Creative tools for a more just world…

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Dive into the Beautiful Trouble toolbox, an interconnected web of ideas and creative best practices that puts the power in your hands.

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Stories

Accounts of memorable actions and campaigns, analysing what worked, or didn’t, and why.

Tactics

Specific forms of creative action, such as a flash mob or blockade.

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Methodologies

Strategic frameworks and hands-on exercises to help you assess your situation and plan your campaign.

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Principles

Big-picture ideas that help us understand how the world works and how we might change it.

Theories

Time-tested guidelines for how to design successful actions and campaigns.

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A selection from our Toolbox

A Toolbox for Liberation

Edited by Elandria Williams, Rachel Plattus, Eli Feghali and Nathan Schneider

“Capitalism can’t get us out of this crisis. If you’re wondering what can, take a look at Beautiful Solutions.”
—Naomi Klein

“Shows us that we are not starting from scratch and we are not alone in imagining an economy that allows us to love each other!”

—adrienne maree brown, author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

“A loving and thoughtful gathering of our stories…a celebration of our collective genius…takes on the revolutionary question of how we create worlds where we all thrive.”

—Makani Themba, author and movement strategist

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Trainings

Tap the Beautiful Trouble global network of seasoned trainers to up-skill your group in strategic planning, core organizing principles, and creative action design.

Movement Compass

Use this tool to understand the cycle that successful social movements tend to follow and navigate next steps of a campaign.

Beautiful Action Trainer Modules (BATMo!)

Download this free, multilingual card-based toolkit to plan innovative Nonviolent Action workshops!

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In a destabilizing moment like this, we need time-tested strategies and tactics that can help guide effective action. Last week, we published our key insights for building a powerful and loving movement against oppression in Palestine-Israel. 1 - F
If you’re reading this, perhaps your eyes are bloodshot from doom-scrolling or tears for the many victims in the current nightmare. We can relate. Our team at Beautiful Trouble looked to our toolbox of the key strategies and tactics that have i
We reaffirm our solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation and people everywhere struggling against oppression and colonization. #FreePalestine 📷 by @beesanarafat Click the link in our profile for the full statement.
If you are looking for stories and tools to support taking action in solidarity for freedom, justice, and equality for Palestinians, make some beautiful trouble with us. Click the link in our bio to explore our Palestine solidarity set of theories,
The Climate Fight is Heating Up, Much Like the Climate 🤬 Click the link in our profile to read about what we were up to last month. #beautifultrouble #ClimateCrisis #activism #activist #blockade #directaction 📷 by @giligetz
The Palestinian people have been enduring systematic repression, colonization, and ethnic cleansing since the occupation of Palestine in 1948. Historic Palestine has been torn into scattered pieces of land disconnected from each other. Click the lin
In 1999, the World Trade Organization decided to hold global capitalism’s board meeting in Seattle, US. Most North Americans had never heard of the WTO before, but savvy organizers across a spectrum of single-issue silos, including labour, envi
Ten years ago in Brazil, a horizontal, autonomous, independent, and non-partisan movement called the Free Fare Movement (Movimento Passe Livre) was formed to fight for free, high-quality public transportation. Since then, every time a municipal gover
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🎬 No One Is Free When Olive Trees Weep
🎬 No One Is Free When Olive Trees Weep

We know that art has the power to inspire people to act more than presented facts or statistics. That’s why when we watched this new film about the occupation of Palestine, we knew we wanted to share it with you.

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Mid-Month Monday Toolbox Jam on May 13th!
Mid-Month Monday Toolbox Jam on May 13th!

By popular demand, we are reigniting our Mid-Month Mondays Beautiful Trouble Toolbox Jam Sessions! By popular demand, we are reigniting our Mid-Month Mondays Beautiful Trouble Toolbox Jam Sessions! The first one is happening on Monday, May 13th, at 12:00 PM, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). These quick free online introductions are designed to assist you in maximizing your utilization of Beautiful Trouble resources and tools and uncover hidden treasures.

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