The Commons Social Change Library

Are you seeking to drive change but unsure where to start or fear standing alone in your cause? Rest assured, you are not alone. With a cause you deeply believe in and the right strategies, turning your vision into a compelling campaign is possible. Check out these six golden rules for crafting engaging campaigns by the European Center for Digital Action! https://lnkd.in/gwbUsyms

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What if Trump (or Harris) wins? is a book and a “pick-your-own-pathway” activity to help you prepare to resist authoritarianism and protect democracy. It has been released in June 2024 in the lead up to the election in November 2024 between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The goal of this pathway adventure is to pivot away from just what might Trump do — and towards the question: What will you do? https://lnkd.in/gsMWw7jD

The European Center for Digital Action is now featured on The Commons Social Change Library! The European Center for Digital Action is a nonprofit association based in Belgium that supports progressive organizations and political parties across Europe. They aim to empower these groups by providing digital organizing tools, comprehensive training, and specialized expertise. Their core competency is using digital tools to open campaigns up to everyday citizens – so they can contribute their time, voice, and money to push campaigns to victory. Want to add your own collection to the Commons Library so activists around the world can learn from your work? Contact the Commons Librarians. Check out the series: https://lnkd.in/gGpYaB2J

Join us on Thursday at the Victorian Trades Hall for a screening All Day All Week: An Occupy Wall Street Story and a Q&A with director and author Marisa Holmes.

Join us for two inspiring events featuring Marisa Holmes, Occupy organiser, filmmaker, and author of Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice! All Day, All Week: An Occupy Wall Street Story - Film Screening & Q&A Thursday, 27 June, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Victorian Trades Hall https://lnkd.in/gvFcdBwn Lessons from Occupy for Today's Activism - Conversation Sunday, 30 June, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Black Spark, Northcote https://lnkd.in/gaFXT5mR Presented by the Commons Library, New International Book Shop, and Black Spark. Read about Marisa's book on the Commons Library: https://lnkd.in/gtKjM7V7

This resource was put together to help organisations in the non-profit sector make their workplaces more inclusive and supportive of transgender and gender diverse people. This resources aims to lay out a number of recommendations from trans people in the sector and compile resources that organisations can use to make their own suite of trans-inclusive policy. https://lnkd.in/g9GqwNmT

In a time when silence speaks volumes, Australian arts, culture, and non-profit organisations are under heightened scrutiny for their responses—or lack thereof—to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. This moment calls for more than just acknowledgment; it demands action, dialogue, and a commitment to upholding human rights. As organisations, we can learn and change and get better. We can acknowledge mistakes and that intentions count less than how something is received. We can be accountable when things go wrong. We can apologise and ask those we’ve hurt how best to move on. These tiles based on an article by @katelarsenkeys Read in full @ https://lnkd.in/g3dh3fuH...