Calling all lawyers
We could have started off with a lawyer joke, but honestly we are so very lucky to have had the chance to deal with the best of them in our …
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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 …
The battle for Djab Wurrung country
What is happening on Djab Wurrung country, with the birthing trees and how do I help. Firstly, to be clear, we are not a First nations run group. We are …
15th March 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 …
New year, less you – tools for more secure activism
One of our New Years Resolutions is to encourage the progressive and radical movements on the Australian continent to get better at digital privacy and security… essentially putting less of …
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.
We are taking a huge leap
We are feeling the fear and doing it anyway! We are flying free from charity status as of this week… we want to support civil disobedience and all types of …
The reluctant radical
We take off our hat to relucant radicals world wide. There are so many people we have had the pleasure of working with, who, prior to doing what they do…. …