Shifting Power Globally
Global Power Shift has been a significant part of Plan to Win's work this year. Stay tuned for an update from Holly Hammond about her involvement in training campaigners at GPS - and come along on 25 July for a report-back by Melbourne participants. Here,...
MCN July: Global Power Shift Report
A report-back from Melbourne participants in 350.org's Global Power Shift in Istanbul in June. 500 grassroots activists and leaders from around the world met over six days to prepare for the next phase of the global climate movement. Lucy Manne, Katie Higgins and...
Celebration is an Activist Skill
Last month’s Melbourne Campaigners’ Network was held on a grim rainy night but it was totally heartwarming! We shared stories of success – big or small, recent or distant. Activists are often so focused on problems. We’re used to battle and struggle. Unfortunately...
Learning From a Tibet Campaign Win
Kyinzom Dhongdue from Australian Tibet Council shares the story of a recent campaign win and the lessons that can be taken from it. On 16 April, a prime time news program on Australian TV broke the story on the country’s oldest university cancelling a talk by the...
Plan to Thrive!
Plan to Win has launched a new project to promote the health and wellbeing of activists - Plan to Thrive. Plan to Thrive is a multi-author blog featuring articles, interviews, reviews and tips from contributors around the world. The first content on the blog is...
MCN May: Celebrating Success
For our end-of-May event we'll be focussing on all the good stuff - it's the perfect pre-election morale boost! We’ll share stories of recent Australian campaign wins and significant wins from social movement history. We’ll be looking at how campaigners can use...
What makes NVDA effective?
By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news – Woodside has pulled out of the proposed gas hub development at Walmadan (James Price Point in the Kimberley). The development may still be on the table in some shape or form, but for now this is an important victory for the No...
The Heart of the Kimberley
Nicola Paris has recently returned from six months in Broome supporting the community campaign against Woodside’s proposed gas hub. She’ll be sharing her observations and insights at our next Melbourne Campaigners’ Network event: ‘Lessons from the frontline’, this...
Stories to Build Power
NB: Venue change There’s a lot of talk about the importance of ‘narrative’ these days. But what does that really mean, and how can we harness the power of story-telling to make our campaigns more effective? This new full-day workshop includes: Making story central to...
MCN April: Lessons from the Frontline
What we can learn from the struggle for Country and community in the Kimberley. Nicola Paris has just returned from six months in Broome supporting the community campaign against Woodside's proposed gas hub. She'll be sharing her observations and insights including:...