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Jen Johnson @joyinthecorners.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Really grateful for Mwenza from @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social repping the north-east and speaking out so clearly about the grim picture of #ukpoverty2026 as a continued political choice, and highlighting the urgent need for collective care and action on issues such as rent control.

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Sally Watson @salawatson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Only dealt with following campaigning by tenants and @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

There’s a romantic idea that if every neighbourhood grew food, our cities could feed themselves. Why does this idea runs up against land ownership, supermarket power and the way markets are organised, and why small farms alone can’t and won't meet urban need under those conditions?

Volunteers from Food & Solidarity packing fresh fruit parcels, including bananas and oranges, at a community food distribution point. Text overlay reads: ‘Can Small-Scale Growing “Feed the World”?’ with a link to Part 2 of the Food Logistics series. The blog explores whether local small-scale farming can meet urban food needs, and how colonialism, supermarket power, and land ownership shape today’s food system. Food & Solidarity campaigns for housing justice, against child poverty, and for a food system based on solidarity not charity.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

From making engaging TikToks to getting one-to-one organising conversation skills and skills in how you can organise your community, members of Food & Solidarity are able to access hands-on trainings that build real power in our workplaces, communities, and homes.

Two photos of Food & Solidarity members leafletting and door-knocking in their neighbourhood. Overlaid text announces two training sessions:

Community Organising: From Gripe to Power: an in-person Saturday session on turning frustration into campaigns and collective wins.

Organising Conversations: a fixed-date training on one-to-one conversations, scheduled for Sunday 2 November 2025.

A graphic with large logos of TikTok, Open Collective, and Google Docs in the background. Overlaid text promotes three upcoming training sessions:

Open Collective Administration: a session on transparent community fund management, open to non-members.

Using Google Docs for Collaborative Work: a hands-on intro to shared documents.

Making a Video: Idea to Finished Product: an in-person Saturday workshop on creating short videos for TikTok or Reels.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Your Communities Solidarity Funds, What more is possible? See How It Works: An Inside Look at your communities Solidarity Funds, What else is possible? A live onboarding session for our new admins, and an open invitation to our community

The background shows a group of people holding a large red banner that reads "FOOD & SOLIDARITY – Towards an organised workplace, community, and household." Overlaid text says: "RSVP: Open Collective Training Session. Join us online on 28th August at 12pm to see how our solidarity funds operate. The Google Meet link will be sent to the email you provide." At the bottom are the logos for Open Collective and Food & Solidarity. Other text repeated in the main body of the post!

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Join Our Members’ Meeting – Newcastle, 29 August 2025 Caption: Step in, have your say, and help shape Food & Solidarity’s next priorities! Friday 29 August 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Healthworks Benwell, Newcastle Families welcome.

images of members meeting and making parcels.text reads"Join This Month’s Members’ MeetingFriday 29 August 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMLocation: Healthworks Benwell, Adelaide Ter, NE4 8BEFood & Solidarity members meet every month to make decisions together. This is where priorities are set, campaigns are shaped, and the work ahead is shared out. If you’ve been thinking about joining, this is your chance to step in and see what we do."

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

URGENT: West End needs fund admins! Help run Arthur's Hill & Elswick Solidarity Funds: Just 1 HOUR/MONTH Distribute £50k+ to neighbours.

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Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

After @nclgreenparty.bsky.social met with @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social to draft a motion opposing the cruel two-child benefit cap and NRPF*, I proposed it to Full Council today, seconded by Indy Cllr Tracey Mitchell. It passed. Unamended. A cross-party stand against the government on poverty.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

🚨 EVICTION UPDATE: Dennis is STILL fighting eviction, but we’re fighting back. After months in hotels, Dennis was given a flat, only to face another eviction? This is how the system fails people. ✅ Our strategy is working: The Chronicle covered his story www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

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Man who spent months living in hotels fears he is about to be made homeless

Dennis Cran has been told he must leave his flat in Vallum Court, on Westgate Road

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Want to help shape the future of Food & Solidarity? We’re electing new Directors, and if you are a member you can nominate yourself!

A promotional graphic for Food & Solidarity encouraging members to run for director positions. The background features three group photos of diverse people at meetings and events. Overlaid text reads: "Help Shape the Future of Food & Solidarity!" How F&S Works: Directors are F&S members who support F&S’s day-to-day work—elected yearly by members. Decisions? Made together at Members’ Meetings. Want to Get More Involved? Nominate yourself to become a director! Responsibilities are shared and clearly defined, so you can contribute in a way that works for you. How to Nominate: Fill out the Nomination form before the AGM (27th April). At the bottom: “Not a member yet? This is how F&S operates: join and be part of something meaningful!

