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Campaign support for people power movements and groups across the world. Follow to hear about free and paid training and coaching, reading groups for organizing wisdom, and great organizing. https://socialmovementtechnologies.org
Activists, unionists & campaigners: Trainings on resisting police raids, comics & zines, digital campaigning, visuals, narrative & storytelling, team management, short-form video etc - designed to build power & sharpen your skills

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September 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Social justice staffers, unionists:

From concept to execution, learn how to create designs that stand out, drive action, and help win campaigns. Beginner to advanced programs. Global access.

Register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/visu...
August 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
SMT is hiring for seven full-time to very part-time flexible roles to support movements across the globe. Join us! [https://workwith.socialmovementtechnologies.org/]
August 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Activists, social change staffers, unionists:

Wondering how to reach a MUCH broader audience? Challenged by short attention spans, literacy, internet access, language access?

Register (FREE for many by September 30th): community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/grap...
August 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Activists, social justice staff, unionists - join the FREE Resisting Police Raids training.

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August 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Big up to the Cockroach Janta Party, student groups, community orgs, and all who protested the exam irregularities & demanded education reform in India. Sustained pressure led to the education minister’s resignation. Now to push for education reforms 💪💪🏾

#CJP #EducationReforms #jantarmantar
‘It is a win for democracy’: ‘Cockroaches’ celebrate hard-won victory in India, vow to keep fighting
India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had resigned earlier in the day, giving in to one of the CJP’s key longstanding demands and transforming protesters, who have been demanding reforms in th...
asianews.network
July 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Today, we honor Wole Soyinka for his continued fight against military dictatorships, imprisonment, censorship, and corruption through plays, essays, and activism. He insists that freedom of expression is non-negotiable. Born 1934 #OnThisDay
July 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Congratulations to all the global and national trade unions and worker federations who organized for this win.

#WorkersRights #LaborRights #C193
THE ROAD TO RATIFICATION 🚗 The @ilo.org has adopted #C193 concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy, but the journey for workers and their unions and organizations continues. Now, the ILO's member countries must ratify the convention and align its laws and practices with these new standards. 💥
July 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Residents in Nanyuki, Kenya are protesting a planned Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens, despite a court order to halt construction. The backlash has grown into a broader push to cancel the project over risks to local communities.

bit.ly/4owi58A
June 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Since June 1, Albanians have flooded the streets to oppose a Trump–Kushner luxury resort in a protected nature reserve, turning an environmental protest into a nationwide anti-corruption uprising that has stalled the deal.

#HandsOffVjosaNarta #TheFlamingoRevolution #EnvironmentalJustice
Trump-linked resort plan ignites Albanian discontent | News24
Thousands have taken to the streets across Albania for over a week, as a luxury resort development linked to US President Donald Trump ignites long-running discontent over corruption in the Balkan nat...
www.news24.com
June 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Great new video from @greenpeace.org inoculates us against corporate legal tactics to instill fear among activists and journalists. Fight back by sharing.
8/8 When corporate bullies try to silence one of us, the rest of us get louder📢

Energy Transfer is trying to make an example out of the Greenpeace network.

Today, Greenpeace International is showing that if you persist, you can RESIST.

Sign the petition👉 TimeToResist.org

#AntiSLAPP #TimetoResist
Stop corporate bullies - Greenpeace International
Billionaires and corporations want control of our rights and freedoms. But they made a mistake: They underestimated our collective power to resist. We resist. Now. Together. For us all.
TimeToResist.org
June 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Thousands of Kenyan women took to the streets yesterday in protest and public mourning to demand justice for victims of femicide and answers for missing children. Led by women's rights movements, including @endfemicideKe @usikimye

#EndFemicideKe
#TotalShutDown
#EndGBV
#MeToo
Photo: Nairobi protests
June 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Huge win for Audrey Mbugua, Jinsiangu & the entire trans movement in Kenya as the High Court affirmed that trans Kenyans have the right to change their gender & sex markers on official IDs. A major step against discrimination caused by mismatched docs.
outrightinternational.org/insights/ken...
May 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
In Comoros, six days of strikes and roadblocks forced the government to suspend a steep fuel price hike - a battle being waged across the globe where billionaire decisions for war and fossil fuels worsen income inequality and devastate families and our earth.
www.internazionale.it/ultime-notiz...
May 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Social justice staffers:

Has the expense & work of setting up a website got you down?

Join this training on using AI website builders to launch a campaign site w/a working petition or form

Free for activists if needed

June 17/18

Register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/usin...
May 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
A huge congratulations to Working Washington & domestic workers for winning Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - ending racist exclusions from basic workplace protections for 100,000+ workers.

This victory comes after years of organizing by the movement.

kimatv.com/news/local/d... "
May 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Social change staff:

Website attacks on nonprofits are up by 240%. Join SMT’s 1-hour website security training to learn how to protect your site and how to strengthen your defenses.

Register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/webs...
April 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Congratulations! NYC delivery workers just opened the nation’s first worker-designed Deliverista Hub — a 24/7 space to support safety and rights. Workers organized, built power, and won.

documentedny.com/2026/04/07/d...
April 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Social change staffers: Is your website helping you organize, mobilize, & win?

Join this live small-group working session+recorded training for individualized feedback & concrete tips to turn your site into an organizing powerhouse

Register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/make...
April 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
ORGANIZED WORKERS WIN!

In Feb, 1300 workers in Indonesia went on strike to stop “efficiency” layoffs at Young Hyun Star (YHS)

100% walked off, shutting down production & forcing management to cancel layoffs - a major win by GSBI (Gabungan Serikat Buruh Indonesia).

#WorkersRights #LaborRights
March 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
How can movies help us organize for social justice?

Join ‘Movies That Move Us: Using Film to Support Organizing’ - a free 1‑hour workshop on using film to build power, deepen politics, & strengthen teams.

2 sessions 🌎 so everyone can join.

RSVP free: socialmovementtechnologies.org/movies/?utm_...
March 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The next Short-Form Video Apprenticeship is coming this April.

SMT is recognizing alums for achieving a certification in last year’s program.

🎉 Special shoutout today to: Jia Lian Yang from Forward Through Ferguson

Learn more & register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/shor...
March 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
International Women’s Day is March 8 - but the movement doesn’t end at midnight. It continues with follow‑up actions, teach‑ins, & organizing, rooted in the 1908–1910 garment workers’ strikes led by immigrant women. Let’s turn 1 day of celebration into sustained power. #IWD
March 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The next Short-Form Video Apprenticeship is coming this April.

SMT is recognizing alums for achieving a certification in last year’s program.

🎉 Special shoutout today to Vee Vopham from @themvmtcoop.bsky.social

Learn more & register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/shor...
March 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The next Short-Form Video Apprenticeship is coming this April.

SMT is recognizing alums for achieving a certification in last year’s program.

🎉 Special shoutout today to: Lindsey Jurca from @ciel.org

Learn more & register: community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/shor...
March 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM