Books
Conscious Tribes: Pre-order now
A new book about rethinking what it means to make a difference: pre-order now, releases August.
This is a roadmap for social change – for anyone who wants to create a better world.
‘A deeply personal and essential guide’ – Craig Reucassel
‘Epic read! A powerful reminder that change begins when you stop asking for permission.’ – Senator Fatima Payman
A CALL TO RETHINK HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A WORLD MARKED BY TENSIONS AND PRESSURES, FROM A LEADING COMMUNITY ORGANISER AND CO-FOUNDER OF GETUP
Many of us feel that meaningful change is beyond our reach, whether due to global crises like war and climate change or pressures closer to home.
Conscious Tribes describes a way forward. Drawing on stories from Sydney to Hong Kong, and from schoolrooms to boardrooms, Amanda Tattersall reveals how we build meaningful, lasting change, and how we can shape it with others.
By mapping the paradoxes of public life – big and small, ‘power over’ and ‘power with’, curiosity and judgement – we gain a clearer grasp on the defining challenges of our time. Making a difference means navigating them with others in ‘conscious tribes’: groups that change the world around us and ourselves.
Conscious Tribes draws on decades of work building organisations, movements and campaigns, grounded in the stories of activists and unlikely agitators. It is an antidote to dark times by insisting we are more powerful than we think and asking us to reimagine the difference we can all make.
Releases August 2026 with Hardie Grant.
Pre-order your copy
In Australia:
If you’re in Australia, you can pre-order the book now
International
You can pre-order a physical book via Gleebooks here that will be shipped to you on 28 July. Or, you can put your name on the waitlist and we’ll send details of e-books and local ordering when available in your location:
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