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PowerPillars of supportMomentum AbsorptionGrowing your groupTech for organisersConnectionCare & repair THE BASICS ON...Unions and workers rightsCost of living crisisMovement VoteMigrant solidarityFollow the moneyStop EACOPPalestine solidarityStop new oil & gasClimate reparationsArtivismMassive Street ArtTAKE ACTION ON...2468101214161820212224252628303234

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After decades of declining livingstandards and politicalupheaval, it’s easy to feelpowerless. But communities,workers, activists and votershave woken up to the power wehave when we act together. We have a new Government but it’s up to us now to understand, grow andcollectivise our people power for real change.We’ve been taught a traditional view of power - that men makethe rules for the world we live in and we must lobby them tochange things for us. But a social view of power (& history)teaches us that mass movements are the most reliable way tocreate a tipping point for social change. Recognising our ownpower is the first step.2

How does our group build power?What types of power?3

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active popular supportwhirlwind moments (ie. when people are paying attention to Absorb increasingnumbers of new peopleinto your movementand train them to takeescalating action withyou on a regular basis

Which stage of this cycle is your movement at? Learn moreEscalation means takingactions that increasinglyforce the public to takenotice of and take astance on your issue.

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The cost of livingcrisis broughttogether millions ofpeople from unions,environmental, anti-racist, migrant &community groupsto demand better.We now have a newGovernment! We did it! Together!15

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vote for changeAt the last general election grassroots groups played a key role inmobilising progressive voters. Find out more about what your groupcan and can’t do and some useful resources at: tpnt.uk/vote21

We all deserve to have safe communities where our families can livewith dignity. However, as more people are forced to flee fromescalating droughts, floods and wildfires, the violent and unjustnature of borders becomes more visible. Billionaires, capital and corporations can move freely around theworld. But governments like ours are strengthening borders, buildingdetention centres and dehumanising the desperate families seekingsafety and dignity as they flee the climate breakdown rich nationshave created. But borders don’t really stop people from moving. All they do ismake it more dangerous for those already suffering the most severeimpacts of our addiction to fossil fuels.The fight to end the climate crisis must include the fight to abolishborders and for the right of all people to move freely and safely. Climate justice is migrant justice. No one is illegal. Let’s buildsolidarity. Find out more: Instagram @no.borders.in.climate.justice No Borders in Climate JusticeSolidarity in Action, Glasgow (2021) 22The massive anti-raids response we saw to far-right riots in 2024 echoes the actions ofresidents of Kenmure Street who successfully blocked an immigration raid in 2021Solidarity in Action, Glasgow (2021)

19Educate yourself and your group about theintersections between climate & migrantjustice Make connections with local groupsfighting for migrant rights and abolition. Push back against racist, anti-migrantnarratives online and by writing to localpapers and your MP / election candidates Show up in solidarity at mobilisations insupport of migrant justice and organisefundraisers for migrant support groups.Respond to call-outs from local anti-raidsgroups and make refugees feel welcome inyour local group and community1923

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Climate and Palestinesolidarity campaigners arejoining forces and usingsimilar tactics today topersuade organisations andinstitutions to bank better. and arms companies. enabling genocide & new oil andgas expansion instead of a justtransition globally. Case Study: Boycotts &DivestmentFrom the 1960s on, activistspersuaded UK universities,sports teams and pension fundsto sell shares and boycottcompanies and banks like Shelland Barclays that supportedSouth Africa’s apartheid regime. 25Scan for more

We asked organisers behind the successful campaigns to Stop Camboand Stop Rosebank how they turned public outrage and climateconcern into unstoppable momentum that derailed two of the largestnew oil field developments in the North Sea.-26

4100 new oil licenses1000s of actionsLegal challenge launched4New UK Gov agrees nonew oil & gas licensesRosebank & Jackdawapprovals reversed27

Learn more and standin solidarity with EastAfrican activistsThe East AfricanCrude Oil Pipeline:a colonial projectEACOP is a massive carbon bomb - a pipeline project that would run1,400 km from Lake Albert in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzaniato export the oil from 400 drilling wells. Crossing 200 rivers, thousandsof farms and running alongside Lake Victoria, the pipeline will displace100,000 people from their homes and livelihoods and threatens themain water source for 40 million people. The project will generate morethan double the current emissions of Uganda and Tanzania. 100,000people are being displaced for the project.Resistance to Stop EACOP hasbrought together East Africanactivists with fossil financecampaigners around the world.They’ve already forced over 60banks & insurance companies NOTto finance and support the project.but Activists in East Africa are beingarrested, threatened andimprisoned for fighting back. 28

There can be no climate justice onoccupied land.Settler colonialism dominates, exploits, and subordinatesIndigenous people, along with their land and resources. In Palestine,this began with the Nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe") in 1948, whenJewish settlers expelled 750,000 Palestinians and depopulatedover 400 villages to assert control over the land. The Nakba is notjust an historical event but an ongoing process of colonialdomination for over 70 years which has only intensified since 2023.Ecological violence in Palestine extends beyond harm to the land;it also disrupts Palestinians' connection to their environment. Zionistpolicies fragment Palestinian communities through the denial of theright of return, apartheid policies, and checkpoints. Thisfragmentation severs the bond between Palestinians and their land,undermining their psychological, physical and ecological security.The climate justice movement has been standing in solidarity withPalestinians through regular political education workshops, massmarches and joint protests targeting financiers of Israel and armscompanies. From campus occupations, bank boycotts, divestmentand more, there are many ways to show your solidarity anddemand an immediate ceasefire and an end to the UKgovernment, UK banks and armscompanies’ complicity inthe genocide in Gaza.29

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Now is the time for radical solidarity and a united front.Join the network: climatereparations.ukEnough is enough. We need justice and reparations now. Climate reparations, paid for by historic polluters like BP, can supportbetter housing, education & healthcare and start to repair the harm.31causes of injustice.

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Street murals can be a powerful and beautiful way to reclaim publicspace and build community. It’s a creative tactic that can inspire andmobilise large numbers of people in your community who wouldn’tnormally join protests or activist meetings. Planning and creating amural together not only builds skills and strengthens groups but itcan also foster community.and spark conversations. How to make massivechoose a location1.Why street art?2.create your designFrom a public square or park to the pavements or walls outside atarget of your campaign. Ask yourself who your audience is andwhere the most people would see your design. Make sure youseek all relevant permissions and think through health & safety. Ask a local artist or design it with your community or group.Choose the message or story you want to share and decide onkey words & imagery to use. Keep it simple and bold - highcontrast works best and circle designs are easier to lay out andtransfer onto a large area.

Street art Giant street mural outside Trump Hotel, Washington, DC, 2020.3. prep your supplies Whether you use chalk or paint, it won’t costmuch to create a visually stunning design.Check out the QR code above for details oncalculating quantities of paint/chalk. 4. allocate rolesYou’ll need a few helpers to facilitate theset-up and art supplies and to do publicengagement and police liaison. You’ll alsoneed stewards and photographer/videodepending on the scale and location ofyour street art action. 5. paint your mural!Layout your mural design and invitepeople to join the painting. .Don’t forget totake photos (including from above) thatyou can share on social media and localmedia afterwards.

, migrant and social justice.Tipping Point provides free support, training andresources to hundreds of grassroots groupsaround the UK each year. Please consider making a small monthlydonation if you can to help us reach moregroups and build even more Movement Power! tpnt.uk/donate

resources are compiled within and provided inspiration. Mona Caron, Justice Design, Louise Hazan. We would also like to thank the Lipman-Miliband Trust forsupport in printing & distribution this free movement resource.