workshop resources
Nonviolence 101: an experience based manual
In the hope that interchange of the growing number of course syllabi and study outlines on nonviolence might be of mutual benefit to activists and academics — encouraging university-level-competence in nonviolence classes and courses…
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.
A Force More Powerful (documentaries)
Award winning documentaries tracing the history of nonviolent conflicts around the world.
water glass exercise
This activity is used by Ouyporn Khuankeaw, a trainer in Thailand who most often works with village development workers, women leaders, monks and nuns, and NGO staff. She finds that popular education/experiential education is easier for participants to get the most...
Training for Change
Training for Change provides activist training for groups standing up for social, economic, and environmental justice through strategic nonviolence.
Sierra Club Training Academy
Would you like to become a more effective advocate on an issue? Ever wondered about the best way to organize a campaign? Would you like to increase your communication skills? If so there is a great resource available to you: The Sierra Club Grassroots Organizing...
The class of nonviolence
Features ‘The Class of Nonviolence’, a free eight lesson online course drawing on classics in peace and justice literature to teach peacemaking.
Organising for Power
Organizing for Power is a project of The Alliance of Community Trainers. ACT offers knowledge, tools, and skills to individuals, organizations and communities to empower sustainable transformation. Great collection of resources, especially on anti-oppression.
Mobilising for change workshop resources
The 38-page participants resource pack developed for our October 2008 MfC workhops in Melbourne and Hobart.
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.
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.
Forcefield analysis / Macro strategy exercise
This activity examines various forces affecting a movement including external groups, internal division, psychological powers and blocks. It’s a terrific way for your group or network to share perspectives and information that will help define what’s...
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.
The wave: Where we stand in relation to…
A great exercise to encourage people to recognise and empathise with different viewpoints relating to a social problem, developed by Christine Herzog of AWEA.
Spectrum of allies handout
This resource is to be used in the Spectrum of allies exercise.
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.
Killer phrases: Keeping a pro-stagnation attitude
A useful reminder to build a healthy sense of our agency and potential.
Ankle walk
Here’s a challenging exercise for practicing making decisions and communication, and deepen a group’s capacity to work more effectively together.