RESOURCES FROM FWD+Organise 2024
In December 2024, Australian Progress convened FWD+Organise - a conference for grassroots, workplace and community organisers as well as digital advocates, campaigners and activists from organisations representing all sectors.
The conference brought together community organisers and digital campaigners from across Australia and Aotearoa to share practical skills, learn innovative approaches to advocacy, and build lasting collaborations to win systemic change. The program included keynotes, workshops, masterclasses, and expert briefings.
Thank you to all our community who attended, to the presenters who shared resources, and to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library for collating the information and resources shared. If you presented at FWD+Organise 2024 and would like to add to this collection, please get in touch.
Resources
From Struggle to Victory: The Role of Civil Society in the Last French Election
Sarah Durieux shares the story of the snap French election of July 2024 and the way the left collaborated to win.Fighting Back Against Authoritarianism in Brazil
How organisers at the communications lab, Quid, used powerful organising and digital strategies to build civic engagement and overcome the far right in Brazil.Impact Evaluation in Campaigns and Social Movements
Sophie Hartley presented on impact evaluation in campaigns and social movements at FWD+Organise 2024.Organising Across Difference: Coalition Building to Win
Sarah Durieux, Riley Rocco, Darcy Gunning and Lauren Farrow presented this panel session on building coalitions at FWD+Organise 2024.What’s Next for First Nations Justice?
Read Celeste Liddle’s powerful keynote address from the FWD+Organise 2024 conference – What’s Next for First Nations Justice?The Purple Pingers Guide to Digital Organising
Jordan Van Den Lamb (aka @PurplePingers) on digital organising and housing justice, as presented at FWD+Organise 2024.
Working with Influencers: #NurseTok Case Study
Explore this case study of how to work with influencers from a TikTok campaign called NurseTok, a union campaign in NSW, Australia.
Community Organising: Event Promotion Tips and Checklist
Tips and an example checklist for community organisers about planning and promoting an event from the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Tips, tools, and a presentation from a workshop session for digital storytellers and organisers working with affected communities.
Making Movements and Advocacy Accessible
This session was an honest discussion sharing best practice principles and takeaways to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of your next event or email-blast.
Green Islam: Shifting Hearts and Minds on Climate in Indonesia
Discover how hearts and minds are being shifted on climate change in Indonesia and empowering the Islamic community to take climate action through the concept of Green Islam, which merges Islamic principles with climate advocacy.
Surviving the Pile-On: Navigating Online Culture Wars
Learn how to navigate online culture wars and survive social media pile-ons with tips and information by Larah Kennedy from Quiip.
Making Messages Matter: Media Training Masterclass
Insights into the media landscape in Australia and the unique challenges this poses to movements working for economic and social justice, as well as practical tips and planning tools for engaging media.
Building Ambition and Growing Movements for Disability Justice: A Case Study
A case study of New Disabled South, a not-for-profit organisation in the United States that builds movement capacity and solidarity for disability justice.
From Elephants to Sandwiches: Countering False Information
Learn about countering false information with tips to help you avoid the most common mythbusting pitfalls such as using the Truth Sandwich.
What to do in the First 100 Days: Building A Post-Election Gameplan
Quick tips to think about in the lead-up to an election from a panel of political experts at the FWD+Organise Conference in 2024.
Recommended Resources for FWD+Organise 2024
Recommended resources for the FWD+Organise Conference in Naarm/Melbourne in 2024 for community organisers & digital campaigners.
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