Your Community. Your voice. Your decisions.
Join the next Food & Solidarity members' meeting in Newcastle.
Join the next Food & Solidarity members' meeting in Newcastle. Our monthly meetings are where members come together to discuss community issues, vote on decisions, shape campaigns, and decide what we do next. Register to attend in person or online and have your say.
Food & Solidarity is run by its members. Our meetings are where you can discuss the issues affecting your community, decide what happens next, and shape the campaigns we take forward together.
Come along, have your say, and help shape what your community, your organisation does next.
What Happens at a Food & Solidarity Members' Meeting?
This is where you decide what happens next.
Our members' meetings are where we make decisions together. We discuss current campaigns, share updates, consider new ideas, and vote on the priorities that shape our organisation.
Members' meetings are an opportunity to shape the organisation and build collective power.
Have your say
Share your ideas, raise concerns, and bring forward issues that matter to you and your community.Shape our campaigns
Help decide which issues we focus on and what action we take together.Make decisions collectively
Take part in discussions and votes that shape the direction of Food & Solidarity.Get involved at your own pace
Meet other members, hear what's happening, and find ways to participate that work for you.
Register for the Next Members' Meeting
FAQ: Food & Solidarity Members' Meetings
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Members of Food & Solidarity can attend general meetings to participate in discussions and help shape the organisation's work. Meetings provide opportunities to contribute to campaigns, discuss proposals, and take part in collective decision-making.
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Members discuss proposals, raise questions, share their views, and consider objections before voting on decisions. General meetings also include committee breakout sessions, where members can take part in areas such as communications, food parcels, campaigns, and membership.
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If you are a member complete the registration form on this page with your details. Check the meeting information for the date, time, and location, and register to let us know you plan to attend.
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Yes. Any member can submit a proposal for consideration at a general meeting. Proposals should be written in advance so members have time to read and understand them before the meeting. Directors or elected members are responsible for supporting members in preparing proposals.
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Food & Solidarity uses a structured process for considering proposals. Members can ask clarifying questions, share brief reactions, raise objections, and work together to improve proposals before voting. The process aims to support transparent, collective decision-making.
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Members are expected to treat one another with respect. Food & Solidarity's code of conduct rejects discrimination, harassment, bullying, and abusive behaviour. Members should respect democratic decisions and raise disagreements openly in a way that respects member democracy.