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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 5d

🗞️✂️From Junk to Joy: Zine Workshop (Inverness)📖🧶

WHEN: Sunday Oct 12, 2pm at Highland Zine Bothy!

✊Inspired by How To Build a Library, this sustainable zine-making workshop invites you to dig into the possibilities of scrap, story, and solidarity.

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

See you there - let's build Real Utopias together!

A group of four smiling and laughing people standing in front of a Take One Action Real Utopias poster

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

All festival tickets are pay what you can, so don't let money be a barrier to attending! We also have a travel and childcare fund.

We offer access measures such as live captioning and BSL at many events and descriptive subtitles for all films.

More here: www.takeoneaction.org.uk/festivals/ac...

Information about access provision at Take One Action Film Festials - from subtitles for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences to sliding scale ticket prices %

Asog (Glasgow) - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

On Sunday at 2pm there will be a double screening co-programmed by Exhale Arts, featuring queer post-disaster road-trip movie Asog, and archival Scottish-Palestinian short The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/asog-g...

This queer road trip through the Philippines encounters typhoon survivors who teach us about grief, joy, and the power of resistance.

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

After the screening we'll hear from a brilliant panel including Trans Healthcare Access, the Glasgow Electrolysis Project and LGBT Health and Wellbeing.

And that's not all! We have another exciting screening on Sunday, also at GMAC.

NIÑXS (Glasgow) - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

To finish up Saturday we have a screening of the gorgeous NIÑXS in collaboration with @sqiff.bsky.social

In this joyous documentary co-authored by its subject, fifteen-year-old Karla tells her coming-of-age story as a young trans girl in Tepoztlán, Mexico.

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/ninxs-...

Fifteen-year-old Karla’s body and mind are undergoing a revolution. Kani shapes eight years of footage into a joyful film.

Red Skirts on Clydeside (Glasgow) - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

Next up is double archive film Red Skirts on Clydeside (filmed in 1984, using historical footage), screening in partnership with Living Rent Glasgow, who will run a post-screening workshop looking at how the domestic intersects with the political.

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/red-sk...

A documentary about the hidden stories of women’s activism in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915, presented by Living Rent.

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

We'll have a post screening discussion on community power, just transition and the role of energy in building real utopias with our director @rachelhamada.bsky.social and @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

Quotes from people who've seen it:

“Wow! Creative action is the way forward."
“I think I’ll actually do this. This feels possible. I want my street to be a power station.”
“Really inspired to get back into direct action after feeling jaded and depressed about not being able to make a difference.”

Power Station (Glasgow) - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

Then it's time to get into the films - first up is the energising and hopeful Power Station.

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/power-...

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

Real Utopias in Glasgow & Building Arts Spaces for Palestinian Liberation - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

More on why we're not holding our Glasgow festival in our usual partner spaces here:

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/2025/09/real...

Thank you so much for your warm support for our 2025 festivals so far! We’re beyond excited to be bringing Real Utopias to you from September to November, and after […]

Building Arts Spaces for Palestinian Liberation - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

We're going to be at GMAC from 11am tomorrow - join us for breakfast and collective exploration of how to build arts spaces for Palestinian liberation

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/buildi...

Join us in addressing the failures of our major art spaces in Glasgow to stand with the people of Palestine, and to map out how we create and support new art spaces that truly centre liberation.

Take One Action! Film Festivals | See the change you want to be

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 12d

We're so excited for our big Real Utopias festival day in #Glasgow tomorrow. If you haven't got your tickets you can browse the programme here: www.takeoneaction.org.uk

Take One Action believes small actions lead to big ones, and that we all make a difference. We connect individuals and groups through film, creativity and action - for a better world, starting from Sc...

Crossing the Line with Dan Edelstyn - Take One Action!

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks again to @takeoneaction.bsky.social for a great event last night, which ran three short films exploring the hidden labour of our tech infrastructures. Great to speak w/ @foxglovelegal.bsky.social too. Below is a checklist to get more involved in tech labour/justice/de-Googling your life.

Dismantling Tech Fantasies pathways to action check list, which has a list of resources to get involved with tech justice. You may be able to get a copy of the list from Take One Action at https://www.takeoneaction.org.uk

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 21d

Join us for a session with Dan Edelstyn, co-director of Power Station to explore alternative models of political and independent filmmaking, working with and for communities and side-stepping traditional gatekeepers to craft bold, radical documentaries.

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/crossi...

Join us for a session with Dan Edelstyn, co-director and co-producer of Power Station to explore alternative models of political and independent filmmaking.

