Over and out – farewell to 12 years movement building, mischief & too many meetings
Our farewell message, fab wrap video, big thanks and some last thoughts
Mass Actions
There are many aspects to running successful, safe, creative and inspiring mass actions. Examples of Mass Actions CounterAct has supported some of the largest civil disobedience events across the continent: …
Beeliar Wetlands
The Beeliar Wetlands stretch 25 kilometres south of the Swan River in Western Australia. Beeliar was the name given to the area by the Aboriginal people that have lived in …
Western Australia (WA)
In Western Australia (WA), we have seen a steep escalation in targeting of some protest groups. Police have been paying particular attention to climate activists. For this reason, if you …
Media
Below is a Media Checklist for traditional and social media in the lead up to an action or protest event, including some considerations for nonviolent direct actions. Download as a …
Case Studies
Case studies of specific campaigns and wider movements which offer insight into how to undertake effective activism. “Facilitating, building, empowering movements for positive change; economic, ecological and social justice.” Workshop …
Ten years of pushing back on repression of activists – a call for support
As you would have seen in recent weeks – we have broken new ground in terms of finally seeing broader cross sector movement support for civil resistance, and people speaking …
Keep loving, keep fighting
This is an edited transcript of a talk from Progress 2019 on 20th June on a panel convened to discuss Big Ideas for Human Rights – we were lucky to …
Suppression of the right to protest
We were thrilled to be invited to submit an essay to this brilliant collection – Rebalancing Rights – Communities, Corporations, and Nature. What would change if we decided that the …
Beeliar – one year on
We recently returned to the area that the community defended as part of the campaign to defend the Beeliar Wetlands from the Roe Highway extension. Here are some personal reflections …