Sep 4, 2018 | Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Social Movement History, Theories of Change
How does change come about? How can diverse social movement actors work together to move things forward? This Melbourne Campaigners’ Network session will be a reportback from Ecology of Social Movements, a 2 week course at the Ulex Centre attended by Holly...
Nov 30, 2017 | Campaign Strategy, Case Study, Community Organising, Leadership, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Becky Bond joined India Prior (Plan to Win) and a large enthusiastic crowd for a discussion of big organising on Tuesday 28 November 2017. The big organising approach utilised in the Bernie Sanders campaign offers several valuable rules to scale up your efforts,...
Nov 21, 2017 | Campaign Strategy, Community Organising, Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Do you want to build people power to win? The big organising approach utilised in the Bernie Sanders campaign offers several valuable rules to scale up your efforts, empower members and supporters, and catch the fire of momentum. Becky Bond is co-author of Rules for...
Sep 18, 2017 | Community Organising, Diversity & Anti-Oppression Work, Engaging New Activists, Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Movement Building
How do we get woke and stay woke? This Melbourne Campaigners’ Network session looks at a key issue in organising: how do we become aware of oppression and motivated to do something about it, and how do we support others on the same path? Critical consciousness, or...
Jun 5, 2017 | Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Got something to share with your fellow campaigners? Expressions of interest to run Melbourne Campaigners’ Network sessions in the second half of 2017 are now welcomed. The Melbourne Campaigner’s Network holds gatherings for activists, campaigners and organisers...
Jan 17, 2017 | Case Study, Direct Action, Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Hear from a visiting French activist about the inspiring struggle to stop an airport and save farms and forests. For over 50 years, farmers and locals have resisted the building of a new airport for the French city of Nantes (which by the way already has one). Now in...
