The Landworkers’ Alliance is a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers.

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We are currently not recruiting for any roles but please read our newsletters for any announcements. We currently do not offer any volunteer or internship placements directly with the LWA, but keep an eye out in the newsletter or on the forum for any members looking for volunteers or workers.

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Currently the LWA does not have capacity or resources to help individual members or potential members on their specific projects, farms or programmes. We get a lot of requests for individual support and would love to have the time to respond to each request in full. We are fundraising for a new role for somebody to focus on membership support and services as we have identified it is a gap in our offering so please watch this space. Having said that, if your query is critical and urgent please email info@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk including the word URGENT in the subject header and it will get picked up and we can try our best to help.

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Please take the time to explore our staff page here to see who the most relevant contact for your enquiry is.

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Please bear in mind we all work part time and have limited capacity to respond to enquiries outside our core areas of work.

You can also find information under the About Us header about branch and regional organising, and identity groups within the LWA membership.

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For any other enquiries that are URGENT please email info@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk with the word ‘urgent’ in the subject header and we will do our best to help.

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Medi 16 @ 10:00
10:00 — 18:00 (8h)

South West

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People’s Food Summit 2022

(Sgroliwch i lawr am Cymraeg)

This September, we will be gathering together for a weekend of workshops, talks, food and music with the aim of building a more cohesive food sovereignty movement across all UK nations.

With the cost of living spiralling upwards, poverty and hunger on the rise, the threat of GMOs becoming deregulated through the Genetic Technology Bill, and the ever-pervading presence of the climate crisis, it’s imperative that we come together at this moment in time to strengthen our movement. Now more than ever, it’s crucial we combine our struggles to fight cohesively for food sovereignty.

What does it look like to fight for food sovereignty in the birthplace of capitalism and colonialism? How do we push for tangible change locally, regionally and nationally? How can we ensure this movement is truly justice-oriented, and involves and advocates for marginalised groups? Throughout the weekend, we want to start addressing these questions together, in the knowledge that our answers will never be clear-cut, easy or definitive.

We hope to:

  • Gain deeper understandings of the nuances of race, gender, age, class and more when tackling the issues of food apartheid and food sovereignty
  • Build relationships between likeminded groups and individuals seeking to create an alternative future to strengthen and enrich our movement
  • Create clear aims around what we stand for, and what we want as a movement in the short and long-term
  • Eat, laugh and sing together, in the knowledge that to form sustainable movements we must actively centre joyful and care-filled relationships

This event is a collaboration between the Landworkers’ Alliance, the African and Caribbean Heritage Food Network, a Food In Our Hands.

SCHEDULE – CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME

The Friday evening will offer a relaxed environment for us to eat together, introduce ourselves, have a fire and watch a film.

On Saturday, there will be the option of multiple talks or workshops on food sovereignty in relation to land, housing and race. We will explore what food sovereignty means in the context of Wales and Scotland, and we will come together to discuss our visions as a movement. In the evening, we will be joined for an amazing show from Three Acres and a Cow on the history of land rights in England, with storytelling, singing and more throughout the evening.

Sunday will be a relaxed opportunity for us to work out how to keep momentum going in the months ahead, with a particular focus on how to build strong movements during difficult times.

We will be launching a detailed program for the whole weekend soon – keep your eyes peeled!

TIERED TICKETING

We are offering tiered tickets which all include accommodation (indoors or camping), food and snacks for the weekend, attendance to all talks and performances, plus an optional coach ticket to and from Gloucester station on Friday and Sunday.

Prices range from £40-£120. Please see ticket options for more details.

BURSARIES

We do not want there to be any barriers to attending this event, and we have a limited number of bursary places available.

If you are a member of Youth FLAME, the Landworker’s Alliance or the African and Caribbean Heritage Food Network and:

  1. Are on no or low income
  2. Cannot afford the cost of a subsidised ticket

Then please fill out this form to apply for a bursary place.

