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

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Community Voices - Get Involved

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.

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Meet the Team

Staff

  • Naomi

    Naomi founded and leads Rights Community Action. She is a creative and dedicated change-maker, who works to empower communities.

    Follow Naomi on LinkedIn

  • Rachel

Directors

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Stephen

Collaborators

  • Mairi Clare

    MC has extensive experience of strategic communications and campaigning across a range of sectors and issues, including as Media Director at Liberty and Head of Communications at Community Justice Scotland

  • Louis

    Hull Coordinator

    Find out more about Louis’ work in Hull

  • Kate

    Hull Coordinator

    Find out more about Kate’s work in Hull

  • Sophie

  • 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.

    Find out more about Chris’s work in Lowestoft

  • Jay

  • Pam

    Pam is a community leader, TedX speaker, activist and environment worker, best known for founding the
    voluntary gardening initiative, Incredible Edible.

Associates

  • Laura

    Laura, a founder, is a lawyer with extensive experience of working with communities and on climate legislation.

  • Alex

    Alex, a founder, is barrister with extensive experience of advocating on behalf of communities and taking environmental cases.

  • Jenny

    Jenny is an adviser on land governance and international development, with a focus on community tenure rights.

  • Dave

    Dave is Head of Programmes & Development at the Local Storytelling Exchange. He is an experienced campaigner, researcher and communications expert on climate change.