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Why the environmental movement is not winning

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This searing 2012 report says the environmental movement is not winning and lays the blame squarely on the failed policies of environmental funders. The movement hasn’t won any “significant policy changes at the federal level in the United States since the 1980s” because funders have favored top-down elite strategies and have neglected to support a robust grassroots infrastructure. Environmental funders spent a whopping $10 billion between 2000 and 2009 but achieved relatively little because they failed to underwrite grassroots groups that are essential for any large-scale change, the report says…

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Kitchen table conversations

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Personal conversations are our most powerful tool for affecting people’s mindsets. However, asking people to keep track of complex ideas in conversations is a bit like asking them to play mental chess.  So here we use pictures and physical models to keep track of conversations about transformative change to a life-sustaining society. Using the markers makes the conversations much easier to follow. People can focus on specific points while keeping the big picture in mind.

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Top 10 sustainability campaigns of 2014

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The Guardian showcases 10 great campaigns from 2014, including 350.org’s divestment campaign, the People’s Climate March, the inspiring Pacific Climate Warriors blockade of Newcastle’s coal port and Greenpeace’s campaign to end Lego’s partnership with Shell.

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The art of protest: From Jabiluka to Bentley

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The Jabiluka Blockade, like the Franklin River Dam protest and Terania Creek forest campaigns that preceded it, was a defining moment in the social movement history of our country.

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One year up a tree

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Miranda Gibson’s inspiring one-woman action to protect Tasmania’s ancient forests. Testimony to the power of personal action.

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The man who pulped the pulp mill

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A fascinating campaign case study documenting elements of an historic Australian community campaign. Congratulations to all involved!

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Protecting Manyana

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Justin Field’s retrospective on what a little knowledge about community organising, a few simple tools and a group of committed people can do…

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Politics, protest and performativity: The Broome community’s ‘No Gas on the Kimberly Coast’ campaign

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Kathie Muir’s case study focuses on the community campaign against the proposed gas hub development over the 2011 to mid-2012 period. In particular, it considers some of the means through which the various strands of opposition have woven an effective and coherent campaign with miniscule resources, the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous opponents, and the repertoires of contention they have adopted.

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Inspiring article about the Bulgarian environment movement

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Efforts to contain the rallies proved futile. The next day, the number of protesters had doubled. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, at first stood firm, insisting that nothing could stop investment in winter tourism.

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Australian Education for Sustainability Alliance

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The Australian Education for Sustainability Alliance is comprised of organisations from the education, union, youth and environment sectors that want a higher prioritisation of sustainability in the education system. We are achieving this by advocating and lobbying for best practice education for sustainability policy to fulfil our vision of a sustainable Australia.

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