Campaigning on the Interwebs: Part 2
The second Melbourne Campaigner's Network covered all things online campaigning, with a talk from Oxfam Australia's Digital Campaigns Coordinator Tim Norton. In my last post I spoke about identifying audiences, aims, objectives and briefly touched on tools. In this...
Sustaining Activism Workshop
Self-care and stress release strategies for people working towards social and ecological justice Activist energy is a precious resource. The struggles we find ourselves in can be incredibly stressful and emotionally demanding. With all the pressures in life do you...
Facilitation at Occupy Melbourne
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a fortnight since Occupy Melbourne first kicked off. On the 15th October, as part of a global day of action in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Melbourne started at City Square. People gathered, working groups met,...
Campaigning on the Interwebs: Part 1
The next Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Wednesday 2 November, will focus on Taking a Campaign Online. Here, presenter Tim Norton provides some pointers on digital campaigning to get discussion started. See below to register for the event. The world of digital...
#Occupy 101
Have you been struggling to keep up with the momentum of the Occupy movement? What started as an isolated event on Wall Street in New York City has grown in scale and imagination, with ripples around the world. Guest blogger Marco Cuevas-Hewitt has been following the...
Melbourne Campaigners Explore Story
The Melbourne Campaigners’ Network got off to a great start last Thursday with the first gathering attracting a diverse group of over twenty activists, campaigners and organisers. The focus of the night was an introduction to story-based strategy. We ran through some...
Melbourne Campaigners’ Network
The Melbourne Campaigner's Network is a monthly gathering for campaigners, activists, and organisers to discuss ideas, exchange resources and discover new approaches to social change. Join us for three gatherings before the end of the year Thursday 6 October:...
Resources for Nonviolent Action
Feeling stuck in your social change work? Need some inspiration from the history of social movements? These three excellent online resources have got what you need. All three are concerned with cataloguing examples of nonviolent action and sharing those to support the...
Facilitation One Day Wonder
On the 7th September I participated in the One Day Wonder held at Abbotsford Convent. The One Day Wonder is a learning event created by, with and for facilitators and community engagement practitioners, or anyone who organises group meetings. Participants came from a...
Melbourne Festival Highlights
It’s handy when mainstream events include opportunities for social movement learning. Here’s my highlights for this year’s Melbourne Festival. The events vary in cost – you can reduce costs if you gather a group together. Add on a post-event discussion and you’ve got...