Over the past 13 years, more than 1,000 organisers, campaigners and changemakers across Australia and Aotearoa have come through the Progress Fellowship. While the fellowship may only last a few months, the relationships, ideas and shared commitment can continue years beyond.
Join us for the inaugural gathering of the revitalised Progress Fellowship Alumni Network. This monthly online series is designed to help fellows reconnect, learn from one another and strengthen the relationships that sustain our movements. Each 60-minute session will feature practical insights from within the network, alongside plenty of space for conversation, reflection and peer support.
Whether you're looking to stay connected, share what you're working on, or simply spend an hour with people who understand the challenges and opportunities of creating social change, we'd love to see you there.
This gathering is closed to Fellowship Alumni only.
OUTCOMES
Reconnect with Progress Fellows from across Australia and Aotearoa.
Learn practical insights, strategies and experiences from fellow organisers and campaigners.
Build new relationships across organisations, movements and issue areas.
Share challenges, exchange ideas and access peer support.
Help shape the future of the Progress Fellowship Alumni Network.
DATE AND TIME
The gathering will take place on Wednesday, 29 July 2026 at:
11:00AM to 12:00PM AEST
10:30AM to 11:30AM ACST
9:00AM to 11:00AM AWST
1:00PM to 2:00PM NZST
FACILITATor
Anita Tang
Organising Director
Anita Tang is passionate about building people power to secure public policies that benefit the community. During her career, she’s explored many ways to make a difference – through direct service, policy development, consumer protection bodies, and Parliamentary Committees, and non-government policy advocacy. During her 12 years at Cancer Council NSW, she led the development of the grassroots advocacy approach that led to significant campaign wins on smoke-free legislation, cost of chemotherapy, access to treatment, and policies to protect people from known cancer risks. Currently, Anita is focused on increasing the impact of the advocacy work of NGOs by helping them unlock the potential of their grassroots supporters.
ACCESSIBILITY
We will work with you to ensure that you can fully participate in the gathering. If you are a successful applicant, we will ask you for any access needs during the on-boarding process.
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Zoom - During the online seminars, we will be meeting via Zoom. You will be required to join via desktop or a portable device to make navigating the materials easier. See here for accessibility documentation for Zoom; including a list of keyboard shortcuts here.
Chat - On Zoom you will be able to use the chat function. Participants will be asked to introduce themselves in chat, and to enter responses in the chat.
Captions - We will have auto captions enabled in Zoom.
Google Docs and Digital Documents - We may share materials over Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Slides. All documents, forms, and surveys will be provided in accessible formats.
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Guest speakers - Any guest speakers will be notified about any access needs ahead of time, and we will do our best to ensure that speakers are briefed to ensure their presentations are accessible.
Other additional support - In your participant info form, we will ask you for your access needs. If you require something in place that is not already arranged, or if you need more information about any part of the fellowship, we will work with you to provide this.
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If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at info@australianprogress.org.au.