Reflections
How do you make space in your life to decide how to step into your agency and start ACTing?
I want to know: what's your strategy? How do you make space to act when life gets in the way?
ACTionism
Events
What if the most powerful stories about change are told together?
Discover how social cinema and community workshops transform audiences into movement builders.
newsletter
ACTionism in Action Newsletter 20th November
Every fortnight, this newsletter shares stories of people and communities doing exactly that. We show you what's possible, what's working, and how to start where you are. Each issue, you'll find something to watch, something to read, something you can try this week, and something you can join.
Events
Citizen Friday: Co-create with us
Citizen Friday – a grassroots campaign replacing Black Friday with community action. This year we're making it collective: crowd-sourced, citizen-led, built together in public. Join our call Wed 22nd Oct 1-2pm GMT to help shape it and build something bigger
Events
Next ACTionism Connection Call 13th NOVEMBER 12-1pm GMT
Next ACTionism Connection Call: 13th November, 12:00 GMT. No formal agenda - just good conversation, mutual support, and the chance to hear what's capturing everyone's attention.
Politics Needs to Open Up to Citizen Collectives
All across the world, citizens are coming together, not to campaign, not to protest, but to build. 'WE' are demonstrating alternative futures, from a space of possibility. Citizen collectives are stepping up to deliver what governments and markets are failing to provide: care, repair, food, energy, housing, meaning,
Events
How to save democracy
The next "How To Save Democracy" EVENT is coming soon - live at The Conduit in London and online from 6pm on Monday 13th October. Sign up here. Jon Alexander will be hosting Caroline Lucas and Ellie Meredith to face up to the reality of the climate emergency,
Guides
The cascade effect of simple actions (+10 ACTions to get you started)
Small actions feel pointless when you think real power sits with politicians you've lost trust in. ACTionism is different. Actions spark conversations, conversations build connections, connections create movements, and movements create real change and power.
Hacking the System, Gently
Citizen Friday as Ritual, Resistance, and Reprogramming The system we live in is fast, loud, and relentless. It’s wired to keep us consuming, to keep us scrolling and shopping, reacting and refreshing, eyes always on the next thing. And, it’s smart. It learns what pulls us in and
Guides
One Step Leads to Another: The ACTionism Dance of Party Kit Network & No Crap Parties
In this article, we're applying Gav's "movements of collective action" to see how No Crap Parties and Party Kit Network - have been dancing through them. And more importantly, how you might join the dance. Tamasine: I love a framework. Ask anyone who works
ACTionism Weekender - Photo Journal
Ripples in the Shed
(Note: This piece has evolved through discussion, collaboration, and lived experience. It began as “From Passive Consumers to Active Citizens: Six Steps Toward Collective Action.” But through feedback (thanks everyone that got involved) and reflection, we realised: this isn’t a tidy sequence of steps. It’s not a straight