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

🚀 F&S Meeting: Charged Up & Connected 💥 The hybrid members' meeting on Friday was electric! packed with energy, ideas, and action! 🌟 The drive from our members? Unmatched. Let’s keep pushing forward and building what’s ahead! Ready to be part of that? Join here www.foodandsolidarity.org

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

❗️NO MORE GROWING UP POOR!❗️We fight for our kids and our communities. We won't be silent while Keir Starmer lies and our Labour MPs hide. Do they think it's right that 1 in 5 kids in the North East live in poverty? That 1 in 5 kids don't get the food they need?

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

🔥 LABOUR, LISTEN UP: NO MORE GROWING UP POOR.🔥 Chi Onwurah @chionwurah.bsky.social! You’d better tell your friends @lizkendallmp.bsky.social & Rachel Reeves that we are *not* falling for your minor climbdowns. We’re battle-hardened. We’re too smart for that.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📢 What changed, Chi? 50% of kids in Newcastle live in poverty! In 2023, @chionwurah.bsky.social asked why the government was making life so hard for kids. But in 2025, with a new government in power, the policies keeping children in poverty are still in place!

A digital graphic with a red and blue colour scheme comparing MP Chi Onwurah’s stance in 2023 and 2025. On the left, a red-tinted photo of Chi Onwurah from 2023 is paired with a speech bubble that reads: “Why is this Government making it so hard for our kids?” On the right, a blue-tinted 2025 photo of Chi Onwurah appears with a red speech bubble containing a zipper-mouth emoji (🤐), implying silence. A large blue arrow points from the 2023 quote to the 2025 image, with bold text reading: “What changed?” The background features faded images of protest banners, and the years "2023" and "2025" are prominently displayed next to Chi Onwurah’s name.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 Tired of being told “Ah well, there’s nothing you can do”? There’s plenty you can do—but only if you’re organised. Bosses and landlords count on people feeling isolated. That’s why they get away with crap wages, unsafe conditions, and homes falling apart.

An image of Food & solidarity Members visiting a GMB picket in Newcastle. Text says "How joining Food & Solidarity supercharges your union membership! Your dues= your power. We don't rely on funders. We rely on each other. When we pay in, we can fight back. No bosses. No landlords. No strings attached.
FOOD & SOLIDARITY Towards an organised workplace, community, and household."

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Another very productive F&S member's meeting! On the agenda this time: local campaigns, member defence & celebrating success 🥳 Want to be part of building power in your community? Join us buff.ly/3QBnYkV

a collage of 13 people, f&s members, smiling, laughing and talking at a member's meeting. The meeting is hybrid and other members attend online.

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Brilliant piece highlighting what’s at stake in these unconscionable cuts to #UKHE — the background, the current situation, the ramifications: it’s all there, neatly laid out in one short blogpost. Thanks for this and for the practical solidarity in food parcels, @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social!

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Mass University Job Cuts in the North East: Why Supporting Striking Workers Matters — Food & Solidarity

With nearly 1,000 university jobs at risk in the North East, mass redundancies threaten workers and communities. Learn why union membership, community empowerment, and solidarity with striking univers...

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

No More Growing Up Poor: Breakfast Clubs & The Fight for Real Change Child poverty in the UK is a crisis. The delay of the National School Breakfast Programme to 2026 is yet another failure. While politicians run for photo ops, grassroots groups like Food & Solidarity demand real change.

A digitally edited collage with a bold, urgent style. The background features a blurred image of a school cafeteria with tables and chairs. On the left, there is a historic Black Panther Party sign reading: “FREE BREAKFAST FOR CHILDREN SERVED HERE”, with a black panther symbol underneath. On the right, there is a faded and stylized image of a group of politicians; runners wearing charity sponsorship gear.

