Nov 16, 2011 | Art & Creativity, Social Movement History, Story-based Strategy, Sustaining Activism
My friend Anne O’Brien is involved in putting on Songs of Meaning and Power in Sydney, 25 – 27 November. The weekend includes a number of workshops and song sharing circles to connect people with each other and their motivations for activism. This coming weekend I’ll...
Oct 14, 2011 | Occupy, Social Movement History
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...
Sep 28, 2011 | Direct Action, Featured, Nonviolence, Resources, Social Movement History
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...