Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group — the Kwug Blog: food banks

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Saturday, 21 October 2017

Food bank volunteering no cosy photo-opportunity for Tory MPs!

Ask food bank users if 'Universal Credit' is working!

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Kwug xmas carol 4

to the tune of 'All I want for Xmas is You ' - for original Mariah Carey song see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEfszb9h8Q. Only the first part of the song as the bridge is just too hard to sing!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOOD.

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree

I don't want a lot for Christmas
Just a roof above my head
If I was paid a living wage
All of this need not be said

I just want enough to eat
And to fund a little heat
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is FOOD,
FOOD, baby

I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day

Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to feed my baby,
Not use food banks any more

Oh, I just want fair work, fair pay
Earn enough to make my way
Make my wish come true
Baby, all I want for Christmas is FOOD,

FOOD baby

All I want for Christmas is food, baby
All I want for Christmas is food, baby
All I want for Christmas is food, baby
All I want for Christmas is food, baby

Friday, 5 September 2014

Food banks and social work — Wednesday 10 Sept, 18:30-20:30 at LSBU, Keyworth Street, SE1 6NG

From Social Work Action Network London

A reminder that the next SWAN London meeting will be held from 18:30-20:30 next Wednesday 10th September. This will involve Tom Henri, Lecturer in Social Work at Goldsmiths College, discuss his research on Foodbanks in south London.

This event will take place in Room K207 in the Keyworth Centre, London South Bank University, Keyworth Street, Elephant & Castle SE1 6NG (nearest tube: Elephant & Castle).

To register interest in the event, email SWANlondon AT googlemail.com

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Meeting structure

Helping you feel at home: We meet weekly in the Small Hall at KingsgateCC and start gathering from 3pm, attempting to start the meetings at about 3:15pm and definitely before 3:30pm.

Bring and share refreshments are included. We are not like the 'No eating or drinking on the premises' jobcentre.

The formal meetings start with firstname and what benefit we are on or a one-liner about what brings us to KUWG. (Pensioners and other allies welcome.)

We then ask for casework from those present, arrange who will help with what case, and go onto discussing campaigning leafleting and such outreach activities. We also arrange who will do the chairing or facilitating and note-taking for the following week. Rotating these roles helps minimise the risk of being dominated by one person and helps us build our skills as we share the workload.

Meetings actually finish at about 5:20pm to allow for putting tables and chairs back and leaving the kitchen facilities ready for the next group.

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