Join us for four days of low impact living at the Green Gathering in an area of outstanding beauty, every nook and corner bursting with music, creativity, natural abundance and community spirit.
The original off-grid, non-profit festival: we’re powered by sun, wind, people and passion for change.
As well as #FoodByVeggies the Green Gathering features many free workshops, including free vegan cookery demonstrations – with samples – by Food for a Future.
Intimate solar stages showcase up and coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs and spellbinding raconteurs. Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.
Have a party – then wake up and put the world to rights. This festival’s impact lasts longer than a weekend.
If you’ve been before or not, given a workshop before or not, we encourage anyone engaged in the struggle for a better world to send us a proposal for one or more workshops in the Campaigns area on your cause. We always give priority to direct action campaigns that are looking to mobilise people, but we are open to all kinds of related topics around that. Please get in touch with any questions or just email your proposal to greengatheringcampaigns@gmail.com
Here at Veggies we are continuing to push forward our minimal packaging policies – extending the use of proper mugs to serving soft drinks in returnable beakers, to reduce use of single use plastics & straws. We have now established distribution of our Ethical Consumer Best Buy Burger/Sosage Mixes to many other caterers to help raise their ethical sourcing and ended the production of frozen foods.
Veggies was established as a fully vegan volunteer-led cooperative on 16th October 1984
Book Here for Saturday’s Anniversary Gig from 6pm – only £12 including food (+ fixr fee).
Unfortunately Seize the Day are no longer able to be part of the event. Instead we will use the time for a campaign networking go-around, inviting reminiscences and celebrations of continuing activism.
We’re also planning the (free) Nottingham premier, at Sumac Centre, of the documentary the “The Spys who Ruined Our Lives“, a film lead by women affected by the #spycops scandal, including those close to Sumac (3pm)
… and “highlights from #McLibel” with co-defendant Dave Morris (2pm)
Plus all the other activities detailed below, at Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX [directions]
Please share the message that everyone is invited to share our 40th Anniversary Celebrations, at Friday’s Party, Saturday’s film screenings, vegan dinner & gig and at Sunday’s Acoustic / Campaign Garden Party & Brunch.
Friday 18th October
Veggies Reunion.
Hundreds of Veggies Volunteers have helped cater for thousands of campaign events since 1984, feeding up to a million people!
But, in the words of Earth First: “We Are All Crew“.
JOIN US! Everyone who has ever cooked, washed up, invited Veggies to their events, supported Veggies at a demo or campaign, or supported Veggies as a customer anywher, any time, is invited to join our Party from 6pm on Friday 18th October at the Sumac Centre!
Have you ever helped at a Veggies Event?
Contact Us with your reminisences and pictures, and join Fridays reunion party!
Documentarian Franny Armstrong explores the infamous “McLibel” case, a lawsuit filed by the McDonald’s Corporation that targeted two members of the London Greenpeace environmentalist collective who distributed a brochure denouncing the products and business practices of the massive fast food restaurant chain. Employing courtroom reenactments directed by prominent British filmmaker Ken Loach, the film reveals the extreme financial lengths McDonald’s goes to in order to win the suit. [100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes film review site]
The story of the fightback for justice by those affected by the #Spycops scandal, at Nottingham’s Sumac Centre, where much of the story unfolded. Followed by Q&A with those involved in the film & the wider issues.
4.30 – 5pm . #Spycops Q&As
“The spies who ruined our lives” is a not for profit feature length documentary film, Produced, Directed and edited by Justyn Jones and Madoc Roberts with Jason Kirkpatrick as associate producer . It has been made to raise awareness and give a comprehensive and historical perspective of the Spycops scandal.
5pm . Break for bands sound check before dinner.
6pm . People’s Kitchen dinner by Veggies
Including reflections and celebrations of past campaigns, and other Veggies anecdotes.
There will also be #FoodByVeggies from the iconic Veggies Trailer, now retired from active service in the fields and residing as our Sumac garden cafe kitchen.
Celebrations will continue at the Forest Fields Social Club, here at the Sumac Centre, with DJs, possible fun & games, and of course there will be Samosas For Social Change and Vegan cake!
It would be great to have lots of Veggies lovely crew, friends and customers join with us to celebrate #Veggies40Years.
This is what we got up to for our 25th anniversary in 2009
Saturday 17th October to Sunday 18th October 2009
Veggies 25th Anniversary Weekend! Feeding the hungry without exploiting animals since 1984!
Friday 16th
* What’s Still Wrong With McDonalds – demos everywhere, including Vegan Free Food Give-Away in Nottingham.
* Benjamin Zephaniah Gig. 7pm-9pm at Djanogly City Academy, Sherwood Rise.
* Open Decks Disco. 9pm – Midnight.
Saturday 17th – Campaign Catering at these events:
* National Anti Fur March and Rally, London
* The Great Climate Swoop, Nottingham
* Target Brimar, Manchester Arms Trade Action
followed by:
* Saturday at Sumac : Party Like It’s 1984!
