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Members Stories, Case studies & Wins

Food & Solidarity Wins! Fighting injustice through collective action

Featured Stories & Wins

Residents and organizers at Breamish House
Unsafe Homes, Collective Action
October 2025

Inside Breamish House: Residents Organise for Safe Homes

When repeated council reports about leaking ceilings and dangerous damp went unanswered, residents joined with Food & Solidarity to door‑knock, collect evidence and demand urgent repairsleading to action within 24 hours.

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Action for Hanan’s home with damp issues
Housing Disrepair & Direct Action
December 2023

Hanan’s Story: Council Home & Damp

When council‑managed housing left Black mould, leaking ceilings and dangerous conditions untreated, Food & Solidarity organised direct action that forced repairs after years of neglect. Collective pressure made the council act quickly once and for all.

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Community rally supporting Grace against eviction
Eviction Defence & Community Support
2024

Grace’s Story – The Frontlines of Eviction Support

Food & Solidarity stood with Grace as her family faced a Section 21 eviction and landlord harassment. Members attended court, mobilised neighbourhood support and helped secure housing days before the eviction deadline.

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Action outside Jan Forster Estates office
Eviction Resistance & Tenant Power
December 2024

RIP Bozo: Jan Forster Estates & Eviction Resistance

When a landlord served a no‑fault eviction after years of unresolved disrepair, Food & Solidarity members picketed, campaigned and exposed landlord negligence, ultimately forcing the eviction notice to become invalid and giving the family time to move on their terms.

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May Day solidarity action in the park
Eviction Stopping Action
May Day 2025

May Day in the Park – Stopping an Eviction

Food & Solidarity turned a May Day community gathering into a powerful eviction‑defence action, bringing neighbours together in the park to resist threats of unlawful removal and show collective strength against housing injustice.

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