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West Midland campaigns against cuts - local successes, regional challenges

By Ben Ballin

Ben talks about how communities really can make a change by campaigning against ther cuts, and that many small coordinated changes, coupled with ongoing pressure at a national level, could make a very big change.
24th Jan 12Filed in: Campaigns
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Technology, empowerment and power

By Brian Lamb

As with other technologies, how new ereaders (Kindles, iPads etc) are introduced, controlled and accessed makes all the difference to how far these are an empowering tool for citizens in the future.
23rd Jan 12Filed in: Misc
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It’s the small things which make the difference

By Brian Lamb

As reports suggest that the economic downturn is leading to a rise in discrimination against disabled people, Brian reflects on the success of a previous disability campaign, and how its lessons can be used to reduce discrimination in the current climate.
13th Dec 11Filed in: Campaigns
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Martin Luther King Jr, campaign strategist

By jim coe

Some thoughts on what campaigners today can learn from Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.
12th Dec 11Filed in: Movements
opinion

Sex, lies and voicemail: Lessons in campaign PR from the phone hacking scandal

By Hugh Mouser

Hugh outlines some of the lessons that campaigners can draw from The News of The World phone hacking scandal.
23rd Nov 11Filed in: Campaigns
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Of Sheep and Wolves…Regulating lobbying.

By Brian Lamb

The Government’s new plans to regulate lobbying may heighten transparency about corporate lobbying, but it may also impact negatively on the voluntary sector’s ability to influence Government.
23rd Nov 11Filed in: Campaigns
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The 'Old Bones'

By Lyndall Stein

Lyndall discusses the renaissance of peaceful civil disobedience among the patchwork of Occupy London protestors. She salutes them for their careful planning and entrance into a crucial dialogue about the economy, while exploring its symbolic importance.
21st Nov 11Filed in: Movements
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We need to win campaigns, not just arguments

By Tim Gee

Ask anyone to list the most inspiring campaigns ever and some familiar movements will come up. But they are at risk of being sanitised and co-opted by establishment accounts of history, to the detriment of our understanding of how change happens.
17th Oct 11Filed in: Movements
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