How the Yes Was Won: The Inside Story of the Marriage Referendum in Ireland
Campaigners spilled all the beans on what worked and what didn\’t in their successful campaign for marriage equality.
Online Course “Communications for Advocacy” in 6 Languages
Sogicampaigns and the PITCH program (Aidsfonds/Frontline Aids/Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are launching a free 10-lesson online course on Communications for Advocacy. This course s based on insights of hundreds of campaigners worldwide and aims to help activists and advocates to truly engage, rally and influence people to their advocacy cause. The course contains many…
Reaching Your Target Audience Through Personalisation Engines
Reaching your target audience is often a big challenge for campaigners who want to take their messages beyond the “choir” of existing supporters. So how can you locate your potential supporters, and how can you engage with them? Targeted advertisement on Facebook/Instagram via Facebook Business Manager is a solution that a lot of organisations…
Campaigning With Podcasts
From unsung stories in queer history to intimate conversations with queer celebrities, podcasts have become one of the most impactful tools for queer visibility.
Artivism for Inclusion
Art is a powerful medium for activism across the world, an instrument for social movements and organisations that are trying to inspire and communicate a message to promote change. Artivism is the intersection between art and activism, and it comes in many forms, including visual arts, songs, poetry, and dance, among others. This publication by…
How PR Pros Can Harness the Power of Podcasts During COVID-19
This article first appeared at PR Daily The format has grown even more popular despite fewer commuters during WFH. Here’s how communicators can make the most of it. After months of being quarantined at home during the pandemic, professionals have taken to podcasting in droves. Spotify Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff told…
How Same-Sex Marriage Campaigning Gets Strategic in China
Despite great odds, Chinese activists started a viral campaign that mobilized thousands of people to support marriage equality.
Rise and Shine: When LGBT People Fuel Protests for Democracy in Thailand
This SCMP article tells the inspiring story of Thai activists turning pro-democracy rallies into demonstrations for gender and marriage equality.
11 People Explain What Bi+ Visibility Means to Them
Article appeared first at Teen Vogue A lot of stereotypes exist about what it means or looks like to be bisexual or identify under the umbrella of bi+. Ultimately, to be bi+ means to have an attraction to more than one gender. Misconceptions about bi+ people stereotype us as greedy, confused, or going through…
Nothing to Cure: Young Mexicans Confront Conversion “Therapies”
With bus ads and rainbow crosswalks, young activists led a campaign that helped pass a law banning conversion practices in the city of Mexico and put their group on the map.