TRAVEL

Arrival time will be from 4.30pm on the Friday. We are booking two main coaches on Friday afternoon from Gloucester station to the Wilderness Centre. There will be one at 4pm and one at 5pm. If you cannot make these times, you may have to arrange alternative transport.

FOOD AND DRINK

Vegan food, snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the weekend by Two Trees Catering, but you are welcome to bring your own food to supplement this. Alcohol will not be served at the venue but you are free to bring your own for the evenings if you wish. Please notify us of any dietary requirements via the booking system.

ACCESSIBILITY

The Wilderness Centre is an accessible venue, with accessible accommodation and toilets, however some of the outdoor areas may be difficult to navigate with a wheelchair. Please let us know via booking if you would like to discuss this further.

CONTRIBUTIONS

If you wish to volunteer during the weekend, please fill out this form.

Please note that applying to volunteer will not guarantee you a place. We will be in touch with you as soon as we can to confirm.

 


Uwchgynhadledd Bwyd y Bobl, 16-18 Medi 2022

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer uwchgynhadledd wyneb-yn-wyneb eleni wrth i ni fynd i’r afael â sut i greu sofraniaeth bwyd yng Nghymru, Lloegr, yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon.

Y mis Medi, byddwn yn dod ynghyd ar gyfer penwythnos o weithdai, sgyrsiau, bwyd a cherddoriaeth gyda’r nod o adeiladu mudiad sofraniaeth bwyd mwy cydlynol ar draws holl wledydd y DU.

Gyda chynnydd sylweddol mewn costau byw yn cynyddu, tlodi a newyn ar gynnydd, y bygythiad y bydd GMOs yn cael eu dadreoleiddio drwy’r Mesur Technoleg Enetig, a’r argyfwng hinsawdd hollbresennol, mae’n hollbwysig ein bod yn dod at ein gilydd yn ystod y cyfnod hwn i gryfhau ein mudiad. Nawr yn fwy nag erioed, mae’n hanfodol ein bod yn cyfuno ein brwydrau i ymladd yn gydlynol dros sofraniaeth bwyd.

Sut brofiad yw ymladd dros sofraniaeth bwyd ym man geni cyfalafiaeth a gwladychiaeth? Sut mae pwyso am newid gwirioneddol yn lleol, yn rhanbarthol ac yn genedlaethol? Sut y gallwn sicrhau bod y mudiad hwn yn canolbwyntio o ddifrif ar gyfiawnder, yn cynnwys grwpiau ymylol ac yn eirioli ar eu rhan? Drwy gydol y penwythnos, rydym am ddechrau mynd i’r afael â’r cwestiynau hyn gyda’n gilydd, gan wybod na fydd ein hatebion byth yn glir, yn hawdd nac yn bendant.

Rydym yn gobeithio:

  • Cael dealltwriaeth ddyfnach o ystyriaethau’n ymwneud â hil, rhyw, oedran, dosbarth a mwy wrth fynd i’r afael ag apartheid bwyd a sofraniaeth bwyd
  • Meithrin perthnasoedd rhwng grwpiau o’r un anian ac unigolion sy’n ceisio creu dyfodol amgen i gryfhau a chyfoethogi ein mudiad
  • Creu nodau clir ar gyfer yr hyn yr ydym yn sefyll drosto, a’r hyn yr ydym ei eisiau fel mudiad yn y tymor byr a’r hirdymor
  • Bwyta, chwerthin a chanu gyda’n gilydd, gan wybod bod yn rhaid i ni ganolbwyntio ar berthnasoedd llawen a gofalgar er mwyn creu mudiadau cynaliadwy.
  • Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn ddigwyddiad ar y cyd rhwng y Cynghrair Gweithwyr y TirRhwydwaith Bwyd Treftadaeth Affricanaidd a Charibïaidd, a Bwyd Yn Ein Dwylo.

AMSERLEN – CLICIWCH YMA I WELD Y RHAGLEN LAWN

Ar y nos Wener bydd awyrgylch hamddenol i ni fwyta gyda’n gilydd, cyflwyno ein hunain, cynnau tân a gwylio ffilm.

