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Subject: food security

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Land campaigners in Sheffield

A Shock For Sheffield Shoppers

Residents of Sheffield got a shock on Saturday to find that parts of their city were being sold off.  A Grab, Grab and Profit auction was in progress in the city centre, with iconic landmarks like the Crucible, the Cathedral and the University all coming under the hammer.  These magnificent buildings were sold off at a bargain price, with full eviction rights included in some cases.  Bemused and bewildered shoppers looked on unsure...

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Family Life Below the Line: "It's been tougher than I imagined"

As many Live Below the Line participants have found over the last few days, living on £1 a day is certainly a challenge. But how hard is it when you are a family of four on a £4 a day budget? Activism Assistant Jo Chamberlain tells her Live Below the Line story:  ...

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What the Budget and Finance Bill means for the IF Campaign

The core issues of the IF Campaign are Land, Aid, Tax and Transparency. From the Budget, campaigners could expect results on the latter three. By Dan Mackenzie. ...

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Could you be the next campaigner to lobby your MP?

When Constituency Campaigner Frances Howell went to lobby her MP Fiona Bruce about land grabs she got more than she bargained for - an invitation to the Palace of Westminster no less!  Read how she got on here:    ...

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Pleckgate High School Open Their Doors To Celebrate Fairtrade

On the 27th of February 160 year 6 pupils from 4 primary schools in Blackburn came together at Pleckgate High School for a event exploring the challenges and opportunities that smallholder farmers' face including fair trade. Young people got the opportunity to speak up on the issue by making t-shirts, writing poetry and making videos. One group wrote blogs about the event including Shabeeb, Aysha, Amir and Ashab. If you would like to hold...

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Students tackle food poverty - “I thought that there wasn’t anything I or we could do...I thought wrong!”

Chloe Kershaw and Kaley Hudson were two of 750 Year 10 and 11s who got involved in an anti-hunger campaign at Whitcliffe Mount B & E College.  Here they are to explain the 6 things they did to get active on the problem of hunger: 1. They got started... Chloe: "In our GCSE controlled assessment we have been learning about poverty in the world. We didn't realise that there was so much poverty all around and...

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Ali Sameer says: Let's hear it from Manchester

On Saturday morning, ALi Sameer travelled from Leeds to Manchester to attend a training day on Enough Food For Everyone IF campaign. Here is his report:  ...

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Manchester first UK City Council to support the IF campaign

Manchester is the first UK City Council to join the likes of Bill Gates and Desmond Tutu in supporting a new international campaign against hunger . ...

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Cracking good food

Cracking Good Food was set up in 2010 to help tackle food inequalities in Manchester and beyond. They teach people how to cook tasty, healthy and affordable, seasonal food from scratch. Adele, one of the founding members, was inspired to create the initiative after 5 years at Chorlton's Unicorn Grocery.  Every week, perfectly good vegetables that didn't quite meet Unicorn's standard for sale were put out for the public...

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Incredible Edible Todmorden

Incredible Edible Todmorden grow food for sharing wherever there's space for it. Living in Todmorden I have had a chance to get involved with all the great things Incredible Edible Todmorden (IET) have been doing. And anyone else can join and contribute with cooking, designing posters, doing guided tours, meeting and greeting visitors, taking photos or working with children.  For IET food is in the centre of attention. It has...

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