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Category: Action Organising

Resources relating to action organising in Australia.

A legal observer is a vital role at an action
Action Organising / Activist Training / Media / Police / Tools

Roles

There are many supportive roles that need to be filled to undertake a successful action. Make your actions count by ensuring that everyone understands what their role entails. Here is …

People sitting on a road talking to police
Action Organising / Fundraising / Issues / Media / News / Police / Tools

Action Preparation

There’s a lot that goes into planning an action. The action planning checklist below walks you through all the issues to consider. As well as the planning required before your …

Action Organising / Blockading / Campaigns / Civil Disobedience / Creative Activism / Digital Security / Direct Action / Media / Police / Protest / Resources / Social Media / Strategy

Actions

Actions are specific, visible activities within a broader campaign. This section offers resources on different types of action you may take, and how to plan, execute and evaluate a successful …

Eggplants are a key component of the surveillance state
Action Organising / Activism / Civil Disobedience / Digital Security / Direct Action / Human Rights / Police / Resources / Tools

New year, less you – Tools for more secure activism

Updated December 2023One of our New Years Resolutions is to encourage the progressive and radical movements on the Australian continent to get better at digital privacy and security… essentially putting …

Action Organising / Activism / Case Study / Climate Justice / Media / News / Resources

Family friendly organising

Building a bigger, better movement – Barriers to participation The climate movement has a problem. If you were to put a stereotype on it, it’s white, middle class, university educated, …

Action Organising / Activism / Digital Security / Fundraising / Media / Resources / Social Media / Tools

a beautiful mind

One of the things we all often try to do early in the year is get some better habits to de-clutter our minds and our workplaces, as well as our …

Action Organising / Campaigns / Direct Action / Fundraising / Issues / Media / Resources / Social Media

Starting some good – Crowdfunding 101

What is one thing many activists are really bad at doing? Asking for money. For ourselves. Sometimes it is easy to ask for other people, for projects we care about …

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