BLC progress report [1] early August 2023 The Learning Circle held its first meeting on Saturday the 29th of July 2023 in Abington, Northampton, England. The full notes from the session will be uploaded to www.blackcurrent.uk seperately. Time Bank People identify their skills or offers which are entered onto a database. Skills/offers are shared with…
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Blackbird Learning Circle
Blackbird Learning Circle – a base for community action We are forming a learning circle to create a basis for action groups. These could include: The learning circle is part of the Blackbird Community Project, here in Northampton, the overall aim of which is to build a proactive and non-hierarchical community. The project already includes…
THE STATE WE’RE IN: discussion write-up
The session began with a presentation on many societal issues, including those faced by easily singled-out minorities such as refugees, travellers, queer people, disabled people, and the impoverished classes. Through our discussions, we continually highlighted how these issues feed off each other and how they are effectively impossible to tackle if viewed individually. The group…
How to organise a free foodshare
WHAT IS A FOODSHARE? A Foodshare is an event or organisation where food is shared for free. Foodshares are necessary in today’s society because the system we live under does not guarantee basic wellbeing for everyone, so we must support one other. Food can be sourced in various ways: INTRO This how-to is based on…
A guide for mentally surviving the cost-of-living crisis
The short survival manual created by squatters and eviction resisters to support anyone who wants to exercise their right to resist unjust system.
House projects: Blackbird Community
Solidarity, mutual aid and free food for all.
The future is ours: update and the vision from Blackcurrent
Vision for the future from the house as per May 2022, more community projects, more community building resistance.