From Cape York Peninsula to British Columbia
Lyndon Schneiders (2003). Churchill Fellowship Report: an investigation of land use planning in remote areas to apply to the resolution of environmental, native title and development disputes in Northern Australia
Organisational Learning and the NGO
Steph Walton. A critical reflection on mass convergence as a protest tool employed for refugee advocacy.
Killer phrases: Keeping a pro-stagnation attitude
A useful reminder to build a healthy sense of our agency and potential.
Defend Freedom: national security and human rights
Justin Whelan’s succinct analysis of Australian campaigns to protect human rights in the ‘war on terror’. Draws on Moyer’s Movement Action Plan.
Problem tree analysis
This exercise is used to analyse the root causes of a problem and to identify the primary consequences. The tree provides a visual structure for the analysis. Developed by Lisa VeneKlasen and Valerie Miller.
Effective facilitation
Resources for developing effective facilitation skills. Topics covered include: tips for facilitators; running effective meetings; forming agendas; testing for agreement; and decision making models.
Pacing Yourself for the Journey
‘How to Avoid Burnout and Thrive while Working to Change the World’ – a terrific resource developed by Berit Lakey; George Lakey, Rod Napier, and Janice Robinson.
Facilitation interventions
Ten facilitation techniques to use when certain common meeting problems occur.
Consensus decision making
An overview of requirements and guidelines for effective consensus decision-making, as well as some variations and difficulties that may be encountered.
Tensions within a group
Well functioning groups are aware of these tensions and work together to manage and respond to them as needed. Facilitators can assist by observing, acknowledging and actively managing these tensions as they arise.
Vision gallery
A tool for envisioning specific features of the kind of society participants would like to create, and facilitating development of a common vision and shared values.
A tale of two movements? Environmental non government organisations and community action on climate change
Cassandra Star (2012) argues that the rise and success of community action on climate change opens a space for critical reflection on current ENGO efforts to secure effective public policy outcomes on climate change.
Mentorship and peer support
Simple institutional arrangements, like the three options outlined here, can make a huge difference to campaigners’ sense of support and their long-term sustainability.
The World Social Forum: another world is possible
James Whelan (2003). Reflections on the 2003 WSF in Porto Allegre, Brasil.
Campaign to control landclearing in Queensland
James Whelan and Kristen Lyons. Examines a hugely successful campaign run collaboratively by several ENGOs. The success of this campaign suggests that the emphasis placed on a narrowly defined set of social capital indicators in prevailing natural resource management...