Protest and activism resources


At CRIN, we believe in the power of nonviolent protest and action to change the world. We are inspired by movements past and present, big and small, of children and adults, who have changed or are changing society on issues from police violence to deforestation. Here we have compiled some of our favourite resources to support protest and activism. They offer practical advice and inspiration to anyone wanting to take action. Contact us to send your own suggestions!

“We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. We bring it out in the open, where it can be seen and dealt with.” - Martin Luther King Jr, ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’, 1963.

  • Empowering Nonviolence

    Language: English, Français, Deutsch, Español

    Produced by: War Resisters International
    About: Website with resources about nonviolent campaigns, including theory and case studies

  • Turning the Tide toolkit

    Language: English
    Produced by: Turning the Tide, a Quaker nonviolence programme
    About: Toolkit with resources on power and change, violence and nonviolence, working in groups, and more

  • Green & Black Cross: Guides

    Language: English
    Produced by: Green & Black Cross
    About: UK-specific guides for protestors on supporting yourself, supporting others, organizing an action, protest laws and challenging the police

  • How to Strike

    Language: English
    Produced by: UK Student Climate Network
    About: UK-specific guide for climate strikers, with links to useful resources

  • YxY Activist Toolkit

    Language: English
    Produced by: YouthxYouth
    About: A toolkit providing resources to help young people influence, design, and transform their education (not just schooling but all the ways we learn and grow).

  • 350.org trainings site

    Language: English, Português, Français, Deutsch, Türkçe, 訓練, العربية, Español, Svenska, Nederlands, Pусский
    Produced by: 350.org
    About: Bank of resources about climate action, including tools for trainings, meeting facilitation, and strategy/organizing

  • Toolbox for revolution

    Language: English
    Produced by: Beautiful Trouble
    About: A visual map of tactics, principles, theories and activists

  • Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story in English, العربية and فارسی

    Language: English, العربية and فارسی

    Produced by: Originally by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in 1958
    About: Comic about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a famous nonviolent action in the US South during racial segregation

  • Strategy toolkit and Civic Activists Toolkit

    Language: العربية and English
    Produced by: New Tactics in Human Rights
    About: Toolkits for developing effective strategies for human rights activism