There are 100+ posts on this site, organised by tag: navigating the discourse, how-tos, case studies and deconstructing activism. Here's a summary of the top posts from each tag.
Navigating the discourse
Exploring how can you better equip yourself in the jungle of modern-day debate.
Top posts in 'Navigating the discourse'
- Less shock, more strategy: learning from the far-right wins (5 min read)
- If you’re easily offended, you’re easily manipulated (7 min read)
- Avoiding the tug of tribalism (5 min read)
- How ideas go mainstream (5 min read)
- Pick a side: on choosing who to support (7 min read)
How-tos
Practical guides for smarter activism. Check these out if you're looking for bulleted lists of things that work.
And if you're a subscriber, see the impact method, a nine-step guide to confronting power.
Top posts in 'How-Tos'
- Use the media’s own biases to get coverage for your cause (7 min read)
- A list of must-have tools for working on the go (8 min read)
- People don’t really want to support you. They want the feeling that’s produced when they do (4 min read)
- Become an effective lobbyist in five minutes (5 min read)
- The ‘Concerned Citizen’: far more persuasive than the conspicuous activist (6 min read)
Case studies
Examples of activist projects that worked – or didn't – and why.
Top posts in 'Case Studies'
- Lessons from Austria’s far-right victory (5 min read)
- Building a nationwide rebellion, with Don't Pay UK (4 min read)
- Disruptive protest, with climate activists Last Generation (4 min read)
- A video and longform article (14 min read) on a successful activist project in Portugal
- My experience of doing media activism during the Greek economic crisis (11 min read)
Deconstructing activism
How can other, unrelated skill-sets, illuminate the practice of activism? These are more thoughtful posts that examine that question.
Top posts in 'Deconstructing activism'
- Tech innovation has a hidden, human cost. You don’t have to pay it. (4 min read)
- Reflections from the wild, on my first hike since the pandemic (4 min read)
- The subversive power of laughter (5 min read)
- Meditation: an activist superpower (6 min read)
Podcast
(Update October 2024: Podcast feed is currently down. I’m working on bringing it back up.) There’s also a podcast. It’s infrequent, but the content is pretty evergreen. My audio interviews go here, and I plan to release more stuff over audio in the future, like the voiceover I did for this post. Subscribe on iTunes, Google , Spotify or RSS.
Impact method
The impact method is a guide for confronting power. It's the process that underpins every campaign I work on, it’s simple to follow, and I update it frequently with new learnings.
You'll need to be a subscriber to view it, but it's free to sign up. Just make sure you’re logged in, and head over to the URL.
Meta posts
Lastly, there are meta posts – pieces about this site itself, or the process of making it.