Overlaying the image is bold text in white, red, and dark blue:
- “Child Poverty isn’t a PR Stunt. It’s a Crisis.”
- (Red & White): *“1 in 4 children in the UK live in poverty. & Free breakfasts delayed until 2026. Enough is enough.”*
- Bottom Call-to-Action (Dark Blue & White): *“Charity won’t end poverty. Organising will. Join Food & Solidarity.”*

The design visually contrasts grassroots efforts (Black Panther breakfast program) with performative charity (charity runs) to highlight the need for systemic change.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🚨 4 MILLION kids in the UK are trapped in poverty. No child should grow up hungry—so we’re taking action. We’re building a national campaign to abolish benefit caps, scrap NRPF, and END child poverty NOW. Ready to fight back? Sign up buff.ly/40XSQ3R

A collage of photos tinted red, showing people of diverse ages and backgrounds holding signs that read 'No to Child Poverty.' The images feature families, individuals, and groups standing in solidarity. At the bottom, a row of Food and Solidarity members sit behind a display of petition photos, representing collective action. Overlaid on the collage, bold white and dark blue text reads: 'URGENT: Join the National Fight to End Child Poverty.' Below, a smaller banner states: 'No More Growing Up Poor UK! Unite! Our Children Deserve Better.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We share food, so all have what they need. Stand with us. Share, care, and support each other. Join Food & Solidarity. Build a strong community today. foodandsolidarity.org/join #Solidarity #Community #JoinTheMovement #FoodAndSolidarity

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🏆 We’re officially a big issue Changemaker 2025! 🏆 We don’t wait for politicians to fix things—we organise. 🏠 Housing casework & eviction resistance Last year, we fought alongside members facing unlawful evictions and unsafe housing, forcing landlords and the council to take action.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Another Saturday, another 70 parcels packed and dispatched, by our members, to our members! This is just one of the many ways in which we work together & support one another #SolidarityNotCharity

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

🌟 Big News: Pauline Has Moved Into Her New Home! 🌟 After facing an unfair eviction notice (S21) despite her landlord neglecting repairs, Pauline has finally moved into a new flat. We even brought her a plant to mark this fresh start. 🌱 Here’s how it happened:

Photo of Pauline and her cat. Text repeated in post

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Meet our member Jade, whose case embodies the power of community at Food & Solidarity. Over the summer, she faced a Section 21 eviction, fought to get her deposit back, and had to leave another flat due to affordability. The stress was overwhelming. 1/3

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

As well as organising 60+ parcels on Saturday, F&S members joined the march on Rafael, the weapons factory that's a stain on our community #shutdownrafael #solidarityalways #solidaritynotcharity

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A very successful workshop (Urgent Eviction Defence Training: Stand with Pauline!) last week means even more F&S members are now trained in eviction resistance! We are ready to protect our member Pauline from eviction!

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

SECTION 21 EVICTION! @janforsterestates continues to reject our appeal for them to allow Sarah and her family, including her four young children, to remain in their home until the new year. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3_...

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Christmas Eviction for This Young Family

SECTION 21 EVICTION! Jan Forster Estates continues to reject our appeal for them to allow Sarah and her family, including her four young children, to remain ...

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

We hit our target to raise funds for Grace and her family in 4 days! But people are still giving! Any excess funds will be used by Grace to pay for the extra costs associated with being evicted. Read a statement, in gratitude, from Grace here opencollective.com/foodandsolid...

Grace and her family standing together with a food and solidarity representative. Overlaid text reads "On seeing that we have exceeded our total... I was just as overwhelmed as the tears poured down my face... But what you people have done for my family, with your compassion, empathy, generosity and Solidarity, is halt that downward spiral in its tracks"

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

EVICITON! Grace and her two adult children are facing eviction from their home on Thursday the 12th of October, and must pay £1,315 in court fees for defending themselves. www.opencollective.com/graceseviction

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Grace's Eviction - Open Collective

Raise funds to cover Grace's court bills related to their no-fault eviction brought by her harassing landlords.

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

Taking industrial action in #newcastle this week? That means you would be prioritied for a solidarity parcel! Apply here www.foodandsolidarity.org/strikersolidarity

5 people smiling and standing next to food parcels lined up on the floor

2 people staying next to crates of bread smiling

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Food and Solidarity @foodandsolidarity.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

On Saturday, just under 50 parcels distributed to our Newcastle West End group! This weekend we have a monthly members' meeting! Need a parcel? Want to help out? www.foodandsolidarity.org/join

Two lines of about 20 food parcels, with 5 figures in the background.
Bottom text read “food and solidarity, Towards an organised workplace, community, and household”.

Two people in front of a brick wall
Bottom text read “food and solidarity, Towards an organised workplace, community, and household”

A person carrying a parcel in the foreground, 3 other people are in the midground. With a brick wall and lean-to in the background
Bottom text read “food and solidarity, Towards an organised workplace, community, and household"

3 people sorting bread in foreground, with a lean-to in the background
Bottom text read "food and solidarity, Towards aan organised workplace, community, and household"

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