Foods available from Sumac Centre food distro this week include
- baking potatoes
- leeks
- parsnips
- cabbages
- cauliflower
- onions
- cucumbers
- bread, rolls, sliced bread & French sticks

Freely available on Sunday / Wednesday, or join us for a pop-up community lunch on Wednesdays.

We redistribute fresh foods from Foodprint & Sanatan Food Bank, saving their surplus from going straight to landfill.

Available at events on #SumacCentre diary
https://sumac.org.uk/events/list/

It is the obsession with perfection by the food industry and supermarkets that is driving the food waste crisis.

Food is a right, not a privilege.

Food poverty, the inability to afford, or to have access to, food to make up a healthy diet, affects 8-9% of the UK population.

Food loss & waste accounts for 8-10% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. 

The planet benefits by surpluses being diverted from landfill, even if it ultimately ends up making compost for the Sumac Garden

https://sumac.org.uk/event/community-food-hub-3/2026-03-22/

An Introduction to Radical Routes

At Sumac Centre, #Nottingham

Friday March 27th @ 1pm

Interested in #Cooperatives?

Interested in working for radical positive #socialchange?

Radical Routes is a network of radical housing co-ops, workers co-ops and social centres. Their members are committed to working for positive social change.

Social Centres, such as #SumacCentre, have a strong past history of mutual support with Radical Routes but, for reasons to be explored on Friday, all have fallen aside. Sumac Centre is keen to rejoin Radical Routes to strengthen this bond, and maybe build a bridge with the Social Centres Network.

This session hopes to lead to a presentation by Sumac at the 15-17th May Radical Routes Gathering, before potentially joining in August.

If this interests you, join us at Sumac on Friday  27th March . Lunch at 1pm, presentation from 1.30pm.

https://sumac.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-radical-routes-towards-sumac-centre-rejoining/

Your occasional reminder that since  1968 police targeted a wide range of social justice and human rights campaigns. Rights were violated and lives destroyed. In 2003 these secret political police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental activists in Nottingham, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians.

This scandal, dubbed ‘#Spycops’‘, is now the subject of one of the UK’s longest, deepest, most extensive and expensive ‘public’ inquiries.

Follow daily from 10am links at https://sumac.org.uk/event/spycops-undercover-policing-inquiry-t3p2/

Hearings continue with Tranche 3, Phase 2, Day 18, March 16th . We will hear from ‘Simon Welling‘ who spied on  anti-globalisation group ‘Globalise Resistance’, the Dissent Network (which included #SumacCentre and @Veggies)  and others.

'Alison", one of the women from the ITVX Documentary 'The Undercover Policing Scandal' is live on radio 4 Women's Hour today. Listen again at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qrwd

The #spycops Public Inquiry restarts today. Follow it via the links on #SumacCentre Diary listing
https://sumac.org.uk/event/spycops-undercover-policing-inquiry-t3p2/
Including link to ITVX documentary with Alison and others from Police Spies Out of Lives.

We’re thrilled to see the very first episode of 'At The 1 in 12 Club', a new podcast series that dives deep into the history, spirit and everyday realities of one of Bradford’s most enduring radical spaces.

Like our Nottingham #RainbowCentre aka #SumacCentre, #1in12 is grounded in anarchist principles of co-operation, mutual aid and self-management. Pre-dating us by 3 years, in 1981, it quickly grew into a hub of DIY culture and grassroots organising.

https://homeofmetal.com/episode-1-at-the-1-in-12-club-a-place-of-resistance/

Whilst I wish that there was a way to turn off Twitter's AI intervention, when it does come up with a good summary I guess we can at least save it, so that the effort, energy, water impact etc isn't all in vain.

Read the #spycops Mark Jenner/Cassidy summary in the #AltText

Join us at #SumacCentre for real time analysis by Kate Wilson of Jenner's appearance at Undercover Policing Inquiry.

https://sumac.org.uk/event/kate-wilson-discusses-the-spycops-undercover-policing/

Currently the #spycops inquiry hears from people spied on by Mark Jenner aka 'Mark Cassidy', infiltrating anti fascist groups & Colin Roach Centre between 1995 and 2000.

Cassidy himself appears next week. Join us on Tues 16th for live analysis (and Spycops Bingo), here at #SumacCentre, with Kate Wilson.
https://sumac.org.uk/event/kate-wilson-discusses-the-spycops-undercover-policing/

Daily live analysis is also gathered on @copscampaign YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@copscampaign6863/videos

For details of the current series of hearings see https://ko-fi.com/post/3-spycops-being-questioned-in-the-next-2-months-A0A61NNTEH

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This Saturday Notts Dining Coop are cooking for 100. In solidarity solidarity with Refugee Forum and Medical Aid For Palestine at #Nottingham #SumacCentre

Grab ya tickets here. 👇🧶

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/map-medical-aid-for-palestine-fundraiser-tickets-1972847213122

Full details: https://sumac.org.uk/event/map-medical-aid-for-palestine-fundraiser/

Public gallery packed today at #spycops inquiry: 'Alison' from Police Spys Out of Lives giving evidence about spying on Colin Roach Centre and her relationship with spycop Mark Jenner.

Like Colin Roach Centre, our #SumacCentre existed to support it's local community and was also subject to Spycops.

Follow testimony by Alison: https://www.twitch.tv/spycopstv

Jenner himself will give evidence from Mon 15 Dec. Join Kate Wilson for live reaction in #Nottingham next Tuesday, 16th

https://sumac.org.uk/event/kate-wilson-discusses-the-spycops-undercover-policing/