Organisers
Resources to build a strong, cohesive organization with a clear sense of its mission and an ability to focus its energies efficiently and creatively.
Resources for activists and organizers
Joshua Kahn Russell’s great resource collection of learning resources, including some from the Energy Action Coalition and Rainforest Action Network.
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.