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Although political cartoons have offered a powerful form of social satire and comment for centuries,the use of comics as a campaigning tool for grassroots organisations is a more recent success story. This section outlines how and why you might use grassroots comics, how to get started, and some ideas for distributing them.

Guerrilla marketing means making unconventional interventions in public or commercial space in order to spread your message to an extended audience. This section will present you with basic principles and provide you with some ideas and examples to consider when using this medium.

Animation can be a great tool for advocacy communications, bringing life to your story and presenting your ideas quickly and attractively. Animation is a huge subject; this guide only touches on the ways in which very basic computer animations can support your advocacy campaign – it does not cover sophisticated flash or computer animation.

Images are one of the most powerful ways to communicate. Photographs, illustrations, cartoons, graffiti art and comics – there are many ways to get your message across visually with speed and impact. This section will outline how to make the best use of images in your campaigning and advocacy work. The right image can persuade, intrigue, move, shock or disturb a broad and varied audience. With striking images you can inspire people into action, inform them, make them laugh or cry, make them stand up for what they believe in.

Make animated GIFs using GIMP. There are two methods described here; the first method is using image layers and the second uses an additional GIMP animation package called GAP.There are two basic steps to create an animated GIF:1 - create frames using your favourite drawing program - animate them using GIF animation softwareHere are few tips to bear in mind: