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We are thrilled to announce the publication of our latest training guide for community campaigners and organisers, and hope that you can join us for a friendly launch in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

Melbourne: 5:30pm Friday 27 March @ 60L Building, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton.

Sydney: 5:30pm Monday 30 March @ Trades Hall, Training Room 1. 

Brisbane: 5:30pm Monday 6 April @ QCC, 1/377 Montague Road

Bringing about social and environmental justice can be the biggest challenge we ever face. Few of us are trained for this work. We get thrown in the deep end when the common good is plundered and we stand to lose what we hold dearest. It’s a huge challenge to make sense of complex political circumstances and systems in order to chart a course towards a better world for everyone. 

For 20 years, James Whelan (the Change Agency) and Jason MacLeod (Pasifika) have been leading education and training in social movements throughout Australia and internationally, supporting community-based groups engaged in this important work. During these years, we have developed and collected a treasure trove of training resources to support effective community-initiated campaigns.

First published in 2015, our Campaign Strategy training guide was the first in a series of six training guides. Our Community Organising guide followed in 2016 and the third instalment in our People Power Manual - on Civil Resistance - will be published later this year.  Since its launch, the first edition has been put to good use by social and environmental justice campaigners in more than 20 countries. Graduates of our Community Organising Fellowship and other trainings have used the guide’s process guides and resources to train tens of thousands of community members to develop and implement campaign strategy. Informed by feedback and learning, we’ve re-published the training guide to incorporate several new process guides and resources.

Join us to celebrate the launch, hear how the guide is being utilised, and network with like-minded friends. Copies of the new guide will be available to purchase at the launch and electronically from tCA’s website

The Sydney launch is hosted by the Sydney Alliance, long-term friends and allies who have contributed to the training guides and our workshops. The Brisbane launch is being co-hosted by the Queensland Community Alliance and Queensland Conservation Council. 

Please RSVP by emailing James, ideally at least a few days before the launch. We hope you can come!

Sydney Alliance is proud to have contributed to the Change Agency’s Campaign Strategy training guide. Organisers working for the common good across the political spectrum from religious and community organisations, schools, NGOs, charities and unions can benefit from this hefty tome of participatory exercises, training modules, handouts and workshop schedules.  
-- David Barrow, Sydney Alliance Lead Organiser

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Campaign Strategy and Civil Resistance workshops 

Coinciding with the launch, we’re holding 2-day Campaign Strategy workshops in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Our Campaign Strategy workshops equip community campaigners and organisers with a suite of tools to analyse their social and political context, define their objectives, choose the right target and focus, assess political opportunities, and prioritise the most powerful tactics. The workshops are participatory, practical and fun. And 1-day Civil Resistance workshops for folks keen to explore the role of nonviolent action in their campaigns.

Full details of all six workshops are available below to share within your networks.

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campaign strategy

Campaign strategy for community organisers | 27 & 28 March, Melbourne

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. Our Campaign Strategy workshops equip community campaigners and organisers with a suite of tools to analyse their social and political context, define your objectives, choose the right target and focus, assess political opportunities, and prioritise the most powerful tactics. The workshops are participatory, …

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campaign strategy

Campaign strategy for community organisers | 31 March & 1 April, Sydney

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. Our Campaign Strategy workshops equip community campaigners and organisers with a suite of tools to analyse their social and political context, define your objectives, choose the right target and focus, assess political opportunities, and prioritise the most powerful tactics. The workshops are participatory, …

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campaign strategy

Campaign strategy for community organisers | 4 & 5 April, Brisbane

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. Our Campaign Strategy workshops equip community campaigners and organisers with a suite of tools to analyse their social and political context, define your objectives, choose the right target and focus, assess political opportunities, and prioritise the most powerful tactics. The workshops are participatory, …

Read more.

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campaign strategy

Civil Resistance workshop | Sunday 29 March, Melbourne

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. You know parliament has failed to deliver justice. You don’t trust corporations but you’re not ready to give up. Between joining the system and burning it down is another way: civil resistance. This workshop from tCA and Pasifika will test some of the …

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campaign strategy

Civil Resistance workshop | Thursday 2 April, Sydney

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. You know parliament has failed to deliver justice. You don’t trust corporations but you’re not ready to give up. Between joining the system and burning it down is another way: civil resistance. This workshop from tCA and Pasifika will test some of the …

Read more.

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campaign strategy

Civil Resistance workshop | Monday 6 April, Brisbane

This participatory workshop will equip you with tools and confidence to strategise for social and environmental justice. You know parliament has failed to deliver justice. You don’t trust corporations but you’re not ready to give up. Between joining the system and burning it down is another way: civil resistance. This workshop from tCA and Pasifika will test some of the …

Read more.

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