Last week was a very productive week at Limborough Community Food Hub and our calendar was packed! So what did we do? Monday 25th April Our usual lovely family from the QSA Cook Up sessions came in on Monday to make some delicious food. We were treated to an array of Syrian dishes, including the…
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Wen is excited to have secured a grant from City Bridge Trust, through the Propel initiative. The three year funding, which started in April 2023, will enable Wen to continue its successful Climate Sisters programme – giving the opportunity to over 100 women in East London to take part in the Feminist Climate Leadership programme.…
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Food production, consumption and preparation is highly gendered, so taking an intersectional feminist approach is crucial for working towards a just food and climate transition. The Food Policy Paper, published later in 2023, is part of a Feminist Green New Deal policy paper series and final report which outline key policy recommendations needed to create…
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BRINGING WOMEN’S VOICES TO THE CLIMATE TABLE The Climate Sisters ‘Local Women of the World at the Climate Table’ project, funded by Propel, aims to make systemic change by amplifying marginalised women’s voices in climate justice debates and in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Here we hear from Climate Sisters participants who have taken…
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Find out about The Climate Sisters project, funded by propel, which aims to make systemic change by amplifying marginalised women’s voices in climate justice debates and in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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REUSABLE NAPPY WEEK Reusable Nappy Week, taking place from 24th – 30th April 2023, aims to raise awareness about the benefits of reusable nappies. The week will include events, special offers and fun educational activities which will be held across London and online. The week of action will advocate the positive impact reusable nappies can…
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Apr
SPRING GATHERING – MARCH 2023 Our Spring Gathering of the Tower Hamlets Food Growers took place at Bromley By Bow Community Centre on March 16th. The theme of the gathering was “gardening for wellbeing”. As well as lots of interesting stalls and amazing workshops throughout the day, we also launched our Soil Sisters Toolkit! Soil…
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Soil Sisters Toolkit – tips on creating therapeutic gardens and therapeutic activities in women’s refuges – inspiration and resources for support workers, growers to refuge residents themselves.
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We’re sharing our plant based recipes from our recent cooking workshop – winter tacos, chickpea curry, kebab and pumpkin cake – enjoy!
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Wen is recruiting. Find out about the latest opportunity to join the team.