In early 2023, partners within GM SC were invited to participate in designing and deciding how a £400K fund would be spent. In the blog post and report below we share what unfolded and what we learned through this process.

#ParticipatoryGrantMaking

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We’re so excited to launch our 2024 walkshop series in collaboration with the Black Feminist Bookshop!

🌱🌄 Sowing the Speculative🌱🌄

Is an experimental space which centres around the lessons within ‘Parable of the Sower’ by Octavia E. Butler 📚

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I came across something I wrote some years back, and I think it is relevant to the 'Man or Bear?' conversation. So, a thread, but first some observations:

When a woman is in an abusive relationship, what's the first thing people say?

'Why doesn't she just leave?'

How Diane Abbott & black ppl have been treated is actually an example of institutional racism in the Labour Party but I’m sure the EHRC will investigate soon

If you support Black women, you CAN NOT vote Labour. The investigation into Diane Abbott finished 5 months ago, but Starmer forced a 70 year old woman to live in limbo, leaving her ‘angry, depressed & worn out’.

Let's leave Starmer feeling the same way by not voting Labour.

Let’s be clear, Starmer’s treatment of Abbott has been a racist public humiliation spectacle. Yes, it’s due to his own misogynoir, but it’s also electoral strategy, contributing to the decades of abuse, bullying & dehumanisation from our media & political class & broader public

Every piece of clothing you've ever worn, whether from Shein or Target or somewhere fancy, was pushed through the sewing machine by a person. Robots can't do it, it's always rows of women sitting at sewing machines

This year #BAMEOnline conference has transformed into #Uncharitable Festival!

Uncharitable festival is a series of events exploring systemic oppression in the third sector.

Grab your tickets now! eventbrite.com/cc/uncharitabl…..

Some witness statements revisited in summing up today, and it’s a stark reminder of what our kids are up against out in public in terms of adultification.

2.5 years on from harm, the majority of those on trial now still can’t be named as they are children, that’s how young they

🚨Urgent and personal call out 🚨

My cousin is facing deportation to Somalia, he arrived to England when he was a child. If you know any immigration lawyers please dm me or share around!

🥾 WALK WITH US 🥾

On Thursday 30th May, Black Girls Hike UK C.I.C are facilitating a walk for us, and we still have spots left!

If you are a young person of colour, aged 13-25 and want to attend a walk of the Monsal Trail with us, drop us a DM, message a staff member if you already know us, or

You can find details and how to get involved in our May's newsletter!

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- GMSC’s Emergent Strategy,

- Our current timeline,

- Our network map and how to add your organisation to it,

- and the most important part: how to get involved in our research to find out if we, as a network, want to become a self-reliant, organised, and governing collective.

Last week we held 2 community drop-ins for partners in the GM SC network.

During these drop-ins we discussed:

Appearing on GB News, Aaron Bastani appears to be suggesting here that there are no disabled refugees. This isn’t just plain wrong, it’s actively dangerous and feeds the culture of suspicion towards those most in need of support. Disgusting.

Does anyone in Nottingham own their own home/ land and wish to collaborate with a community garden project to bring some or all of your space into community use? 🌿 You get free gardening out of it! 😉 Contact me to chat if you are interested ✨

🗣️ THERE WILL BE NO CARNIVAL BANNING LETTERS THIS YEAR 🗣️

As you may remember, last year we challenged GMP on their carnival banning letters, a practice they have engaged with since 2006 which bans individuals from carnival based on vague criteria, including ‘being perceived by