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Just Act

Name: Just Act
Address: Philadelphia, PA, US
Telephone: +12152909784

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A social and civic practice, applied theatre and story consulting and Presence-Based Coaching LLC.

Just Act is a theatre-based catalyst for healing, change and activism, to build a just world

We provide a variety of Theatre of the Oppressed trainings, educational programs, community-based engagement projects, and interactive Forum Theatre public events where people creatively share their experiences with oppression through strategies that allow them to collectively imagine and rehearse “just actions” for creating personal and community change. In all we undertake, Just Act activates a local community's assets and hopes by working with diverse groups and creatively facilitating communication amongst them to collectively generate solutions. The result is the creation more equitable public spaces that promote people's health, well-being, and supporting leadership capacity that aligns with their core values. In these times of anxiety, bustle and disconnection, Just Act offers refreshing, participatory “refuel zones” to creatively pause and attend to tension and fractured relations around race, culture, and socio-economic disparities to reweave connections and grow empathy, understanding and action plans.

10/09/2026

I’m proud to share that I’ve been named a Window Keeper.
This recognition is about the people, relationships and communities that make this work possible. I’m grateful to everyone I’ve had the opportunity to learn from, work alongside and serve.
PA Humanities has recognized 180 Window Keepers representing 64 counties across Pennsylvania. I’m honored to be part of this statewide network.
Explore the Window Keepers and interactive statewide map: https://pahumanities.org/thewindowkeeper/
Read the announcement: https://pahumanities.org/conversations/2026/10/07/pa-humanities-announces-125-new-window-keepers-bringing-statewide-total-to-180/

Final group joins The Window Keeper: Civic Honors ahead of Nov. 10 statewide celebration in Harrisburg

10/04/2026

Glad to be one of the Fall Of Freedom interviewers for The Civilians' "50 States of Resistance" project to bring artists and activists together to shine a light on the many ways people have been fighting back against authoritarianism and support democracy, for I look forward to the play they create from all the interviews, then have a chance to produce it here in Philadelphia as a fundraiser for one of the NW Philly anti-ICE groups with whom I've done some volunteering.
Immigration Network
Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks - PNN

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

09/30/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jo-epstein-ph-d-728b2ab8/

03/20/2026

Come on out to Das Good in Germantown next Tuesday to make good trouble with good food, and good people!
Lisa Jo Epstein
Reclaim Philadelphia
Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks - PNN

03/01/2026

12/10/2025

So thrilled to be part of the People's Budget Office Working Group and collaborating with an incredible group of people on co-creating "Rehearsing Equitable Public Budgeting." Today we will be prototyping the hearing to best prepare for the actual hearing in City Council next January !

Join the People's Budget Office as we prepare and test methods for a hearing on equitable public budgeting practices on December 10, from 4–6 PM at City…

11/03/2025

01/08/2025

On December 14, "Art Forward: Engaging NW Neighbors" had our first event at Allens Lane Art Center Winter Fair. Art Forward is the most current iteration of my model for resident-driven, arts and community-based engagement--this time, I'm customizing the process for Allens Lane Art Center. It will be an 18 month long, community-based participatory planning process, led by Allens Lane Art Center with Mt Airy CDC and Art Forward's Community Action Team (aka the CAT) comprised of neighbors from Germantown and Mt Airy who are visual arts and musicians, as well as creative business entrepreneurs. Art Forward will engage NW Philadelphia neighbors to co-create a culturally and community-responsive, equitable vision for local art, art education and cultural programming in NW Philly. Attendees of all ages filled out responses to the questions: "What is Art?," "What does Art Mean to Me" and "Who is an Artist?" DM me if you want to learn more! And stay tuned for many events to come!

09/12/2024

"Ballot Boxing/Boxeando el Voto"--the latest iteration of my Forum Theatre program "Just Act, Go Vote"-- went up last night at Taller Puertorriqueno, and it was a hit with the audience! "Ballot Boxing/Boxeando el Voto" was a bilingual, multi-generational, non-partisan, innovative and engaging Forum Theatre play about the real reasons why people don't vote, created by members of HACE CDC's and APM’s Neighborhood Advisory Sub-Committees. "Ballot Boxing/Boxeando el Voto" tells the story of the underdog "Rocky"--aka Rock the Voter-- who faces off with his Fairhill neighbors who are resistant to his efforts to convince them to vote. Over the course of 3 “Rounds,” Rocky continues to get knocked down by neighbors "Nope," "Mad Mom" and "Dunno"--as in "Are you going to vote? I dunno."-- and is unsuccessful in changing their mindsets. The 'ring' was then opened to audience members of all ages called Spect-Actors who jumped in for Rocky and rehearsing new ways to engage non-voting neighbors.

Taller Puertorriqueño
HACE CDC
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha - APM

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