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Food, friends & a future: SRGs are a recipe for success

Food and cookery bring us together. and unleash our potential – just like SRGs. Julia Turshen, the American author and food equity advocate, describes cooking as a “constant reminder of transformation and possibility”.  In her book, Feed The Resistance, she writes: “Cooking

Monica: Why I keep standing up and speaking up

Each year, the Dignity, Agency, Power calendar tells stories of people who bring those values to life. This page features Monica Gregory. Monica works with homeless people in Oxford in a range of roles, and has been involved in speaking

Stef: What dignity, agency & power mean to me

Each year, the Dignity, Agency, Power calendar tells stories of people who bring those values to life. This page features STEF BENSTEAD. In 2019, Stef wrote Second Class Citizens, looking at the shameful way the UK state has treated disabled

The compassion in these neighbourhood pantries is fantastic!

Throughout 2022, we are telling the stories from the Dignity, Agency, Power calendar. May’s page features Your Local Pantry, so we caught up with James Henderson, who became network development coordinator for Your Local Pantry at the end of last

Hope story: a united stand against hunger

Everyone should have access to good food. Nobody should need to go to bed hungry. Those simple values were the driving force behind End Hunger UK, an inspiring and hope-filled campaign that brought together thousands of people from 2016 to

How we ensure struggles are not ignored

Telling your own story for a good purpose is like having a superpower, says Ellis. Every month, our Dignity, Agency, Power series tells of inspiring people and groups who are tackling poverty in the UK. Some stories are of people taking action

Hope story: tenacity and change in Salford

Don’t try to ‘give a voice’ – listen to the voices that have been drowned out Every month, our Dignity, Agency, Power series tells of inspiring people and groups who are tackling poverty in the UK. Some stories are of