Common Ground: A group of 'angry women of a certain age' is highlighting that we have more in common than divides.

Common Ground: a group of women in Devon are starting conversations on the street to show we have more in common than divides us

ACTionism in ACTion newsletter

The best bits of the #CitizenFuture we've spotted this week. including our spotlight, A brand new podcast. How ‘angry women’ are bringing people together on the streets of Devon. An invite to host an ACTionism screening in your community

The Power of Play: Breaking Barriers and Building Community

In one of our popular spotlight calls, Emma Bearman from Playful Anywhere explored how play functions as a quiet revolutionary tool - a Trojan horse that dissolves barriers between strangers and creates space for collective imagination.

TS Domestics: Cleaning up their community, one street at a time

When young workers at a family furniture store in Tunstall decided to clean up their community, they sparked a movement that's proving collective action can transform a neighbourhood.

Forget Big Gestures: Here's What Collective Action Really Looks Like in January

The world doesn't need more people waiting for perfection. It needs people taking steps - whatever steps they can manage. We all have to start somewhere. Most of us start when we see that someone else has already started.

Your invitation to help build ACTionism in 2026

On 15 January, ACTionism is relaunching its Connection Calls to rebuild together. Whether you have skills, ideas, funding, or just the desire to be part of something that champions grassroots change, this is your moment to join and help shape what comes next. Join is 12.30-1.30 GMT Jan 15th

Seen a story of ACTionism IRL? We want to share it

We're building ACTionism as a community, and that means we need you. Not as passive readers, but as contributors, storytellers, and collaborators. If you're doing collective action work- big or small - we want to help spread the word. Your story could be exactly what someone

This Friday (30/1) Join our Live Spotlight: Parisa Wright - Greener & Cleaner

Everything starts with a single action - yours could be as easy as joining this Zoom call on Friday with Parisa Wright, founder of Greener & Cleaner.

Happy 2026 ACTionists!

We're starting 2026 with a simple question: what if the year ahead was shaped by all of us, not just a few?

How Ordinary People Start Movements That Actually Change Systems

If you've been thinking about starting something but felt held back, this is your sign. Read this guide to starting a movement that creates systemic change when you've no idea where to start.

Something to watch: How Two Parents Are Transforming Party Culture: Lessons from Party Kit Network and No Crap Parties

In a recent Actionism Spotlight session, Isabelle Mack from Party Kit Network and Charlotte Mason-Kerr from No Crap Parties shared their inspiring journeys of tackling waste in children's celebrations.

Pollinator Pathways Project

This group of volunteers are building pollinator highways through the city. Not through policy. Not through waiting. Through people showing up and doing the work. This is what collective action looks like.