Creative actions to raise awareness

Tomorrow Movement is a social movement of young people organising all across the continent to fight for a tomorrow that works for everyone, not just big business. A social movement is what happens when a collection of people take organised action for a collective goal.

Tomorrow Movement’s Youth Voter Bloc campaign is organising people to take action for a collective goal of good jobs, great public services and a safe climate for all.

At a time when young people make up 47% of the voting population, this federal election is a powerful time for young people to push governments to listen to us, not big business.

Why do we take creative action?

Actions are specific, visible activities within a broader campaign. Actions become creative when a social movement finds a way to undertake them in a unique and artistic way.

• Visibility: They put our message where power-holders and the public can’t ignore it.
• Engagement: They inspire more people to join our campaign for climate jobs and justice.
• Narrative Power: They demonstrate our movement’s strength and creativity

Because we, the 47% of the voting population, have the power to transform our democracy. Money doesn’t equate to power, and it’s time that politicians realised that.

What are examples of creative actions

There is a long history and powerful present of creative action resisting colonisation led by First Nations peoples across so-called Australia. An example is the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, set up in 1972. This action (which continues to this day and is the longest running in the world) draws attention to the contradiction of foreign nations having ’embassies’ to the colonial Australian government on land which was stolen through colonisation, and whose peoples have no such representation.

Those of us who are settlers on this place have a responsibility to learn about the history of First Nations resistance on this continent and to show up in solidarity. Make sure to check out the Timeline of Aboriginal Resistance by Original Power, follow The Blak Caucus on Instagram, and do some research to find out what the history and present of First Nations resistance is on the land you live on.

Since inception in 2020, Tomorrow Movement has a proud history of doing creative action to raise visibility about campaign issues.

In April 2025, Tomorrow Movement undertook a creative action at 10 Member of Parliament elec
rate offices to raise awareness and engagement about how the major parties in this country are flushing young people’s future down the toilet.

What’s next?

1. Choosing a location

The following should be considered when picking where to do a creative action

• Is the location politically symbolic?
• Is there high visibility in terms of foot or vehicle traffic?
• How will the banner be attached?

2. Crafting the creative props

Creating a banner

Please reach out to Tomorrow Movement if you’d like a banner through info@tomorrowmovement.com. Tomorrow Movement can post through a stencilled one for you to paint or an already painted one!

If you’d like to create your own banner:

1. Make sure that you paint the banner at least two days beforehand to let it dry through
2. For the material of the banner, you can ask your local op-shop if they have any flat sheets that they don’t want for you to use for painting
3. Poster paint can be found at your local bargain or hardware shop for around $5.00 a bottle.
4. For making sure that the paint doesn’t go through the sheet onto the surface below, put some cardboard down underneath. You can also ask your local hardware or fruit shop if they have any cardboard.
5. For creating the design of the banner, you can hang the sheet on a wall and use a projector to project the design onto the wall. You can then use a pencil to copy the projected design onto the sheet.