community organising
Strategies to overcome barriers to recruitment and mobilisation
Ideas generated by participants in the April 2008 Mobilising for Change workshop in Auckland, Aotearoa.
Developing Strength Through Diversity
Chapter 12, pp.158-172, of ‘Grassroots and nonprofit leadership’ (1995) Berit Lakey, George Lakey, Rod Napier, and Janice Robinson, New Society Publishers.
Community Organising: Workshop slides
Learn how to distinguish between community organising and advocacy, service delivery and community development approaches; recognise the strengths and weaknesses of community organising; and learn when community organising is a suitable way to work for so
Community action and engagement
James Whelan (2006). Case studies of Maleny and Gold Coast environmental campaigns.
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)
Mobilising for change workshop resources
The 38-page participants resource pack developed for our October 2008 MfC workhops in Melbourne and Hobart.
Organizing for social change
Organizing for social change Compiled by members of the Midwest Academy this book is a bible for anyone who wants to effectively organize to change the quality of their lives or the lives of others. Now in its third edition this book has already sold 60,000 copies in...
Rules for radicals: a practical primer for realistic radicals
“What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away. In this book we...
Power in coalitions: strategies for strong unions and social change
How can communities organise effectively to promote social change in the 21st century? Amanda Tattersall examines successful coalitions between unions and community organisations in three countries – Australia, US and Canada – extracting invaluable lessons...
Strategy and Soul [book]
Strategy and soul: a campaigner’s tale of fighting billionaires, corrupt officials, and philadelphia casinos When Daniel Hunter and Jethro Heiko began planning at a kitchen table, they knew that their movement would be outspent by hundreds of millions of...