Theatre of protest: The magnifying effects of theatre in direct action
Aidan Ricketts (2000) examines how devices such as imagination, ritual, ceremony, romance and symbolism, when combined with bold physical acts of protest, disobedience and defiance produce a powerful medium for asserting dissent. Published in the Journal.
Cofacilitation resources
Outlines the major advantages, some potential disadvantages, and suggestions for avoiding the dangers in co-facilitation. So detailed – a real gem.
Games, Energisers and Ice Breakers
The games in this section are separated into the categories of introductory games, name games, dynamicas (energisers) and fun ways to get people into groups.
Stepping stones
An activity to elicit knowledge about strategy, and provide a group challenge and strengthening of team work.
Tactics analysis handout
This resource is used in the Tactics Analysis activity.
Overview of police powers for protesting in Queensland
A comprehensive fact sheet providing the basic information you need to be aware of to protest peacefully, covering your legal rights and what you should do if you are arrested in Queensland.
Support groups and sustainable activism
An assortment of resources developed by Katrina Shields to promote sustainable activism: among other things describing the importance of establishing support/accountability groups and how to get them to work effectively. Contact us for copies of Katrina’s...
Community organising by the book
James Whelan (2002). A critical appraisal of the Midwest Academy community organiser training program (a modified version of this paper was published in Applied Environmental Education and Communication)
Friends of Earth Climate Justice Campaign: for the greater good
Nancy Entwhistle. A study of the reframing of the climate change campaign and the notion of distributive justice.
Scenario writing
Encourages participants to articulate positive visions to guide their organisations’ strategies.
Environmental Advocacy study guide: Unit 2
Unit 2 of the Environmental Advocacy James taught at Griffith Uni in the mid 2000s
Fun, fast and fit: teenagers who cycle to school
Arthur Orsini and Catherine O’Brien’s (2006) interviews with teenagers reveal their strategies to influence their peers.
tCA Climate Action Research Proposal (2007)
Our proposal for the 2007-2009 action research project to learn more about effective community organising for climate action
Strategies to overcome barriers to recruitment and mobilisation
Ideas generated by participants in the April 2008 Mobilising for Change workshop in Auckland, Aotearoa.
Directors’ duties to the company and minority shareholder environmental activism
Aidan Ricketts, Shelley Bielefeld, Sue Higginson and Jim Jackson investigate the use of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the common law that applies to companies as mechanisms to discourage environmentally destructive activities of corporations.Publish
Co facilitation Inventory
A guide to maximising the learning experience of working together, including learning theory, personal motivation, expectations, and intervention style.