Community action/United States

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across the US. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. This introductory page focuses on community involvement, networks, and localism.

• Labor Network for Sustainability
• The Next System Project
• Sustainable Northwest
• Transition US, Transition Streets
• EarthShare, national federation that supports American environmental and conservation charities. Its stated mission is to engage individuals and organizations in creating a healthy and sustainable environment, by promoting environmental awareness and raising funds primarily through employee workplace giving. ^W

Cosmolocal discovery club

Each week 3 different short videos from across the world.

I am Tribulete 7 (Trailer)

Authors: Soy Tribulete 7, 3.04 mins

Date: 2026-05-25

Our Voice at COP 26

Authors: AYOWECCA UGANDA, 7.30 mins

Date: 2021-10-29

The Global Assembly on Food and Climate

Authors: Global Assembly, 3.08 mins.

Date: 2026-06-29

Community action/Madrid, Community action/Uganda, Citizens' assembly / ...This week's featured UK videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism

Global or International events

2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events

Break the Chains, Build Local Power

Authors: Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 2.30 mins.

Date: 2016-05-03

Sustain Ability

Authors: Social Media Today

Date: 2009-01-31

From Community involvement USA

In the US, for the first time ever, the majority lack faith in the democratic system. That decline has been rapid and recent. Before the financial crisis, more than three-quarters of Americans were satisfied with US democracy; today (Jan 2020) 55% are dissatisfied...theguardian.com

• Honor the Earth
• Indigenous Environmental Network
• Seventh Generation Fund

BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies - Community-Wealth.org, a project of Democracy Collaborative - Institute for local self reliance, nonprofit organization and advocacy group that provides technical assistance to communities about local solutions for sustainable community development in areas such as banking, broadband, energy, and waste through local purchasing. The organization was founded in 1974. ILSR has two main offices, one in Washington, D.C., and the other in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The 1990 edition of the Whole Earth Catalog summarized ILSR's mission as follows: "ILSR specializes in urban community economic development that isn't dependent on welfare handouts. Unlike many similar organizations, they develop clever technical solutions to problems - they've been particularly successful in material recovery and other schemes to reduce waste. Their experience and thoroughly professional demeanor, together with a Washington DC location, has enabled them to be influential in policy decisions." ^W

• United We Serve, an official website of the U.S. Government
• Volunteering and Civic Life in America

• Topic overview: Community involvement, Networks, Localism, Community and voluntary action

External links

• Wikipedia:United States
• Wikipedia:Sierra Club, environmental organization in the United States, founded in 1892, in San Francisco; article includes section on Criticism and Controversy