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.
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CFGN Winter Gathering / Granville Community Kitchen / 07.02.16
Location: Granville Community Kitchen
The Granville Centre,
80 Granville Road
Kilburn
London
Date: Sunday 7th February 2016
Time: 12pm-5pm
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For more information/questions email cfgn@riseup.net
http://www.granvillecommunitykitchen.wordpress.com
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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.
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