1/10 Act Now is about giving more power to more people here in Northern Ireland.

We're not a big outfit – just 1 part-time staff member, some great tech tools, & an amazing network of members.

If you've ever doubted that #peoplepower works... read on...

2/10 In April, 1000's of us forced @Randox to work with the NHS and stop selling their Covid19 tests privately at £120 a go. We called the First and Deputy First Minister to put pressure on them to act - and just days later Randox made a U-turn. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus/randox-no-longer-selling-coronavirus-testing-kits-directly-to-public-1.4218273

3/10 We worked with @AllianceforChoice to campaign for telemedicine for people in need of abortion care. Act Now members sent over 1000 emails to the Health Minister in 48 hours. He responded https://twitter.com/BBCJayneMcC/status/1248269836649709571?s=20

4/10 We did a rapid response action in September when provision for fracking mysteriously found it's way into the @fermanaghomagh Local Development Plan days before it was due to be approved.
By the next morning 500 of us emailed them, and the provision was withdrawn.

5/10 We supported @ForMuckamore in their successful call for public inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. And we worked with young people in @MyStoryNI to get mental health provision in schools monitored for the first time. https://twitter.com/MyStoryNI/status/1303723107824349185?s=20

6/10 We backed the community of Donegall Pass when they took a stand against big developers wanting to tear down Havelock House for an eight storey apartment block. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54987691