Author Archives: Mutual Aid in Sussex
Housing Crisis: Community solutions 2017
Join us on Saturday 24 June for a day dedicated to community-led housing and how people can make it happen. We have a housing crisis in Brighton & Hove. House prices are nearly five times what they were twenty years … Continue reading
Occupy the factory! Workers and communities take over in Greece and beyond
Liam Barrington-Bush will join the next Mutual Aid In Sussex meeting, on Wednesday 19 April to talk about solidarity ecosystems in Greece and beyond. In 2011, the Vio.Me. factory in Thessaloniki became the first European face of the occupied factory movement which … Continue reading
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Next meeting: What can we do about housing?
Housing is a massive issue in Brighton & Hove. House prices rose from an average of £50,000 in 1995, to £295,000 in 2015 and it has the highest share of privately renting households (32.5%) of any town and city in … Continue reading
Sick of landlords? How to set up a housing co-op.
Please note the change of location for this event – it will be at Coachwerks. Brighton and Hove house prices are nearly 5 times more expensive in 2015 than in 1995 (from £50,000 to £295,000 on average) and it has … Continue reading
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Seize the Power! Bringing community renewable energy to Brighton & Hove
The next Mutual Aid in Sussex (MAIS) meeting, on Wednesday 19th October, will include a talk with Kayla Ente (Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-op – BHESCo) and Will Cottrell (Brighton Energy Co-op) about what they’ve been doing in Brighton … Continue reading
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Save money on your energy bills this winter with BHESCo
Mutual Aid in Sussex are bringing Brighton & Hove Energy Service Co-op (BHESCo) to Coachwerks on Sunday 16th October, between 2-4PM, to show you how to save £100s of pounds on your fuel bills this winter. In just 10 minutes … Continue reading
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DIY Bike Hub – Fix your bike for free every Saturday at Coachwerks
Details below – every Saturday between 12:00 – 16:00 – at Coachwerks. At the same time Coachwerks Wholefoods Co-op is open so you can get your shopping while you fix your bike. Mutual Aid in Sussex is helping organise these … Continue reading
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How we can use community shares to fund our community and co-operative ideas – talk by Dave Boyle (Community Shares Company)
The recording of this talk can now be found below: The next Mutual Aid in Sussex (MAIS) meeting, on Wednesday 21st September, will include a talk with Dave Boyle (Director, Community Shares Company) about how we can use Community shares … Continue reading
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Setting up the Ecological Land Co-operative – challenges and lessons for the future
The next Mutual Aid in Sussex (MAIS) meeting will include a talk with Zoe Wangler, founding member and director of the Ecological Land Co-operative. Continue reading
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Reflecting on Co-operative Alternatives event (11th June 2016)
On 11th June 2016 Mutual Aid in Sussex (in collaboration with Free University of Brighton) hosted a day long event called Co-operative Alternatives, with eight separate workshops (plus two plenary sessions) and a number of stalls promoting local and national … Continue reading
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