Apr 21, 2013 | Direct Action, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Nonviolence, Workshop Reports
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...
Apr 9, 2013 | Case Study, Direct Action, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Nonviolence
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...
Mar 7, 2013 | Case Study, Direct Action, Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
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...
Mar 7, 2013 | Case Study, Community Organising, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Workshop Reports
Learning from US election campaigning is like eating a meal in a US diner – you have to pick out the good bits from the parts you just can’t stomach. So, yes to effective field organising and no to a political system corrupted by colossal amounts of money. Yes to...
Feb 15, 2013 | Case Study, Community Organising, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Online Campaigning
Australians can learn a lot from the US – like the perils of an unregulated market, how not to set up a health system, and what happens if you consume a lot of high fructose corn syrup. The US is also a rich source of social movement innovation. As an activist...
Feb 5, 2013 | Events, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Join us for ‘show and tell’ from Melbourne folks who went to the US to work on campaigns during the election. Presenters including Victoria McKenzie-McHarg, Lucy Manne and Alex White will share stories, pictures, insights… and maybe some Oreos....
