Tomorrow Movement’s 2024!

Over the last year, we’ve all been through so much! Here are some top things that happened in Tomorrow Movement’s 2024, and how Tomorrow Movement is still pushing them forward!

There was Retreat in February, where 22 of us came together to workshop. The retreat covered storytelling to community mapping and campaign clinics. It was such a valuable way to reset and start the year with strengthened connections and skills!

In March, the Renew Australia for All Campaign launched! This campaign proves that folks from all walks of life can come together to create a united vision for a more just future. Alongside the union movement, social service sector, multicultural community representatives, climate experts and young people, Renew Australia for All brings a new transformative plan to the government.

This campaign was a massive part of Tomorrow Movement’s year. From coalition building to pushing Senate enquiries, we are commitment to fighting for solutions that work for everyone.

More recently, Tomorrow Movement has been continued to work with the Renew Australia for All to push back against Dutton’s dud nuclear idea!

For most of us, living and working on this continent means being a settler on stolen Land. Continuing to live under colonisation will never be safe or just for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. That’s why Tomorrow Movement redirects some of our resources by paying the rent. Not to a landlord, but to the real owners of the Land. Maybe this is something you could do too?

Check out more about this here: https://tomorrowmovement.com/paying-the-rent-to-first-nations-led-organisations/

The Racial Justice Learning Collective (RJLC) is one of the things that Tomorrow Movement is most proud of this year.

This grew in Warrane / Sydney, Naarm / Melbourne and Magandjin / Brisbane through the incredible work of Imo, Kai and Cal! The RJLC was made by People of Colour (POC) for First Nations people and POC. It is a space where everyone is invited to reflect and learn. To see what content was discussed this year, you can click here: https://tomorrowmovement.com/rjlc/

On the ground in Naarm Melbourne so much work happened to build our movement fighting for good jobs, great public services and a safe climate for all.

We sat in at Bill Shorten’s office, standing against cuts to disability support services during a summer of heat.

In September, we worked with comrades at the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) to cohost a community listening event bringing together dozens of people from across our community.

Behind all this the naarm Racial Justice Learning Collective ran eight sessions throughout the year.

January also saw a Summer Escalation at Chris Bowens office to protest another summer of heat. In the office, young people created a vision for the future, and shared stories of how climate disasters had impacted them and their community.

In July, 30 community also gathered in leaders gathered together here on Dharawal land from across the Illawarra. We gathered to share our stories, share food and imagine a vision for the future of our region. A future where workers have good, secure unionised jobs in climate-safe industries, our communities are resilient to climate disaster and our public services care for those who need it most.

In Lutruwita/Tasmania Kai and the team have been busy. They organised the only community listening event in Lutruwita as part of the Renew Australia for All coalition. The community power building has continued with aligned organisations since then. They also hosted the first ever Tomorrow Movement DNA training in nipaluna/Hobart in October! It was so exciting to spend two days exploring how social movements work and our plan to win.