This transformative online course is designed to ignite your passion for activism and equip you with the knowledge and skills to make a real impact. 

The course is perfect for beginners taking their first steps into the world of activism, as well as experienced campaigners seeking to understand the theoretical underpinnings of their actions more deeply.

I’m Ike, one of the trainers of the Activist Academy. I’m happy to share my toolbox of effective tactics and action strategies with you, based on fifteen years of experience in grassroots groups, civil society organizations and mass movements.

At Greenpeace I learned the tricks of the trade of strategic campaigning. Extinction Rebellion gave me insight into the do’s and don’ts of building a civil disobedient mass movement. At Friends of the Earth I understood the importance of building diverse coalitions to win intersectional fights. The biggest Dutch workers' union thought me the power of organising. At the Ende Gelände and Code Red mass blockade actions I fully understood the meaning of ‘people power’.

I’m convinced that ordinary people are able to build movements that can overturn power and change the world. What you need is a rock-solid strategy and the skills to build a movement, organise effective actions, change narratives and win your fight. At the Activist Academy I will teach you not only how to climb on the barricade, but also to know exactly which barricade to climb at what moment to make a real impact.

Activist Academy is a non-profit that teaches people around the world how to take action and organize. We are here for everyone who is concerned and angry about discrimination and inequality, global warming, the destruction of biodiversity, the absence of real democracy and the rise of the far right. 

Our students are ordinary people with an extraordinary ambition: to change the world. Not doing so is not an option.

At Activist Academy, you will learn how.