Ddydd Sadwrn, bydd dewis o sgyrsiau neu weithdai ar sofraniaeth bwyd mewn perthynas â thir, tai a hil. Byddwn yn archwilio beth mae sofraniaeth bwyd yn ei olygu yng nghyd-destun Cymru a’r Alban, a byddwn yn dod at ein gilydd i drafod ein gweledigaethau fel mudiad. Gyda’r nos, bydd Three Acres and a Cow yn cynnal sioe arbennig i ni ar hanes hawliau tir yn Lloegr, a bydd gweithgareddau adrodd straeon, canu a mwy drwy gydol y noson.

Ddydd Sul cawn gyfle hamddenol i drafod sut i gadw’r momentwm dros y misoedd i ddod, gan ganolbwyntio’n arbennig ar sut i greu mudiadau cryf yn ystod cyfnod anodd.

Byddwn yn lansio rhaglen fanwl ar gyfer y penwythnos cyfan cyn bo hir – cadwch eich llygaid ar agor!

AMRYWIAETH O DOCYNNAU

Rydym yn cynnig amrywiaeth o docynnau sydd oll yn cynnwys llety (dan do neu wersylla), bwyd a byrbrydau ar gyfer y penwythnos, mynediad i bob sgwrs a pherfformiad, ynghyd â thocyn bws dewisol i orsaf Caerloyw ac yn ôl ddydd Gwener a dydd Sul.

Mae’r prisiau’n amrywio o £40-£120. Gweler yr opsiynau tocynnau am ragor o fanylion.

BWRSARÏAU

Rydym am sicrhau nad oes unrhyw rwystrau i fynychu’r digwyddiad hwn, ac mae gennym nifer cyfyngedig o leoedd bwrsariaeth ar gael.

Os ydych yn aelod o Youth FLAME, Cynghrair Gweithwyr y Tir neu’r Rhwydwaith Bwyd Treftadaeth Affricanaidd a Charibïaidd a:

Heb incwm neu ar incwm isel

Yn methu fforddio cost tocyn cymorthdaledig

Yna llenwch y ffurflen hon i wneud cais am le bwrsari.

TEITHIO

Gallwch gyrraedd o 4.30pm ymlaen ar y dydd Gwener. Rydym yn trefnu dau fws brynhawn Gwener o orsaf Caerloyw i’r Wilderness Centre. Bydd un am 4pm ac un am 5pm. Os na allwch gyrraedd erbyn yr amseroedd hyn, efallai y bydd yn rhaid i chi wneud trefniadau eraill.

BWYD A DIOD

Bydd bwyd, byrbrydau a diodydd fegan ar gael drwy gydol y penwythnos gan Two Trees Catering, ond mae croeso i chi ddod â’ch bwyd eich hun i ategu hyn. Ni fydd alcohol ar gael yn y ganolfan ond mae croeso i chi ddod â pheth eich hun ar gyfer y nosweithiau os dymunwch. Rhowch wybod i ni am unrhyw ofynion deietegol drwy’r system archebu.

HYGYRCHEDD

Mae Canolfan Wilderness yn lleoliad hygyrch, gyda llety a thoiledau hygyrch, fodd bynnag gall fod yn anodd symud o amgylch rhai o’r mannau awyr agored mewn cadair olwyn. Rhowch wybod i ni pan fyddwch yn archebu lle os hoffech drafod hyn ymhellach.

CYFRANIADAU

Os hoffech wirfoddoli yn ystod y penwythnos, llenwch y ffurflen hon: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PQ5q8yq4SUSCqWkU87_oAviM7A9gBdR9eSwjpd2OYgE/edit

Noder na fydd gwneud cais i wirfoddoli yn gwarantu lle i chi. Byddwn mewn cysylltiad â chi cyn gynted ag y bo modd i gadarnhau.

Medi 16 @ 10:00
10:00 — 18:00 (8h)

South West

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