What makes an effective campaigning organisation?
This education pack is designed to be used as part of an off-timetable day, but could equally be spread across a month of form periods. It is cross-curricular, with a primary focus on citizenship, but a strong secondary focus on history, and tertiary focuses on English, art, design and technology, and potentially other subject areas.
The pack is designed with five one-hour lessons in mind:
Introduction PDF download
Lesson 1: When is it appropriate to campaign on issues that mainly affect people in other countries? PDF download
- Sorting framework PDF download
- Character cards PDF download
- Arguments against getting involved PDF download
Lesson 2: Why was the British Anti-Apartheid Movement set up and how did it campaign? PDF download
- What was Apartheid? PDF download
- Luthuli quotation PDF download
- Children of Soweto PDF download
- South African request for an international boycott PDF download
- Why boycott? Fruits of Fear clip Videos
- How to run a boycott PDF download
- Boycott leaflet PDF download
- Tesco leaflet PDF download
- Barclays leaflet PDF download
- Political prisoners leaflet PDF download
- Mandela concert clip YouTube link
- Free Mandela leaflet PDF download
- Examples of anti-apartheid campaign materials
- T-shirts PDF download
- Badges PDF download
- Leaflets PDF download
- Posters PDF download
- Other campaign goods PDF download
Lesson 3: What core themes and messages should our own pressure group promote? PDF download
- Setting up a pressure group PDF download
- Diary of making PDF download
- Campaign publicity:
- Co-ordination PDF download
- Liaising with partners PDF download
- Online presence PDF download
- T-shirts PDF download and related archive records (search for ‘T-shirt’)
- Leaflets PDF download
- Posters PDF download and related archive records (search for ‘poster’)
- Demonstrations PDF download
- Advertisements PDF download
Lesson 4: What are the most effective ways of spreading our message? PDF download
Lesson 5: What do effective pressure groups have in common? PDF download
- Evaluation sheet PDF download
- Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)
- Amnesty International
- Anti-Slavery International
- Minority Rights Group
This is a work in progress – if you teach at a school which would like to trial the pack, please contact