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Handbook for nonviolent campaigns: War Resisters International
There are many dramatic images of nonviolent action. Indeed, the ability to dramatise an issue is one of the strengths of nonviolence; it tries to make people see and act on what often passes unnoticed. However, this drama doesn’t just happen. It gestates—in...
Vision for Change: A new wave of social justice leadership
From designing strategic campaigns and building lasting coalitions, to fundraising and managing staff and volunteers, executive directors are expected to inhabit a wide-range of skills and demonstrate many facets of leadership. Over the course of several months, we...
The Spiritual Activist
‘The Spiritual Activist’ is a practical guide to individual and social transformation. It will help you create opportunities to slow down, build stronger relationships at home and at work, and embrace the world around you.
Stories of the Great Turning
Here is a book of stories written by people who decided to act, in their own lives, in response to the challenges of our time, and found their own way to make a difference. They are not stories about celebrities or gurus of the environmental movement but honest...
Social media strategies for advocacy and targeted communications
Tim Norton’s digital campaigning guidebook for using social media in advocacy and communication strategies.
Book review: ‘The Black Grapevine Aboriginal activism and stolen generation’
After decades of forced removal of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities, the 1980s saw the development of a national advocacy and policy organisation to speak up for the rights of the Aboriginal and Islander...
Book review: ‘Fight for liberty and freedom’
In Fight for Liberty and Freedom, John Maynard, describes what is was like to be Aboriginal one hundred years ago. He offers us the story of someone who fought to proclaim the voice and protect the rights of his fellow Aboriginal people
Active Hope How to face the mess we’re in
Active Hope is about finding, and offering, our best response to the crisis of sustainability unfolding in our world. It offers tools that help us face the mess we’re in, as well as find and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a...
A sometimes provocative guide on story-based strategy
If you’re trying to influence, persuade, or convince others to believe in your message, you’ll want to read this book. This storytelling manifesto is designed to provoke, inspire, and get you thinking in a more expansive manner. In the process, you’ll learn to see the...