At this year’s awesome George Brown College Labour Fair Conference, I (Jessica Bell) gave a presentation that outlined five things I wish I knew when I first became politically active. What do you think of what I've learned? What have you learned that you wish you knew when you started being an activist? … [Read more...]
Tips on how to organize rallies and marches
Thanks to Tools for Change trainer and NOII Toronto organizer, Syed Hussan, for this guest blog post. Protests are an integral and necessary part of our social movements. They are the means to assert power, to take power, to pressure a target and to do get what our communities need. Doing them right is easy, and powerful. The basics Here are some things to consider: Why are you organizing the protest? How will you know you have succeeded? By being clear about what winning looks like … [Read more...]
Democracy Center releases guide on corporate campaigning
The Democracy Center has just published a free downloadable 55 page guide called "Beating Goliath: a resource for corporate campaigners." I think this "Beating Goliath" guide does a very good job at selling the strategy of corporate campaigning and also explaining the basic components that make up a corporate campaign. I also appreciated the authors' decision to tease out best practices by writing case studies about successful corporate campaigns. The people of Bolivia's campaign to … [Read more...]
Rally Organizing
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Check out witness.org’s great “how-to” section on video activism
Witness has built an absolutely fantastic section on their website that is dedicated to helping other activists harness the power of video. Founded by the musician, Peter Gabriel, Witness has been training activists to use video to document human rights abuse for nearly 20 years. Witness' documentation and materials include: Insightful case studies that document how other activists have harnessed the power of video and documentary. Take a look at this case study on how citizens in … [Read more...]