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Beautiful Rising

Beautiful Rising harnesses the insights of changemakers worldwide to help make our movements more strategic, creative and effective. Beautiful Rising is written by and for frontline activists — particularly youth, women, indigenous peoples, and others who face...

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This month’s featured tactic…

We love the New Tactics for Human Rights website, especially their catalogue of innovative tactics that includes case studies of each tactic. This month’s featured tactic is building public and media awareness to change the minimum wage and policy for...

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Bird-dogging

Bird-dogging has nothing to do with animals and everything to do with grassroots power in action! To bird-dog is to “observe, follow, monitor and/or seek out with persistent attention.” Basically, you show up at the candidates’ events, ask them to commit and ask them...

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Blueprint for revolution

 In Blueprint for Revolution, Srdja Popovic outlines his philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling dictatorships (peacefully) and of smaller examples of social change...

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Top 10 sustainability campaigns of 2014

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...

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When NOT to march (or rally)

Too often we use marches and rallies in place of any other public action to put pressure on decision-makers and build support for our campaign. They’re good for partying or as a mass mobilisation after grassroots support is built — but there are many more effective...

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Strategy toolkit | New Tactics in Human Rights

This Strategy Toolkit is a collection of resources and tools for building strategic thinking and tactical innovation.  New Tactics in Human Rights have organised the material using the 5 Steps to Strategic Effectiveness Method. The toolkit has been developed primarily...

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