The Australian Progress 2026 Conference brought together organisers, activists and thinkers from across Australia. At the heart of the program were the plenaries, these are some of the key ideas that stayed with us.
Format: Quotes
Quotes
Inspiring Quotes from George Lakey: Activist, Strategist, Trainer and Author
Inspiring quotes from George Lakey, US activist, strategist, Quaker, trainer and writer. Topics include courage, hope, vision, training and more.
The Proper Form of Politeness: Quotes from the Pen of T-Bone Slim
Quotes from T-Bone Slim, “the laureate of the logging camps” who wrote more than 1000 humorous and polemical columns, songs and poems from 1920 to 1942.
Inspiring Narrative Change Quotes
Here is a collection of inspiring quotes about narrative change and story telling collated by the Commons Librarians.
Quotes about Power and Social Change
A collection of quotes about power, social change and organising collected by the Commons Social Change Library.
Quotes from Beyond the Gender Binary
Quotes which draw on contemporary experiences of living beyond the gender binary to inspire collective action, resistance and solidarity.
Marshall Ganz Quotes and Wisdom about Leadership, Hope, Organizing and Narrative
Inspiring quotes from Marshall Ganz, an expert in leadership, organizing and narrative/story. He is a lecturer at Harvard University.
Inspiring Quotes from Women Leaders and Activists
Over 40 quotes by inspiring women leaders and activists from Australia and around the world about leadership, diversity and the environment.
A Collection of Nonviolence Quotes
A collection of quotes to be used as part of training on strategic nonviolence and nonviolent direct action.
Progress 2026 Inspiration: Plenary Highlights
The Australian Progress 2026 Conference brought together organisers, activists and thinkers from across Australia. At the heart of the program were the plenaries, these are some of the key ideas that stayed with us.
Inspiring Quotes from George Lakey: Activist, Strategist, Trainer and Author
Inspiring quotes from George Lakey, US activist, strategist, Quaker, trainer and writer. Topics include courage, hope, vision, training and more.
The Proper Form of Politeness: Quotes from the Pen of T-Bone Slim
Quotes from T-Bone Slim, “the laureate of the logging camps” who wrote more than 1000 humorous and polemical columns, songs and poems from 1920 to 1942.
Inspiring Narrative Change Quotes
Here is a collection of inspiring quotes about narrative change and story telling collated by the Commons Librarians.
Quotes about Power and Social Change
A collection of quotes about power, social change and organising collected by the Commons Social Change Library.
Quotes from Beyond the Gender Binary
Quotes which draw on contemporary experiences of living beyond the gender binary to inspire collective action, resistance and solidarity.
Marshall Ganz Quotes and Wisdom about Leadership, Hope, Organizing and Narrative
Inspiring quotes from Marshall Ganz, an expert in leadership, organizing and narrative/story. He is a lecturer at Harvard University.
Inspiring Quotes from Women Leaders and Activists
Over 40 quotes by inspiring women leaders and activists from Australia and around the world about leadership, diversity and the environment.
A Collection of Nonviolence Quotes
A collection of quotes to be used as part of training on strategic nonviolence and nonviolent direct action.