Mar 8, 2012 | Art & Creativity, Social Movement History
Last week I travelled to Aotearoa at the invitation of the Kotare Trust, to facilitate a two day welfare justice workshop. While I was there I heard about the recent ‘Political Poster Art in Aotearoa’ exhibition – a great fit with the upcoming Art and Campaigning...
Feb 25, 2012 | News, Story-based Strategy
It turns out the positioning, tantrums and hot air of leadership struggles in electoral politics are useful for something – they give us an opportunity to look at frames and story-based strategy. Back in 2007 I wrote an article for the Change Agency’s enews about...
Feb 21, 2012 | Art & Creativity
The next Melbourne Campaigners’ Network looks at Art and Campaigning, and it feels like wherever I look there are interesting examples of the intersection between these two things. The Art and Campaigning forum will largely focus on the visual arts, such as...
Feb 20, 2012 | Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Workshop Reports
The Melbourne Campaigners’ Network gathering in February included updates from nine campaigns. It was a good opportunity to get a sense of what is coming up in the year ahead, and the different approaches campaigners are taking. Small group discussions included...
Feb 13, 2012 | Book Review, Community Organising, Social Movement History
Simon Copland reviews Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky, the classic text on community organising. This is another review in our series on recommended reading for campaigners, community organisers, and other activists. What books have you learnt from, been challenged...