TOMORROW (Saturday 27th) 11:30AM CASTLE MARINA RETAIL PARK Please join a peaceful demonstration outside Nottingham's Pets at Home store, to raise awareness of the cruel pet trade and encourage customers to adopt, not shop. https://fb.me/e/6apnTvRrM

This Friday 26th Sept , 7pm at #SumacCentre Skills Exchange Nottingham ♫ You are cordially invited to our social. Learn about time banking. All welcome. Featuring live music from Hummingbirds and Dave Fairey, also Poetry, Quiz and Raffle. Vegan meal & cake […] [Original post on social.coop]

The Reclaim the Power Camp was per-empively closed down last year. Veggies were to cater but detoured to the Northern Green Gathering site, preparing food to deliver to campaigners in halls & emergency meetings elsewhere. Citing "lack of evidence", prosecutors […] [Original post on social.coop]

The Reclaim the Power Camp was per-empively closed down last year. Veggies were to cater but detoured to the Northern Green Gathering site, preparing food to deliver to campaigners in halls & emergency meetings elsewhere. Citing "lack of evidence", prosecutors […] [Original post on social.coop]

Operation Raise the Cash! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sponsor a Flag for Gaza! 🇵🇸 https://gofund.me/5d0d3c751 Flags of St George across Birmingham exploit the far-right agenda. Subvert that symbolism! Donate £5 per flag - for a total of £7,500 for United Nations Relief & Works […] [Original post on social.coop]

Skills Exchange Nottingham - 7pm, Friday 26th September You are cordially invited to our social. Learn about time banking. All welcome. Featuring live music from Hummingbirds and Dave Fairey also Poetry, Quiz and Raffle. Vegan meal & cake for a donation […] [Original post on social.coop]

Rebel City, a small London based anarchist group, visit schools & colleges to talk to young people about #anarchist ideas. Many questions arise so they compiled a short book answering some of those questions. "For a Future Made By Us All, Questions and Answers […] [Original post on social.coop]

The Undercover Policing Inquiry restarts on Monday 15th October. Details have been released of the groups affected by the #Spycops covered in this 'tranche' of the inquiry. Included is the #SumacCentre, our home base, spied upon by Mark Kennedy in the false […] [Original post on social.coop]

NEDS HOUSING CO-OP Vacancy in @RadicalRoutes #coop in #Nottingham Would you like to be free of landlords & #takecontrol of your own housing, with more ethical & sustainable use of resources? Following the article in Left Lion #Neds Housing Coop in Nottingham […] [Original post on social.coop]

Rebel Soul Whilst not catering at #ShambalaFestival Veggies will assist again with facilities for the #RebelSoul space. Whet your appetite with #SamosasForSocialChange, home-baked cake, fair trade teas & coffees and tuck shop. In 2025 Rebel Soul are supporting […] [Original post on social.coop]

Here's this week's foods Freely available from Sumac Centre during Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm and afterwards til 4pm. Also at Community Pop-Up lunch on Wednesday. www sumac.org.uk/events/ - carrots - new potato's - beetroot salad - satsumas - oranges - spring onions - courgette - a variety of bread

@workingclasshistory.com may be interested in this from #positivenews "The world needs more working-class writers. The Bee is going to find, nurture and publish them." That's the rallying cry of those behind a venture that aims to address the "class problem" in […] [Original post on social.coop]

29 years ago 4 women were acquitted after damaging fighter jet to stop genocide https://skwawkbox.org/2025/07/29/29-years-ago-today-4-liverpool-women-were-acquitted-after-damaging-fighter-jet-to-stop-genocide/ Jury found the four not guilty because they were […] [Original post on social.coop]

Banana Bread anyone? This week's free food redistribution at #SumacCentre has leeks, carrots, apples, courgettes, spring onions, cauliflower, green beans, lettuce , fennel, baby eggplants and sourdough loaves. Plus 3 trays of bananas, some with split skins but […] [Original post on social.coop]

Brinsley Animal Rescue Fundraiser - 2nd August 2025 at #SumacCentre Another night of community action for the animals. The animals suffering does not end, which means we do not stop our community fundraising meals So come along, eat homemade delicious vegan […] [Original post on social.coop]

Stop The Arms Fair (STAF) coalition is a network of organisations & individuals committed to nonviolently resisting arms fairs. www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk Sun 20 July ExCel walking tour of the building used to host the arms fair and the surrounding area. Get to […] [Original post on social.coop]

