Grassroots Action Guide: Empowering Communities during Crisis situations (Publication)
In a time when many feel powerless in the face of current crises, a new toolkit aims to help individuals learn how to wield their power effectively. The "Movement Power: A Toolkit for Building People Power in a Time of Crisis," published by Tipping Point UK, is designed to guide and support those seeking to make a difference.
Tipping Point UK is a non-hierarchical collective of organizers who center care, equity, and liberation in their work. Over the past decade, their organizing team has been instrumental in building some of the biggest grassroots mobilizations, actions, and climate campaigns.
The toolkit itself is a zine, a small-format self-published work often reproduced via photocopier. It covers a wide range of topics, from reframing power and pillars of support, to momentum organizing, growing your group, tech tools for organizers, unions and strikes, care and repair toolkit, defund climate chaos, climate reparations, not paying polluters, making polluters pay, getting creative, and more.
One of the key tools in the kit is the Spectrum of Allies, a tool for starting a campaign for social change. Another valuable resource is the Rural and Remote Communities Climate Organizing Toolkit, which aims to support climate organizers in rural and remote communities to transform themselves and their communities into climate leaders.
For those looking to expand their knowledge and skills in campaigning and social movements, 350.org offers three user-friendly, easy-to-follow, and accessible courses. Additionally, The Changemakers' Toolkit is a training resource for campaigners, activists, and changemakers of all kinds.
Lastly, for those who prefer a more interactive approach, the Activist Handbook is a 'wikipedia' style website that provides guides and resources for effective activism.
Whether you're looking to download the toolkit as a PDF or order printed copies within the UK, Tipping Point UK provides accessible resources for anyone seeking to make a difference. With this comprehensive guide, individuals can take strategic and creative action, connect with other groups and movements, and build local power.
- The toolkit, Movement Power, provides resources for individuals seeking to make a social change, featuring topics like momentum organizing, growing your group, and tech tools for organizers.
- Tipping Point UK's organizing team, known for their work in grassroots mobilizations and climate campaigns, has developed the Spectrum of Allies - a valuable tool for campaign planning.
- For those seeking further education and self-development in activism and campaigning, resources such as the Changemakers' Toolkit, 350.org courses, and the Activist Handbook offer interactive guides and training.
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