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Category: Social Justice

News and resources relating to social justice activism in Australia

People gather in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza during a rally in Karachi Pakistan Akhtar Soomro Reuters
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160+ days of brutality & beautiful resistance

Overview of genocide and struggle in Palestine with FAQ, comprehensive & cited references, challenges to Israel & Australian claims & inspiring global resistance

a colour picture of diverse group of people saying 1 in 10 covid infections = long covid
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Covid is Calling

AN OPEN CALL TO THE LEFT AND THOSE WHO CARE We need to do better on Covid. All of us. We will look back on this time in history and …

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Gender & Climate Justice

Governments across the world agree that gender equality and ensuring women’s human rights are necessary to effectively act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. This page offers resources for gender-related …

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First Nations Resources

We cannot lessen the impacts of climate change if we do not learn from the mistakes of the past. Aboriginal and First Nations people must be centred in decision making. …

Mirarr Senior Traditional Owner, Yvonne Margarula leads protestors calling for a halt to Jabiluka mine, Oenpelli Highway, Kakadu National Park, NT, September 1998. Image by David Hancock.
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Northern Territory (NT)

The Northern Territory can be rough for many marginalised folks, including the significant population of Aboriginal people. Here are some legal resources for activists in the NT. “Organisation supporting social …

Activist resisting repression
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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 …

Banner reading Protect Songlines with activists seated beneath in the red dirt of the Kimberley
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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 …

Two elderly activists hold a sign reading: Protest is vital to democracy
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Open Letter against anti-protest laws

An open letter condemning the proposed anti-protest laws has been signed by 39 organisations. CounterAct is proud to collaborate with a range of community groups, environmental, social justice, legal and …

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Reflections From Walking on Country

n August 2018 I joined Footprints for Peace and the WA nuclear free Alliance on the Walkajurra Walkabout, walking 250kms from Wiluna to Leonora on Wangikatja Country. Here’s what I learned.

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