An introduction to a booklet produced by Shikshantar: The People’s Institute for Rethinking Education and Development on the theme of the Now Activism. This is the activism of today, of right now, and it shows up as people everywhere are stepping forward with the leadership they have to offer to make a difference in their communities and organizations. In 2006 Shikshantar and Berkana hosted an event in Oaxaca, Mexico on Now Activism and the following year Shikshantar took the lead in assembling a collection of more than 50 stories and essays exploring what this idea means to people around the world.