Training
Building out this Training section is going to be a big project for us in the second half of 2024. We have scheduled a huge overhaul for this area of …
Strategy
Successful campaigns require an effective strategy. A common challenge with new activists and groups is that people instinctively move to tactics, rather than strategy. It is always best to take …
Campaigning
We have a great batch of information on campaigning to come. In the meantime, check out our friends at the Commons Library for a brilliant range of information on developing …
Nonviolence
What we learned over more than 15 years of training people for direct action and peaceful protest is that nonviolence means many things to many people. What is nonviolence? To …
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 …
School Strike for Climate will make history
“She is cute and had a nice speech but it hasn’t changed anything,” ~ so said some cranky old activist muttering in the corner about Greta being a puppet whilst …
Supporting the #ClimateStrike
CounterAct has been supporting student activists since we established in 2013. We are thrilled to see the leadership emerging from young people as part of the worldwide #ClimateStrike protests. Students …
Humanity awaken – there is no time
“We can not stop the struggle; we can not stop looking for a dignified life for all” We got a phone call ten days ago whilst presenting at a conference …
A vision for climate civil resistance
This was posted in 2016 in an attempt to provide a launch point for discussion when climate focussed civil disobedience was only moving somewhat mainstream in 2014-16. We haven’t made …
Census and Sensibility – privacy concerns
It’s a bit of a concern when one of the earliest vocal advocates for privacy around the Census is “Australia’s most beloved cartoonist” First Dog on the Moon. Whilst we have …