Scotland's Best Events This Week (11-18 Sep) - The Skinny

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Rachel Hamada @rachelhamada.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to moderate this at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social on Sat as part of our Real Utopias festivals.

Come along if you like weird but brilliant shorts exploring the frontiers of tech, and brilliant-post screening conversations with @karengregory.bsky.social, @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and YOU

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 22d

⛓️‍💥 DISMANTLING TECH FANTASIES 🌐

Our programmer shares a highlight from our Edinburgh festivals, a shorts programme about interrogating the false promises of AI.

Screening at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social on Saturday 20th September, 3PM!

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/disman...

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 22d

⛓️‍💥 DISMANTLING TECH FANTASIES 🌐

Our programmer shares a highlight from our Edinburgh festivals, a shorts programme about interrogating the false promises of AI.

Screening at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social on Saturday 20th September, 3PM!

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/disman...

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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 22d

Solidarity is not a slogan; it is a practice.

Every bit of progress we’ve made, from trade union rights to migrant justice, was won not because those in power handed it down, but because ordinary people demanded it. And took action to make it happen. ⬇️

on a blue background, with a yellow bird. Text says "Dignity, justice and welcome for all migrants" Art by Migrants in culture

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 26d

In this week's Zap! events guide, @takeoneaction.bsky.social returns, AMPLIFI at @thequeenshall.bsky.social, and a very special screening of Whiplash at @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social

www.theskinny.co.uk/things-to-do... #edinburgh #glasgow

The righteous Take One Action kicks off in Edinburgh this week before heading to Glasgow, Inverness and Dundee. Also look out for Matthew Andrew Williams' new exhibition at Stills in Edinburgh and the...

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Black Butterflies (Edinburgh) - Take One Action!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 26d

After the screening - join @emcalliance.bsky.social alongside Scotland-based filmmakers from minority backgrounds to discuss urgent issues – from environmental justice to social inequality – and celebrate the stories that unite and inspire change.

Autumnal soup and hot drinks provided!

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · 26d

⭐5 DAYS TO GO!⭐

Join us next week for REAL UTOPIAS in Edinburgh!

Starting with Black Butterflies - an animated film draws from the testimonies of three women whose geographically disparate stories are connected by climate change.

👉 Wed 17 September | 7:00pm at Filmhouse Edinburgh

Exquisite animations depict the struggles of three families of climate refugees whose respective cultural traditions buoy them in times of crisis.

Better Worlds: Take One Action 2025 preview - The Skinny

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 29d

"There's quite a lot of evidence that facts alone don't necessarily change people's minds. You need to get to people's emotions as well"

@takeoneaction.bsky.social, Scotland's film festival for social change is back – we talk to director Rachel Hamada

Take One Action's director Rachel Hamada introduces this year's festival, which takes place under the banner of Real Utopias.

www.theskinny.co.uk

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Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · Sep 5

🫘Join us at Platform Easterhouse on 25 Sep for the final event of Beans on Screen, a food-filled community research project culminating in a film screening and conversation with local residents and food charity Nourish. Project funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social Get your tickets here bit.ly/3JH5Dmt 🎟️

A close-up photo of beans and carrots with overlaid topographical branding of Take One Action: Real Utopias. Above text reads: “Beans on Screen”. Below text reads: “Thursday 25 September, 2pm-5pm, Platform @ The Bridge, Easterhouse”. Along the bottom are four logos for: Platform, FARE, Royal Society of Edinburgh and Take One Action: Real utopias.

A photo of two crouching children gardening with overlaid topographical branding of Take One Action: Real Utopias. Above text reads: “Together We Grow (2022) dir. Jordan Osmond”. Below text reads: “A local community in New Zealand come together to tackle food insecurity and social isolation”. Along the bottom are four logos for: Platform, FARE, Royal Society of Edinburgh and Take One Action: Real utopias.

A photo of six people backgrounded by green vegetation. One person looks into the camera, gleefully holding a carrot. Image overlaid with topographical branding of Take One Action: Real Utopias. Above text reads: “The Bean Team (2025) dir. Saoirse Amira Anis”. Below text reads: “A Take One Action production featuring the local participants of our food-and-joy-filled project, Beans on Screen.” Along the bottom are four logos for: Platform, FARE, Royal Society of Edinburgh and Take One Action: Real utopias.

Take One Action @takeoneaction.bsky.social · Aug 30

Union is about a group of fulfilment centre workers take the fight to Amazon, becoming the first unionised Amazon workplace in the United States.

🎟️There are limited spaces for the screening so make sure to book your tickets before they sell out!

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/film/union/

Union - Take One Action!

A group of fulfilment centre workers take the fight to Amazon, becoming the first unionised Amazon workplace in the United States.