ACTionism Film Screening and Coffee

Join us for a screening of ACTionism, a 30 minute documentary about collectively moving from passive consumers to active citizens. It's a story centred around doing things with others, not to others.

The film will be followed by discussion with tea, coffee and cake (included in the ticket price), to reflect on the film and share ideas.

Event timings:

13:45 Doors open

14:00-14:30 Film screening

14:30-16:00 Tea, coffee and cake

About the film:

ACTionism the film follows Ellie Meredith on a journey from anxiety to action.

“School was a tricky time for me—as a neurospicy human, I hated being stuck in four walls all day. The mounting pressure of exams and anxiety became too much, and I crawled inside myself. Add to that cocktail a rising sense of climate anxiety, and it all felt completely overwhelming. I kept thinking about what I could do. The question itself was rooted in uncertainty about my own future—a future that felt like it was being mapped out for me. But what I really wanted was to get stuck in, to find my people. To feel less alone.”

“I found myself drawn to the work of Re-Action. At a time when most of the actions I was told to take to “save the planet” felt like joyless personal sacrifices—buying a reusable coffee cup—this kind of action felt different. It meant that there might be a way for me to take action alongside others, not as if I was on some solo mission to save the world.

And this film is the unravelling of where that led me next.”

Read more about the film here