Categories
News

Newsletter #1 – All we have is each other

We are trying to provide solidarity in separation. However, this means that news and ideas of Co-operation Birmingham are difficult to communicate to others due to social distancing measures. We do have the website, podcast and social media but we know this isn’t reaching all the people we are providing food aid for. Hopefully this […]

Categories
News

Solidarity Kitchen Health and Safety Protocols

Abridged podcast version of this post Which guidance to follow? And why are there conflicting approaches? The government’s guidelines for dealing with Covid-19 are not in line with other countries. Although there is guidance from the WHO (World Health Organisation), each individual country’s healthcare system is responsible for and has the capacity to respond to […]

Categories
News

First Week Update

As we complete our first week of operations we just wanted to give you all an update on our progress so far. It’s been an intense week with over 500 meals going out to the people of Birmingham, sixty plus people wanting to volunteer with us (and many of them already starting and doing a […]

Categories
News

Solidarity in Separation We Need to be Ready

Social Distancing may soon become unavoidable, even if a consensus is yet to emerge. But in this critical time we mustn’t be divided. We need to be ready. Mutual aid lays the foundation for Social Distancing, and gives us the power to ensure our own safety and get through this with the minimum human cost. […]