In 2017, we did exactly what Palestine Action, write Sam Walton & Daniel Woodhouse: we broke into an airbase to stop war crimes. And yet we have been treated completely differently. Unlike Palestine Action, we were not attacked by the Israel lobby. We were not […] [Original post on social.coop]

This text by Adam Olney is an impassioned plea to protect a "sacred ground" of #Glastonbury Festival from corporate influence & commercialization. The #CallOutCoke campaign aims to break the Festival's secret contract with Coca Cola. The author implores "Emily" […] [Original post on social.coop]

A strong start to #SpeakersForum at #Glastonbury #GreenFutures with NEWS FROM MYANMAR Also Cartoon Kate, Battle Of the Beanfield film and much more. Full program at https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/the-green-fields/green-futures/speakers-forum/ […] [Original post on social.coop]

Amazing support for the #CallOutCoke campaign to #Boycott #CocaCola at #Glastonbury Festival. Coke is the _only_ cola that is allowed to be sold at Glastonbury. You can find out why and how to support the campaign on the fully referenced website […] [Original post on social.coop]

Bless 'em they tried, but despite speaking to @Veggies this piece in the Nottingham Post is the most confused account of the #spycops scandal I've read https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/inside-radical-nottingham-hub-police-10276963

We're planning 100 hours of #VeganOutreach for 200,000 people in the Green Futures Field at Glastonbury Festival. #GlastoVegan Sadly Food for a Future, the vegan cookery workshop space, has not been given space in 2025. Having pioneered exclusively vegan […] [Original post on social.coop]

Two of our favourite campaigners have collaborated to bring you the latest @ethicalconsumer Climate Action newsletter. It features electric vehicles. We have now sold off Veggies diesel van in favour of trimming down to do many events by electric car or even by […] [Original post on social.coop]

Please share and cross post elsewhere our @Illy's interview about the #RescueNotRetail campaign. 'Lucy's Law' was a small step forward for dogs and cats, but there is yet to be an overarching legislation to protect the millions of other animals who are bred and […] [Original post on social.coop]

On Sunday 15th June Glen Hustler, aka #HustlerByName, will be talking at #1in12club #Bradford about #spycops, the subject of a graphic novel he released earlier this year. Glen says: "I'll be bringing some books and other bits down. looking forward to seeing […] [Original post on social.coop]

What has the climate crisis got to do with human rights? No Planet. No People. No Human Rights. The climate crisis threatens human survival and all human rights – to life, health, housing, water and sanitation. Right now our world is in the midst of a climate […] [Original post on social.coop]

PET SHOPS EXPOSED: UNCOVERING ABUSE, MOBILISING CHANGE JUNE 10TH 7PM - LOVE SHACK, LONDON AN EDUCATIONAL EVENING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BECOME AN AFFILIATE OF THE MOVEMENT TO EXPOSE PET SHOP ANIMAL ABUSE. HOSTED BY THE PET SHOP CAMPAIGN RESCUE NOT RETAIL […] [Original post on social.coop]

H.O.P.E. Hope Against The Far Right (#Nottingham) Sunday June 15th 4-6 PM A Celebration of community, equality and diversity. At Broadway Cinema Mezzanine (Upstairs Bar, Free Entry) Open Mic, Music, Creativity. Hope x Optimism x empowerment Equality […] [Original post on social.coop]

Setting up the #ResistanceExhibition at #SumacCentre ready for Sunday 8th June, noon-9pm. Documenting over 40 years of protest and resistance in the UK, through photos, videos, text and objects. Resistance Exhibition, aims to foster a public archive of a […] [Original post on social.coop]

I started regularly donating about a year ago. I am now supporting 8 different projects with 20,77€ per month, and it didn't hurt at all. Why pay for something free? Because free software only exists because other people already paid for it. Someone has to do […] [Original post on ma.fellr.net]

THIS SUNDAY Documenting over 40 years of protest and resistance in the UK, through photos, videos, text and objects. #ResistanceExhibition, creates a public archive of a vibrant protest culture in the UK; a documenting of history by the people who made that […] [Original post on social.coop]

This months events at #FiveLeavesBookshop All recommended, but some of note: Sun 1st June (past): Remembering the Battle of the Beanfields with Alan Lodge aka 'Tash' Thurs 5th: Five Years, 30,000 miles & 1000 trees Wed 11th: Feminist Writing Workshop Thurs […] [Original post on social.coop]

Left Lion, Nottingham's arts & ents magazine features our weekend events, bringing together 40 years of campaign materials, documenting protest culture in the UK through photography, posters, videos, text and objects. On Sat 7th @ 5pm we host a talk by Alan […] [Original post on social.coop]

