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Sumac Centre
Nottingham’s Sumac Centre provides a space for groups and individuals working for positive social change in a spirit of co-operation and mutual aid.
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December 2018
People’s Kitchen
People's Kitchen is a community café where people can get a good vegan meal for a suggested donation. Half funds raised keep the Sumac open, and the other half are fundraisers for grassroots causes, nominate by the group running each evening. To volunteer to co-ordinate a session, please get in touch. Help is also appreciated with tasks such as chopping, serving and cleaning. Visit the People's Kitchen page to read more about how it works! You can also follow Sue MacCafe…
Find out more »Veggies Crew Meeting
Veggies is a volunteer-led, community-based, social enterprise promoting ethical living through the adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle.
Find out more »Punk 4 Homeless
Punk fundraiser for homeless street children via Casa Alianza. Last Saturday of every month. Suggested donation: 3 quid Plus Peoples Kitchen
Find out more »January 2019
Nottingham Animal Rights Meeting
This is a meeting for people who are involved or interested in animal rights activism.
Find out more »Green Festival Planning Meeting
Planning meeting continue for Nottingham Green Festival, a sustainable-themed festival, organised by a cooperative planning group. The 26th Green Festival is to be held on Sunday 16th September 2018 at Nottingham Arboretum, so your support is most welcome. (See also event listing on Veggies Diary)
Find out more »T.B.C. Forest Fields Helping Hands Community Kitchen
THIS IS A PROPOSAL - NOT YET CONFIRMED forest Fields Helping Hands Community Kitchen. A free/low cost meal using surplus food /donations from local businesses in order to support those in need. Will be open to the public. I would also like to do a breakfast /brunch on a Sunday, on the same basis , if possible .
Find out more »February 2019
Sherwood Rise Residents Association
Sherwood Rise Residents Association (SRRA) This is an open meeting to any one who lives in Forest Fields, New Basford, Carrington and surrounding areas. The Residents Association plans the Stuff of Life Festival on Hedley Villas Park, the Winter Gathering in December & other activities. The purpose of the Residents Association is to also offer people the space to share community concerns, build community relationships and offer informal friendship as people who live in the same neighbourhoods. Having Sumac as an…
Find out more »Radical Routes Winter Gathering TBC
Together with Neds Housing Co-op & Veggies Catering Campaign, Sumac Centre will be welcoming the Radical Routes Winter (February) Gathering to Nottingham. Radical Routes is a network of radical housing co-ops, workers co-ops and social centres, whose members are committed to working for positive social change. Four times a year, the member co-ops get together at weekend events which have a social function, but which are also the places at which all important decisions are taken. They are open meetings…
Find out more »March 2019
Sumac Gardening
The Sumac garden has been turned into mini community allotments! The vegetable beds are divided up in to small plots. Individuals and groups can request this space to grow fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers for local wildlife. Local food production is an important part of a low carbon society. We want to encourage, support and learn about food growing in Forest Fields. The Sumac garden is organic and laid out to show the best use of a small space. It…
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