Tag: community

‘The Future of London’s Food System’ Panel + Discussion – City Hall, London – 4th February 2016

As part of the ‘Just Space Conference – A Community Led Plan for London’ the Community Food Growers Network (CFGN) will be hosting a panel with speakers from across London’s community food sector on the following topics: 1. What could policy makers do to expand your work? 2. What are the creative solutions to respond…

Traditional Markets are under threat: What is your link? – 25th January 2016

Markets  campaigns across the UK – sharing experiences and thinking future actions

25th January, 1-6pm

Central House, University College London

LG01 (basement)  

14 Upper Woburn Place
London
WC1H 0NN

This meeting will bring together various campaigns across the UK that have been active in defending and promoting public markets against abandonment, closure and/or gentrification.

Audacious Veg Welcomes Refugees

CFGN member ‘Audacious Veg’ is running a crowd funder which you can find out more and support through this link, and also some info below

Welcome a refugee to the UK this Christmas with a gift of a weekly bus pass

It only costs £21 pounds to change a refugee’s life with a seven-day bus pass – donate today!

Here at Audacious Veg, we wanted to find a way to make newly-arrived refugees feel welcome in London, and make their lives a tiny bit easier. We asked ourselves- “how can a tiny food growing project make a big difference to people seeking asylum in the UK?”

Refugees seeking to claim asylum in the UK are not legally allowed to work, and often struggle to survive on less than £5 a day. This makes London’s high transport costs unaffordable, leaving many refugees isolated and unable to access support services. You can help change this.