Oscar Cristofoli
Oscar and Ella's StopChoctober For Common Ground
Fundraising for Living Vital
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This October we are giving up chocolate and sweets to fund raise for Common Ground. This may sound trivial or 'easy' but believe us it will be a challenge!
Ella volunteers at Common Ground, growing fresh produce for refugees and migrants in Brighton. The project creates a safe and nourishing space for refugees, migrants and locals, partnering with charities such as Voices In Exile. After a tough year, Common Ground is in need of vital funding to continue running. 64 new asylum seekers have just arrived into Brighton and are not receiving government funding; donations for causes such as ours have never been so important.
Funds go towards plants, growing and building materials, community workshops and more. Currently, Common Ground is in need of a cob oven to host cooking workshops and shared community meals.
Please motivate us to last the month by donating to Common Ground!
The Project:
Common Ground is an organic food growing community project working in partnership with refugees and migrants. The project runs from a garden in Stanmer Park on the outskirts of Brighton.
Common Ground's Aims:
• To offer a safe welcoming space to the refugee and migrant community
• To reconnect people to our food, our ecosystem and each other
• To teach people land based skills especially organic food growing
• To give people the opportunity to share their skills and stories
The current refugee crisis has left hundreds of people displaced without a connection to home, or familiar ground. We are offering a friendly, relaxing space for food growing, cooking and sharing. Sessions will follow a semi-structured program, with tasks and activities relevant to the changing seasons the natural calendar and the interests and passions of our participants.
https://livingvital.co.uk/common-ground/