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ACTionism is about creating the conditions to help people move from caring to action - this is the story of what that actually means! #CitizenFriday
An absolute delight spending last night co-hosting an ACTionism screening with my pal Beccy and fellow Re-Action member in Walthamstow at Big Penny with the folks at Yonder. Huge thanks for having us, and to everyone who came along and braved the 40-degree sauna-UK conditions. Proper
Reflections
The biggest blocker that keeps so many people from stepping into their agency as Citizens and finding the others, isn't whether we care. It's our lack of skills for being in community, and without the guidance that elders once offered, too many of us don't know where to start.
Organisations and Initiatives
Common Ground: a group of women in Devon are starting conversations on the street to show we have more in common than divides us
Love Where We Live
Can the practice of finding the others and acting together help restore trust and begin to heal divisions ?
Events
We're looking for ACTionists around the country who want to help spread the idea of finding others and taking action together, whether that's across a region, a field of expertise, or both. We're a small group of enthusiastic dreamers who think we're
Reflections
Making it simpler to step into your agency as a Citizen and find the others. Don't overthink it - you don't need a plan, funding or even a huge group of people - just start small!
The art of finding the others and acting together
Taking your first steps towards collective action will be different for everyone. Here are some simple 'first steps' to inspire you, regardless of whether you have 5 minutes or 5 days.
This Collective Care Workbook is a fantastic guide to support anyone stepping into their agency to act, to strengthen and build collective care in their work and projects
Top tips on how to set up and run a repair cafe in your community.
From pub chats to a thriving community hub serving 30,000+ people. Parisa Wright shares lessons from Greener & Cleaner in Bromley and how you can access free support, blueprints and a new England-wide network to start your own community hub.
Screw This, Let's Try Something Else podcast explores how a farm in Shropshire went from facing closure to being owned by 8000 locals overnight - explore how they did it
We're seeing that 'Finding the others' isn't as simple as it sounds, so we're experimenting with ways to make this simpler for people, first up by taking some ACTionism ripples to The Big Retreat Festival in South Wales.
From three plastic tubs to the London Marathon - meet Pre-Loved Sports - the CIC using fitness as a way to support positive social change.
Sparks Bristol, has one clear aim: to hand the high street back to the people actually trying to change things. The message is consistent and practical: the answers to big systemic problems often start with small, skilled, communal acts.
Discover how social cinema and community workshops transform audiences into movement builders.
Want to set up or strengthen a community hub? Parisa Wright shares six years of Greener & Cleaner learnings through FREE blueprints, consultations, and a support network. Find out how to access support here.
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.
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 needs