resources

We are influenced by many different ideas and approaches, below are some resources that we have found valuable in our thinking.

facilitating effective meetings

coming soon

making collaborative decisions

Consensus Decision Making

• How the “N Street Consensus Method” Helps N Street Cohousing Thrive, Diana Leafe Christian
  
• The Five Fold Path of Productive Meetings, Starhawk
• The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes In Consensus Process and What To Do Instead, Tree Bressen
• Consensus Decision Making, Seeds for Change

Sociocracy

• Introductory articles and videos on Sociocracy
  
• When to use consent and consensus decision-making?
• Empowered Learning Circles – a six session study programme in sociocracy for groups
• Insider view on decision making. Experiences of Dynamic Governance in Pioneer Valley Cohousing (video)

Holacracy

• Introduction to Holacracy
  
• The advice process in Holacracy

Convergent Facilitation

• A new approach to deciding difficult issues
  
• Convergent Facilitation Miki Kashtan (video)
• Non-controversial essence: bringing people together (article)
  
• Non-controversial essence: unpacking and transcending worldviews (article)
  
• Holding tough dilemmas together, part 1
  
• Holding tough dilemmas together, part 2

conflict facilitation

coming soon

exploring power dynamics

• Neon Introductory Guide: Power and Privilege, A handbook for political organisers
• Everyday Feminism – Intersectional feminism for your everyday life
• You are not a bad person: How facing privilege can be liberating Miki Kashtan (article)
• And other articles at http://thefearlessheart.org and http://facingprivilege.org/
  
• The Urgency of Intersectionality Kimberle Crenshaw (TED talk)
  
• What organisational culture best fosters diversity? Kaytee Ray-Reik (article)
  

Racism

• Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria: and other conversations about race, Beverly Daniel Tatum (2017) (book)
• Birth of a White Nation Jacqueline Battalora (Video)
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, Peggy McIntosh (article)
• Uprooting Racism: How white people can work for racial justice Paul Kivel  (book)
  
• http://paulkivel.com for lot of articles and other resources 
  
• Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race Renni Eddo-Lodge (2017) (book)
• White fragility: why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism Robin DiAngelo (2018) (book) and this article
• Becoming an Anti-Racist White Ally: How a White Affinity Group Can Help
• Dismantling Racism Workbook
• Me and White Supremacy -The Workbook Layla Saad
• Staying off the Megaphone and in the Movement: Cultivating Solidarity and Contesting Authority Among White Antiracist Activists  Amie Thurber, Kelley Frances Fenelon, and Leah Marion Roberts
  

Classism

• Class Matters: cross-class alliance building for middle class activists
  
• Betsy Leondar-Wright (2005) (book) and http://www.classmatters.org/2005_07/
• Class Action
• Where We Stand: Class Matters, bell hooks (2000) (book)
  
• Chavs: The demonization of the working class Owen Jones (2012) (book)
• Chav Solidarity D. Hunter (2018) (book)
• Surviving the side effects of the class struggle

Gender

• Beautiful Trouble Toolbox: challenge patriarchy as you organize
  
• Going to places that scare me: Personal reflections on challenging male supremacy Chris Crass
• Transwhat? A guide towards allyship

Ableism

• https://everydayfeminism.com/tag/disability/
  
• Doing Social Justice: 10 reasons to give up ableist language
• The Social Model of Disability Grant Carson (article)
  

Organisational systems and processes

coming soon

running great workshops

• Facilitating Group Learning: Strategies for Success with Diverse Adult Learners George Lakey, brilliant book, based on many years of experience working with activists in a learning context
• Training for Change - excellent resources for social justice facilitators from a US based training organisation
  
• How to Run a Great Workshop: The Complete Guide to Designing and Running Brilliant Workshops and Meetings Nikki Highmore Sims (book), a useful guide to developing and running participatory workshops
• Training for Dummies Elaine Biech, good resource, lots of basic tips and techniques for facilitators.
  
• The Change Agency Lots - of resources from an activist education organisation in Australia
  
• Participatory Learning and Action: A Trainers Guide Jules Pretty, Irene Guijt, John Thompson and Ian Scoones (book), lots of ideas for participatory workshop games, tools and exercises
  
• Resources on running workshops, Seeds for Change
  
• Strategic Questioning, Manual Fran Peavey
  
• The Wilderdom Store: Gear for Adventurous Learning wide selection of 'games' and activities to support learning
• Mycoted, a wiki with lots of creative thinking and planning tools

sustaining ourselves & our groups

• Ulex Project - resources on sustainable activism and info on their courses
  
• In The Tiger’s Mouth: An Empowerment Guide For Social Action Katrina Shields, (book) has good sections on preventing personal and organisational burnout
  
• Sustainable Activism and Avoiding Burnout: leaflet from the sadly now closed Activist Trauma Support group
• Plan to Thrive – Australian blog on health and wellbeing of people and groups working for social and ecological justice
• Overcoming Burnout - Nicole Vosper’s blog
• Communities of Care and A Round-up and Re-frame of the Community Care Conversation Yashna Padamsee

Trauma and radical mental health

• Activist Trauma and Recovery: Activist Trauma Support
• The Body keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma Bessel Van Der Kolk
• 8 Practices For A More Emotionally Just Organization
• Rest for Resistance  - a mental health zine for trans and queer people of colour and other marginalised communities
• Balance or Burnout, Sophy Banks  and other articles at: https://transitionnetwork.org/do-transition/inner-transition/
• Organising Cultures of Resilience: Activism in the Anthropocene Kevin Buckland
  

strategic and campaign planning

coming soon