Tim Hollo writes in Arena, “In this context, continuing a supplicant politics, where we beg or demand of governments that they act, is both destined to fail and underplaying our hand. At this moment in history, with the pandemic forcing social, economic and political changes unlike anything any of us have ever seen, with the rise of extreme right anti-politics, and with the failures of the current system exposed for all to see, we urgently need to consider this relationship afresh…”
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Resources About Australian Housing Justice and Unwaged Rights Campaigns
Iain McIntyre, historian with the Commons Social Change Library, has gathered a collection of case studies and stories of how communities have organised to secure housing, financial and other support for the unwaged and those on low incomes. These campaigns exposed the structural issues at the root of poverty and homelessness and forged community power and solidarity in response to them. In doing so they challenged negative and paternalistic myths which ‘blame the victim’. They not only provide inspiration, but also point to tactics, strategies and approaches that can be adapted and applied during the current economic crisis.
Visit LinkJuly 28, 2020
Cutting the issue: Why campaign on part of a problem?
The Change Agency team have been teaching campaigners to ‘cut the issue’ for 15 years. This strategising process challenges campaigners to differentiate between problems and issues. An issue is part of the problem, and also part of the solution. Our People Power Campaign Strategy Training Guide illustrates this distinction with examples. Under-funded public health is…

Official Channels
Official channels are things like grievance procedures, ombudsmen and courts. They are supposed to resolve problems and provide justice. However, trust in official channels can be misplaced: in many cases they may give only an illusion of a solution. In Official Channels, Brian Martin tells what he has learned about formal procedures set up to…
April 29, 2020
tCA’s new training guides (drum roll please …)
activist education community organising strategy workshop resources
We’re super proud to announce the 2020 edition of the Campaign Strategy training guide, now available as a download and in beautiful hard copy. The Change Agency team have been designing, collecting and adapting activist education curriculum for more than 15 years. Working with Jason MacLeod and Pasifika, we’ve been striving to transform our combined…

How is the COVID-19 crisis changing the global movement landscape?
Amber French (ICNC) offers a big-picture framework for how the Covid-19 crisis is impacting activism, organizing, and civil resistance movements. The article defines four main phases to make sense of this moment and begin planning a transition to the post-Covid-19 period. Great reading!
Visit LinkApril 21, 2020
Theories of change
A theory of change can help guide campaigners, their teams and communities. A well-crafted theory of change helps align the available energy, keeping your team focused and clear headed about the change you plan to make and how. In our workshops, we often use a basic three-part format to train campaigners to clarify their theory…

Campaign Accelerator trainings > MobLab
Details of upcoming trainings, courses, webinars and convenings. The Accelerator brings together the very best of design thinking (centring the people you aim to serve or engage), systems thinking (tackling root causes to shift systems), and people-powered (inspiring people to act) approaches to change.
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Climate Resistance Handbook
If you’re wondering how to build a powerful, strategic movement that can make big wins for climate action, this is your guide.
The Climate Resistance Handbook brings together a wealth of learnings from the climate justice movement. It starts with breaking social myths about how social movements win. Then dives into campaign tools and frameworks you can use. It closes with how to grow your group and use creative, impactful actions and tactics.
This book is full of stories of climate warriors from around the globe and historical movements. It’s filled with practical wisdom and inspiration to make you more effective, more active, and ready for what’s next.
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It would really warm my heart if these concepts were more popular in the left
Jonathan Smucker (author of Hegemony How-to) shares his insights on campaigning. “Politics is not something you “have.” It’s something you DO. If your “politics” doesn’t involve building and wielding collective power, it’s not politics.” More from Jonathan here.
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