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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, 3 years8th July 2020 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, 3 years1st July 2020 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, 3 years24th June 2020 ago

Holiday hunger provision during Covid-19 – how TLG Make Lunch is adapting

This week in our series of guest blog posts we hear from Jasmine Le Ny from TLG on how their Make Lunch programme is adapting to help families during the Covid-19 pandemic: It feels like there is something new for Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years17th June 2020 ago

Experiences of being a Priest in a Pandemic

Our next guest blog post during Covid-19 comes from Suzanne Vernon Yorke, a Church of England priest in London. She shares with us her experience of being a priest in a pandemic: Who, where, what am I? I’m a vicar Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years10th June 2020 ago

Homelessness and Covid-19

This week our guest blog post comes from Rebecca Stockman who works with YMCA St Paul’s Group in delivering Merton Winter Night Shelter. Rebecca writes: In Merton, a multi-faith, grassroots winter night shelter, MWNS, has been running and growing since Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years3rd June 2020 ago

Becoming a doorstep community

The next in our series of guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from Naomi Maynard, a food pantry volunteer in Liverpool. Naomi writes: On 6th December 2019 St George’s Everton Your Local Pantry opened its doors for the first time, Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years27th May 2020 ago

How will disabled people manage through the Coronavirus crisis?

The fourth of our guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from Hannah Deakin, a disability blogger and activist. Hannah writes: Coronavirus or Covid-19. A word that until a couple of months ago nobody had heard of, except maybe as Corona Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years20th May 2020 ago

Citizens Advice during the Lockdown

This week the third in our series of guest blog posts during Covid-19 comes from a volunteer at Citizens Advice in Surrey. Dinah writes: Millions unable to go to work.  People unable to pay their rent.  Limited access to supermarkets. Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years13th May 2020 ago

Does Covid-19 mean foodbanks are here for good?

In the second of a series of guest blog posts during Covid-19, this week we hear from foodbank volunteer Bob Jefford. Bob reflects: The pandemic has just transformed all of our lives, and the Covid-19 stats are spreading like wildfire. Read more…

By Stephanie Denning, 3 years5th May 2020 ago

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