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Homelessness and Covid-19: 6 months later

The next in our series of ‘6 months on’ guest blog posts comes from Rebecca Stockman who works with YMCA St Paul’s Group in delivering Merton Winter Night Shelter. Rebecca writes: I often wonder what difference it would have made Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 1 month2 months ago

Does Covid-19 mean foodbanks are here for good? – 6 months later

In the second of our guest blog series that re-visit posts from summer 2020, now in December 2020 we hear again from foodbank volunteer Bob Jefford on foodbank responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bob writes: If Harold Wilson was around Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 2 months2 months ago

A neighbourly response to Covid-19: 6 months later

During the summer of 2020 the Life on the Breadline blog hosted 10 guest blog posts on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. 6 months later we’re re-visiting for updates with several of our guest writers. First is from Paul Wright, Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 2 months2 months ago

Faith motivations, volunteering and holiday hunger

On 21st October 2020 the House of Commons voted against extending holiday food provision for children who receive Free School Meals into the school holidays. This followed campaigning by a wide number of charities and by Marcus Rashford who started Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 months3 months ago

Online conferences

What are your preferences for an online conference? Life on the Breadline is now in its third year of research and next summer in 2021 we’ll host our end of project conference. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic we’re considering Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 months6 days ago

New resources from the Life on the Breadline mid-project conference

On 11th September 2020, over 70 people attended the online Life on the Breadline mid-project conference: Faith-based Activism in Austerity Britain. The conference addressed questions including: How has austerity impacted people in the UK? What are the implications of this Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 4 months4 months ago

Food Insecurity and Covid-19 in Stoke-on-Trent

This week’s Covid-19 guest blog post comes from Alison Briggs. Alison is currently a 2nd year PhD research student in the department of Geography in the School of Environment, Education and Development at the University of Manchester. Her research explores Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 6 months6 months ago

Life on the Breadline conference moves online

Having postponed the Life on the Breadline Conference: Faith-Based Activism in Austerity Britain back in March 2020 due to Covid-19, we pleased to share that the conference will now be online on 11th September 2020 9.30am to 12.40pm BST. The Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 6 months7 months ago

Questioning the role of religious faith in UK food provision

On 23rd June 2020 at the online ENUF UK conference on food and poverty we hosted a workshop ‘Questioning the role of religious faith in UK food provision’. In this blog post we – Stephanie Denning (Coventry University, Life on Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 7 months7 months ago

Challenging food poverty through empowerment and participation

This week’s guest blog post during Covid-19 comes from Val Barron is a community practitioner with Communities Together Durham and a William Temple Scholar. Val writes: Sitting here reflecting on the first day of the excellent ENUF food and poverty Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 7 months7 months ago

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