Every
community
has a story
Find your story, use your power.
Every community has its own story.
We help harness the power of those stories to make change happen locally and nationally.
Our projects inspire local creativity and action to show what communities want their future to look like – and our experts work to change the rules and laws that hold them back
We are a collaboration of campaigners, lawyers, planners, facilitators, writers and scientists who are fed up, angry and want to use our skills to do SOMETHING.
We are united by a shared commitment to tackle the Climate Emergency and ready to find a way to work with you to make change.
We know we have to work at national level with law and policy-makers (which can often be very frustrating). We also know that working with you, in your communities, is just as important. We want to arm you with knowledge, help amplify your voice, and make sure you are heard… in as creative a way as possible.
We are grounded in the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion—amplifying the voices of those most impacted and ensuring everyone has a seat at the table.
We are WITH people and FOR people & the environment.
Meet the Team
Staff
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Naomi
Naomi founded and leads Rights Community Action. She is a creative and dedicated change-maker, who works to empower communities.
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Rachel
Rachel is the Community Empowerment Co-ordinator for the Community Climate Stewards project and the coordinater for Skegness. She previously worked on Shorelines: A Perfect Storm in Hull. She is an artist and director of Square Peg Hull
Directors
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Hugh
Hugh is director of policy at the Town and Country Planning Association. He is an experienced planning campaigner and expert planner, with extensive experience of local government training.
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Julie
Julie worked originally in community arts and theatre and now writes television drama. She aims to support our vision to make campaigning accessible to all.
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Helen
Helen is the deputy head of England for Friends of the Earth. She is a community environmental campaigner with experience supporting grassroots organising for environmental justice and climate action.
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Lynsey
Lynsey is the Managing Director of Communities that Work, the national body in England that links housing, employment and government. Before housing, employment and skills in the UK, Lynsey worked on health, education and skills programmes for VSO in China, Ethiopia and London.
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Stephen
Collaborators
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Mairi Clare
MC has extensive experience of strategic communications and campaigning across a range of sectors and issues, including as Media Director and Head of Campaigns & Strategy at Liberty and Head of Communications at Community Justice Scotland
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Louis
Louis is an artist and one of the Hull coordinators on the Community Climate Stewards project. He previously worked on the We Are Here project.
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Kate
Kate is one of the Hull coordinators on the Community Climate Stewards project. She previously worked on the We Are Here project. Kate is also the founder of TimeBank Hull.
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Sophie
Sophie is CEO of CLASS, a tailored support agency created by the women-led Community Savers movement. CLASS is co-governed by the Community Savers leadership who work in alliance with a range of partners (including Rights Community Action) to amplify community priorities at neighbourhood, city, and national scales and push for systems change on gendered poverty and inequality.
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Chris
Lowestoft Coordinator
Chris is a musician and film maker with a particular interest in how the arts can help people and communities to tell their stories, to celebrate past and present struggles & to take positive steps for change.
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Jay
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Pam
Pam is a community leader, TedX speaker, activist and environment worker, best known for founding the
voluntary gardening initiative, Incredible Edible.
Associates
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Laura
Laura, a founder, is a lawyer with extensive experience of working with communities and on climate legislation.
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Alex
Alex, a founder, is barrister with extensive experience of advocating on behalf of communities and taking environmental cases.
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Jenny
Jenny is an adviser on land governance and international development, with a focus on community tenure rights.
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Dave
Dave is Head of Programmes & Development at the Local Storytelling Exchange. He is an experienced campaigner, researcher and communications expert on climate change.