🦺Exc: Hefty Just Stop Oil sentences 'set a terrible example to the rest of the world' says UN special rapporteur Gina Romero 61% of public think too harsh: Social Change Lab Don't work as deterrent - expect 'renewed and radical' disruption: Dr. Benjamin Abrams bigissue.com/news/activism/…

Great new research from Cathy Rogers and the excellent team at Social Change Lab exploring funders attitudes to supporting campaigning and activism. Check out a summary of the research & link to the full report here: socialchangelab.org/post/campaigni…

It was great to work on this resource with Joseph Rowntree Foundation - a new site bringing together all of the excellent resources and training materials available to activists and campaigners. Have a look and let us know what you think!

Very excited that we have our first academic publication at Social Change Lab. New research on the radical flank effect, published today in Nature Sustainability:

How can activists and social movements advance progress on animal welfare? 🐾 I'll be at the Reducetarian Summit in Dallas for the next three days to discuss this, along with philanthropists, investors, and environmentalists—all working to end factory farming and animal cruelty

I was pleased to speak to lizweil for her New York Magazine piece 'The Rise of the Climate Anti-Hero'. Social Change Lab's research show how disruptive climate protests can strengthen the broader climate movement. Explore all our work here: socialchangelab.org/research

1️⃣ Looking for research-backed insights on activism and campaigning? 📢 Check out the Commons Social Change Library: commonslibrary.org They've featured four of our key research pieces at Social Change Lab—let’s dive in! 🧵👇

Check out our new research Social Change Lab exploring the impact of so-called "illogical" protests-where there is little or no direct connection between the action and the movement’s goals and demands:

Today's guest blog from Lizzie Rose sheds light on a growing paradox: climate change is a top concern for the UK public, but there’s no consensus on the best way to demand action. 🔗 Read more: socialchangelab.org/post/climate-c… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateAdvocacy

Excited to be speaking at this event in London on 24 March at Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity - we'll be discussing the shrinking space for protest in the UK and why protests matters

Looking forward to speaking at this event on 'Democracy and the right to protest in the UK' at London School of Economics 6:30pm tonight (also join online):

Looking forward to the Vegan and Animal Rights Conference this weekend! Come say hi if you'll be there:

Last week, we co-hosted an event with LSE Inequalities on 'Democracy and the Right to Protest in the UK'. We were joined by PascaleFrazerCarroll, Dr Richard Martin, and Sam Hiller-Nadel as speakers and Dr George Kunnath as chair. Missed it? Watch the event here: youtube.com/watch?v=rdLtNv…

I spoke to Metro about Just Stop Oil “hanging up the hi-vis” and our research in this area Social Change Lab. Despite the misleading headline, it covers some important questions about climate strategy and what comes next 👉

I spoke to Metro about Just Stop Oil's announcement they are "hanging up the hi-vis" 👉

My piece for Big Issue on the legacy of Just Stop Oil's often divisive disruptive tactics, how they helped push climate up the agenda, and even benefited moderate groups 👇 bigissue.com/opinion/just-s…

Just Stop Oil is stepping back from direct action. Me in the Guardian discussing their legacy and what this means for the climate movement 👉theguardian.com/environment/20…

Jonathan Smucker's excellent article makes some great points about how to make protests effective. We analysed the protest literature to come up with the key 'success factors' of protest - a 🧵 1/4 #Activism #SocialMovements #TrumpProtests #HandsOff theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I'm heading to #EAGxPrague2025 next week to share insights from our research at Social Change Lab on how protest can help (or hinder) EA-aligned causes, from climate change and animal welfare to AI safety. Looking forward to it!

Why hasn't a broad based social movement emerged around AI safety? Our op-ed in Waging Nonviolence explores some of the key ingredients for such a movement to take hold: