It's rare to find a guide written for campaigners on how to transform industry sectors. Well, here it is. Written by Nicholas Hildyard and Mark Mansley of the Cornerhouse, this 200-page guide summarises the strategies that have proven to be effective. Although it's UK-centric, the guide is extremely useful for anyone considering running a boycott campaign or a shareholder advocacy campaign. I hope someone out there writes a Canadian version of this guide. Corporate campaigners … [Read more...]
Assessing the Landscape
It is useful for campaigners to assess their political landscape as they go about setting their goals, and re-evaluating their plan. The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) framework is useful for helping you assess your political landscape. This framework was originally developed for the business sector, but it is useful for advocacy groups as well. So what do these terms mean? The "S" and "W" of SWOT stand for your organization's "strengths" and "weaknesses". … [Read more...]
Introduction to Action Scouting
Whether you are planning a march, a sit-down, a picket, a meeting disruption, a banner, or a blockade, it is often important to check out the location in advance. Scouting the location well can help you plan an action that is safe, effective, and less likely to be foiled. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of scouting for situations where you are trying to go unnoticed to maintain an element of surprise. Oct. 29, 2011. 1pm - 6pm. Location: University of Toronto St George Campus … [Read more...]
350.org Education Program on Media and Organizing
First off, 350.org is brilliant at mobilizing people across the planet to take action on climate change. Now the brilliant innovators at 350.org have just developed a new program offering workshops on media and organizing. Their new website has downloadable resources and training guides on online and offline media, as well as organizing and building a movement. I appreciate how some of the resources contain information that is immediately usable for people who don't define themselves as … [Read more...]
Facilitation workshop 201
Sat. Nov. 19, 11am – 5pm This workshop will address the challenges of facilitating debates about tactics, strategy and other priorities. Participants are encouraged to arrive with specific challenges they have or are navigating in their activist work. This workshop is geared to people with some facilitation experience. Location: University of Toronto St George Campus, OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 2213. Trainers Mike Balkwill is a long-time organizer and co-author of … [Read more...]
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