Re:Action is a social movement infrastructure project based in Washington, DC. We work with movement organizations to think bigger, expand capacity and create transformative change. Direct ActionDirect action is at the heart of what Re:Action does. We have decades of experience organizing all sorts of actions ranging from mass marches and rallies bringing together thousands of people to much smaller creative direct actions that disrupt business as usual. Over the years, we’ve… Show more Re:Action is a social movement infrastructure project based in Washington, DC. We work with movement organizations to think bigger, expand capacity and create transformative change. Direct ActionDirect action is at the heart of what Re:Action does. We have decades of experience organizing all sorts of actions ranging from mass marches and rallies bringing together thousands of people to much smaller creative direct actions that disrupt business as usual. Over the years, we’ve marched thousands of people through the streets, blockaded hundreds of intersections, held moving candlelight vigils, occupied bank branches, blockaded fracking sites, hung massive banners off of buildings, hauled GoGo bands through town on flatbed trucks, painted murals on city streets, and organized head-start classes in corporate lobbies.StrategyWe have years of experience facilitating critical conversations, setting up decision making processes, and supporting partners in strategy development in a range of social movement spaces. Drawing from our deep experience, we have experience in a range of collective processes and engagement for networks plus have experience using a number of tools to assist in effective discussions.TrainingRe:Action has decades of experience facilitating trainings and workshops on creative direct action, organizing, research, campaign planning, know your rights and myriad other topics. Drawing from our deep experience, we have training modules that are available off-the-shelf and we are able to adapt training programs to meet the specific needs of our partners. ResearchIn high stakes campaigns, making decisions and developing strategy based on best-available-data is essential. Re:Action has experience in qualitative, quantitative, and financial research methods. We work with partners to understand and articulate problems, develop strategy, identify creative solutions, find opportunities to transform power holders. Show less

Lead worker organizer on campaign to organize workers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the largest employer in the state of Pennsylvania. Built organizing committees in new departments and hospitals, dramatically expanding the reach and demographic makeup of the campaign. Mobilized massive worker and community opposition to UPMC’s plans to spend $2 billion to build luxury hospitals, forcing the hospital to bargain a Community Benefits Agreement… Show more Lead worker organizer on campaign to organize workers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the largest employer in the state of Pennsylvania. Built organizing committees in new departments and hospitals, dramatically expanding the reach and demographic makeup of the campaign. Mobilized massive worker and community opposition to UPMC’s plans to spend $2 billion to build luxury hospitals, forcing the hospital to bargain a Community Benefits Agreement guaranteeing local hiring, expanded opioid treatment and respite care and investment and affordable housing. Show less

Coordinated successful mobilization, community, and corporate pressure campaigns in support of major long-term labor disputes at Vale in Sudbury, ON (13 months, 3,500 members across three locations); Honeywell in Metropolis, IL (14 months, 230 members), at Allegheny Technologies (7 months, 2,200 members across 14 locations). Led teams of campaigners, organizers and communicators in support of key national contract campaigns at Veyance (2012), Boise (2012-13), RockTenn (2014), US Steel… Show more Coordinated successful mobilization, community, and corporate pressure campaigns in support of major long-term labor disputes at Vale in Sudbury, ON (13 months, 3,500 members across three locations); Honeywell in Metropolis, IL (14 months, 230 members), at Allegheny Technologies (7 months, 2,200 members across 14 locations). Led teams of campaigners, organizers and communicators in support of key national contract campaigns at Veyance (2012), Boise (2012-13), RockTenn (2014), US Steel (2015), Cliffs Natural Resources (2015-16), the oil refining industry (2009, 2012 and 2015) and the can industry (2016). Coordinated mobilization, strike organization and membership communications for the 2015 National Oil Bargaining refinery strike—the first national oil refinery strike in 35 years—winning groundbreaking improvements in refinery safety solid economic gains for oil refinery workers. Developed training curricula to assist local unions in planning effective contract campaigns, preparing for strikes and lockouts, and planning effective actions for union campaigns. Regularly provided support in strategic campaigning, corporate research, membership mobilization, and action coordination to local unions across North America. Show less