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 …
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 …
Millions raise voice for JAILED climate activists and anti-protest laws
Over 230 organisations – listed below – representing millions of members across the country have united to condemn the recent 15 month jail sentence for climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco …
Climate Justice
What do we mean when we talk about Climate Justice? When understanding and engaging with the global climate crisis, it is easy to overlook that the impacts are not being …
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 …
Fierce, radical love
This week I have been thinking about radical love. A friend asked me this week – what did the word radicalised mean to me? She asked me this before 129 …
Kimberley
The people of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia won a significant campaign against a proposed $45 billion project. In April 2013 they stopped the development of a …
Creative Actions
This whole world changing business should be fun when it can be – and it certainly needs to be attention grabbing to make a mark in a busy 24 hour …
Congratulations to the Broome community
Just last night we presented at the Melbourne Campaigners Network on the remarkable nonviolent direct action of the Broome community and traditional custodians against Woodside’s proposed gas hub. Then found …
About CounterAct
Make your actions count! CounterAct was conceived during work for the Broome community defending the Kimberley back in 2011. We launched in 2012 to support communities in taking effective, creative, …