By Us, For Us: Disability Messaging Guide
Disability messaging tips that research has shown to be effective in building public support for progressive change, including disability rights.
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Communications & Media
Creating change requires engaging audiences, communicating messages, and inviting people to join in action. The resources here will help you get clearer on what communication channels to use and how, how to develop compelling framing and messages, and the skills required to engage media (traditional and new forms) effectively.
Story of Now: How to Make a Compelling and Strategic Ask
Listen to Dominique Cantwell and Jacob Xavier speak about the Story of Now and learn more about how to make a compelling and strategic ask.
Story of Self, Us and Now: Video Examples
Be inspired and watch stories of self, us and now using a framework developed by Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz called “Public Narrative”.
The Power of Story: The Story of Self, Us and Now
Learn all about the power of story and how to tell a story to inspire, make change and motivate action using a framework developed by Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz called “Public Narrative” that revolves around three elements – a Story of Self, Us, and Now.
How to Create your own Podcast
Learn how to create your own podcast – Tips and examples to help you understand and start your own podcast project.
What Makes People Tick: The Three Hidden Worlds of Settlers, Prospectors and Pioneers
A book by Chris Rose (author of How to Win Campaigns) in which he puts forward a model of how to use psychology when creating compelling campaign messages.
Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions – Book Review
Book review of “Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions” which examines how human feelings are influenced by the cultures we live in.
The 2023 Voice Referendum Outcome: A Messaging Guide
In the aftermath of a challenging referendum loss, our communities are facing a critical juncture. GetUp and Australian Progress offer a messaging guide for social change organisations, helping you speak out and channel emotions into constructive action. Read an excerpt and download the full report.
How Collective Action Communication Frames are used to Drive Action on Climate Justice
Insights into how Australian environmental groups use collective action frames in their communication on climate justice.
Climate Justice: What does it mean?
Many environmental and social change groups call for climate justice, but what does ‘climate justice’ actually mean?
Un Fil Entre Nos Bulles Guide mégalodeste pour l’organisation d’Espaces transnationaux en ligne (Français) [A Guide for organizing transnational online meetings in French]
Le guide, Un fil entre nos bulles, a été élaboré pour outiller les groupes dans la création d’événements transnationaux en ligne.
Passing the Message Stick: Messages that Build Support for Change on First Nations Justice
Persuasive messaging to build widespread support for transformative change, like treaties, truth-telling and representation, now and beyond the referendum.
The Authoritarian Playbook: How Reporters can Contextualize and Cover Authoritarian Threats as Distinct from Politics-as-Usual
Guide for journalists and the media on the seven fundamental tactics used by aspiring authoritarians and a framework journalists can use to discern, contextualize, and cover the tactics.
Writing a Letter to the Editor
This article by Oxfam Australia provides tips to help get your letter to the editor published.
Lobbying Playbook: How to Guides, Stories and Examples
This guide is useful for anyone who is new to lobbying and wants to learn more. It includes how to guides, stories and examples.
The Activist Handbook: Campaigning Guides for Activists
The Activist Handbook is a ‘wikipedia’ style website that provides guides and resources for people to become effective activists.
Guidelines: Images Portraying People with Disability
A short guide from People with Disability Australia PWDA with useful tips on how to portray images of people with disability.
Reporting In Contentious Times: Insights for Journalists to Avoid Fanning the Flames A Memo
This memo provides a brief overview of key considerations and pointers for responsible and conflict-sensitive election-related reporting.
Building a Resiliency Network: A Toolkit for Building Community Resilience during a Contentious Election Cycle
This toolkit offers simple, step-by-step guidance and worksheets for leaders seeking to take decisive steps to create resilience to violence in their communities.
Every Worker in Australia: A Race Class Narrative
This guide offers a blueprint for building and sustaining the collective power needed for workplace and electoral wins.