We are pleased to support first Total Liberation Gathering on 11th-13th July at #Nottingham #SumacCentre, with #FoodByVeggies Details: https://www.veggies.org.uk/event/total-liberation-gathering/ The aim is for animal liberationists to connect with other […] [Original post on social.coop]

The batch of Kate Wilson’s new book, "DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the #Spycops Files" that we had at today's event sold out. We'll get another batch from the publisher, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Meanwhile: hardback £20, ebook £10.99, audio £24.99 at […] [Original post on social.coop]

THIS SUNDAY DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the #Spycops Files Exclusive book launch event and Q&A with Kate Wilson “A memoir and a shocking exposé about the workings of Britain’s secret police.” Sunday June 1st . 1pm – 4pm 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX […] [Original post on social.coop]

Join us at #Nottingham #SumacCentre on Sat 7th June for a special presentation by Tash @tashuk.bsky.social . One Eye on the Road - Windsor to the Beanfield and Beyond will feature photos from over 40 years on the campaign front line, plus a discussion with Tash […] [Original post on social.coop]

Find us from 11am this Saturday, 31st May, at the Green Hustle in Nottingham's Old Market Square. Green Hustle is back, bringing thousands of people together in Nottingham’s Old Market Square on Saturday, 31 May, for a day of free summer fun. Under this year's […] [Original post on social.coop]

Vigil for the lives lost in the genocide against the Palestinian people Here, Now. At Elbit (UAV Tactical Systems, #Leicester) Many companies that support Israel need to be boycotted. We focus on Coca Cola, the only cola at #GlastonburyFestival. Coca-Cola […] [Original post on social.coop]

We hear that it was Trinity Wholefoods 40th birthday party yesterday. Congratulations to everyone who has kept this *lovely* workers’ co-op in Hastings going all these years. http://www.trinitywholefoods.co.uk/ As shown in the #AltText the hand drawn birthday […] [Original post on social.coop]

Please watch "Animal Rights Show | Confronting Capitalism on the Road to Animal Liberation" with Vasile Stanescu, a committed advocate for animal liberation. We should be honest with our messaging If we want a world where humans live in harmony with other […] [Original post on social.coop]

Prohibit police officers from having sexual relationships while undercover Ban undercover police officers having sexual relationships as part of their undercover work. Ensure full and early disclosure is made to victims. This is state-funded abuse that must […] [Original post on social.coop]

It's a big year for radical social centres in England. This year marks the 44th anniversary of Bradford’s ‘1 in 12 club’, the 30th anniversary of Bristol’s BASE, and the 24th year of Nottingham's #SumacCentre, home of Veggies! The 1 in 12 are running a series […] [Original post on social.coop]

Here's a look at the amazing habitats being demolished by bottom trawlers in the South Pacific Ocean, between Australia and New Zealand. They shouldn't be sacrificed for private profit. Or at all. What's at stake: The beauty of the Tasman Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8BJeIgwAk […]

We have some exciting events coming up at the end of May! ✨ - Sat 24th, heading to Manchester for Vegan Organic Network Eco Fest 🥕 - Sun 25th, our friends at Brinsley Animal Rescue have their spring open day! 🐮 Other events include: Green Hustle Sneinton & […] [Original post on social.coop]

Acoustic Evening with Tiger Celebrate Tiger's 12th Birthday with us. Our friends at Tiger Community CIC turn 12 soon - and they are having a party at #Nottingham #SumacCentre There will be music, poetry, delicious food and cake! Acoustic or Spoken Word […] [Original post on social.coop]

Fundraiser to support animal rights protesters! Four young people were recently found guilty of Public Nuisance. In Sept'22, they protested against dairy industry, climbing on top of milk trucks, blocking road to Müller distribution centre, as part of a wider […] [Original post on social.coop]

#georgemombiot asserts livestock impact "is now the most active & seductive frontier of climate-science denial, heavily promoted by the meat industry, which is as ruthless & machiavellian as the fossil fuel industry." He quotes a “study” ... “to support McDonald’s belief that well-managed beef […]

Welcome @RadicalRoutes to social.coop and the Mastodon fediverse! Radical Routes is a mutual-aid network of co-ops committed to working together for radical social change. We have been holding space for them, pending this big moment. See past posts at […] [Original post on social.coop]

We're delighted to be rated a Best Buy in the Plant Based issue of @ethicalconsumer, with the UK's *Most Ethical* Burger. Find out more about Ethical Consumer from this Climate Emergency Centre network #CEC Webinar […] [Original post on social.coop]