Rapid Actions

A.C.T.I.O.N.S. – Accessible, Campaign-Based, Targeted, In-Community, One-Per-Week, Needed, Strategic

Rapid Actions are quick and effective ways to get involved in the fight against climate change and inequity in the Philadelphia community. Each action is something simple you can do with a minimum of time and resources, connected to a specific campaign target. We may ask you to make a phone call, send an email or join in a petition.

If you’re not sure what to say, don’t worry, we help with that too! We provide a basic script to make sure your message covers the important points, though we encourage you to include any questions and concerns you have and make your message personal.

We send Rapid Actions emails out 1-4 times a month, and if you sign up these will be the only emails you get from us. After you’ve finished an Action there’s a button to click so we can celebrate you and track mobilization. The goal of the Rapid Actions program is to empower you, the citizen, to act on issues that matter to you with things you can do RIGHT NOW.

Past Rapid Actions

Past Rapid Action Campaigns have included:

Contacting the Philadelphia City Council about the proposed Sixers Arena in Center City and its potential negative impact on Philly’s Chinatown.
Petitioning to make sure PGW workers are covered by OSHA regulations that protect them when they have to work in extreme heat.
Opposing a new rule by PGW that limits public involvement in its budgeting process.
Encouraging the state Department of Environmental Protection to act on potentially hazardous chemicals leaking onto the Bartram’s Garden recreational trails.
Pushing PECO to increase the amount of energy sourced from solar power in its Default Service Plan.
Encouraging the City Council to fund the “Built to Last” program.

One of our most successful campaigns so far helped garner $5 million in city funding for the “Built to Last” program administered by the Philadelphia Energy Authority. This program gets low income homeowners access to funding and services to repair and upgrade older houses to be healthier, safer and more cost-effective to live in.

Rapid Action calls were part of the efforts encouraging the City Council to commit money to the program.