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 …
We stand with Jono
We’ve been helping coordinate the campaign to support Jonathan Moylan – a young man who has been targeted by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, and threatened with 10 years …
Direct action gets the goods
So said a comment online yesterday. As news of the World Heritage announcement spread like wildfire it was great to watch the facebook newsfeed – tears and laughter and elation …
Knitting Nana’s lock down parliament
We were really happy to support a great action at Parliament House in Canberra on the 21st June. We headed from Melbourne with a contingent of folks from Quit Coal …
Direct action
People using civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action have successfully created change for hundreds of years. The civil rights movement, suffragettes and people power driving the overthrow of dictators have …
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 …
It is all sinking in, and taking off
Well it has taken a while to sink in – one of the largest environmental and community wins in Australia’s history has been achieved. Despite the company rhetoric and the …
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, …