Campaign launches to ‘bite back’ at food injustice
A campaign which aims to tackle food injustice across Birmingham launches today.
The Food Justice Network (FJN) has launched Brum Bites Back and is urging businesses and individuals to get involved by helping to feed the city.
There are three ways to get involved:
Host: Host a meal for friends, family, colleagues or teammates – encouraging them to donate what they might have spent eating out, cover the ingredients costs or put a pound in the pot.
Give: The most direct way to help - donate to the campaign – via a Just Giving site.
Share: Anyone who doesn’t feel able to contribute financially can consider volunteering or donating their skills. If you’d like to get involved contact FJN through this form.
Food injustice in Birmingham is among the most acute in the UK.
Data shows around half the city’s citizens suffered some kind of food insecurity in 2021/22.
More than 70,000 children in Birmingham do not have enough to eat.
The Food Justice Network began in the pandemic when demand created a need for individual voluntary groups to come together to tackle food insecurity.
It delivers vital support to, and campaigns for, some of the West Midlands’ most disadvantaged citizens.
The Active Wellbeing Society has supported the FJN since its inception and maintains a role as facilitator and advocate.
“We turn surplus food into 2,000 meals a month. All the food work we do is based on it being nutritious and accessible to those people who need it the most,” says Vicky Hemming, head of food at the Active Wellbeing Society
All of the money raised from Brum Bites Back will go directly towards buying food, funding bulk purchases which will save money, and can then be shared across the FJN.
