The Pivot Centre for Collective Action
We are community builders, facilitators and trainers who are committed to empowering and enabling collective action.
Our network is rooted in strong, supportive relationships and a shared vision of a world that has transitioned away from exploitative, extractive and colonial capitalism towards communities of care where people empower each other. We are working for a more equal distribution of power, wealth and well-being that benefits people who are experiencing injustice and exclusion.
We develop projects and support organizations that are part of our world’s pivot towards:
societies that prioritize connection, relationship, mutual aid and mutual care
economic systems organized around collective wellbeing and solidarity
political systems that serve the public interest
We believe that the crises of our time are related and we exist to tackle complex, interconnected and intractable problems together. Our areas of action include:
Poverty and class-based exclusion
Housing and homelessness
Environmental and Climate Justice
Food security
Participatory community and urban planning
Community building
What we do
Projects that Build Collective Power
We develop and carry out community-based projects that address interconnected injustices through collective empowerment. Read about our current projects here.
If your community would like to work with us to develop your project, click here to tell us a bit about it and to schedule a meeting
Facilitation and support
We work with groups on all kinds of processes, including collective decision making, visioning, strategic planning and more. We will work closely with you to determine the need and design a thoughtful, collaborative and creative process that helps your group tap into your collective power and find your own answers.
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Workshops
We have developed several workshops, and can also design sessions to meet your needs. Contact us for more information.
Community-Based Action Research
We support do-it-yourself social research. Using community-based, participatory and action-oriented approaches to knowledge creation, we help groups answer their own questions and create their own understanding of issues so they can build better strategies and more powerful actions. Read about projects we’ve supported, and our own projects, here.
