People.dot.comm unity
A resource for effective community activism

People.dot.comm unity is a practical manual on how to run a successful campaign to advance human and community rights. The book tells the stories of nine Australian campaigns. It sets out the six tenets of campaigning and looks at the tools activists can use to advance their cause.

Topics covered include:

• How to get people on your side
• How to educate the community
• How to develop a political strategy
• How to meet and target politicians
• Using the law to help you
• Things to consider when organising an event or direct action
• Getting issues in the media
• Defamation
• Using the internet to advance the cause
• Having fun and keeping momentum.

Annie Nash has been involved in community activism for over twenty years, working at the coalface of community campaigns including housing, youth, industrial rights and disability. She has taught and practised community development in many settings, most recently at Villamanta Legal Services, the not-for-profit publishers of this book.

"Annie Nash's work... should be used as a guide by environmentalists, progressive trade unionists, resident action groups, and ordinary citizens opposed to economic fundamentalism - as a guide for building alliances to combat corporate greed."
Jack Mundey, Instigator of the 'Green Ban' movement

Format: Paperback
Pages: 273
Size: 150 mm x 240 mm