Food, music & drinks at the Sumac Social Club.
Acoustic jammers, Bedroom DJs and other musicians and entertainers welcome!
Sunday 18th : All Day Veggies Bunch and Workday at Brinsley Animal Rescue.
The Sherwood Exchange are proud to announce that they will be part of The Place Sherwood Community Open day on the 20th of April and what a fantastic day this will be too!
Get yourself down to donate or take free stuff from The Sherwood Exchange or enjoy a Rebel Brew coffee or tea and listen to music and poetry. Or perhaps enjoy a free class or two!
Its all going off at the Place Activity Centre on April the 20th from 10 till 4!
Please share to everyone you know!
Support initiatives for positive social change in Nottingham.
Welcome to The Place Activity Centre where you can enjoy social and creative activities in the heart of Sherwood: the place for art, music, dance, fitness classes and more.
Also home to the Sherwood Exchange, The Place is an important asset to Sherwood and hosts many fantastic community events throughout the year, including craft fairs and exhibitions for Sherwood Art Week.
A family friendly Gathering with a focus on sustainable living, health and healing. Off-grid sound and lighting all powered by renewable energy, plus a huge range of workshops and activities for both kids and adults.
As well as being a celebration of love, life and music, NGG is an educational and campaigning gathering, bringing people together to transform all our lives for the better.
Join us for the first Gathering at our new site near Wakefield. A short walk, cycle or bus journey from Normanton train station, and easily accessible from the M62. The exact location will be released before the event.
Veggies Catering Campaign provides pure vegan catering for many campaign events, as well as festival, fairs & markets, and family celebrations.
The menu includes our own burgers, handmade at our Sumac Centre base from organic ingredients. We also have samosas, our own sausage rolls and vegan cakes. Cakes are made by us with organic ingredients, including flour from Nottingham’s Greens Mill.
If ONE customer goes Vegan For Life they will save 1.5 tonnes CO2 every year, as well as saving 4022 animals lives, and enabling all the world’s peoples to receive a Fair Share of the world’s resources. [carbon calculation references]
Join us for four days of low impact living at the Green Gathering in an area of outstanding beauty, every nook and corner bursting with music, creativity, natural abundance and community spirit.
The original off-grid, non-profit festival: we’re powered by sun, wind, people and passion for change.
As well as #FoodByVeggies the Green Gathering features many free workshops, including free vegan cookery demonstrations – with samples – by Food for a Future.
Intimate solar stages showcase up and coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs and spellbinding raconteurs. Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.
Have a party – then wake up and put the world to rights. This festival’s impact lasts longer than a weekend.
If you’ve been before or not, given a workshop before or not, we encourage anyone engaged in the struggle for a better world to send us a proposal for one or more workshops in the Campaigns area on your cause. We always give priority to direct action campaigns that are looking to mobilise people, but we are open to all kinds of related topics around that. Please get in touch with any questions or just email your proposal to greengatheringcampaigns@gmail.com
Here at Veggies we are continuing to push forward our minimal packaging policies – extending the use of proper mugs to serving soft drinks in returnable beakers, to reduce use of single use plastics & straws. We have now established distribution of our Ethical Consumer Best Buy Burger/Sosage Mixes to many other caterers to help raise their ethical sourcing and ended the production of frozen foods.
Nottingham’s Rainbow Centre opened at 180 Mansfield Road on 9th September 1985, the co-operative having been established on 9th April 1984 by campaigners for peace, animal rights, human rights, civil liberties and the environment.
Veggies Catering Campaign (established 18th October 1984) moved in from Earthwise (the FoE Shop next door) when it closed, later taking on the day-to-day running of the centre.
From the Rainbow Centre base plans were hatched for the purchase of a permanent campaign base, which was opened as the Sumac Centre, in Forest Fields/New Basford on June 22nd 2002.
💥 *12th,13th, 14th April*
Three days of peace, love and music at the Sumac Centre
Friday 12th April
*LGBTQ+ night Community Festival*🏳️🌈 *Sex, drag and rocking roll
Rites of Hadda – Pampered fists punching out a likeness of a Hawkwind and X-Ray Spex.
Anarchistwood – Prank rock. Theatrical, with face paint and props.
Jan Doyle band – Bowie meets Sigue Sigue sputnik*.
Saturday 13th April
*2 stages*🙊🙈
Electric inside accoustic outside.
Food, bar
Peoples kitchen.
Sunday 14th April
Accoustic acts
Sunday Brunch
Campaign stalls, support for direct action groups, exhibitions and community networking opportunities.
The summer gathering will take place 24-29th of July on a beautiful apple orchard near Shrewsbury.
Five days of skill-sharing for grassroots ecological direct action – make links, share ideas, and get involved in the struggles against open cast coal, fracking, new roads, HS2, climate criminals and more.
The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action – or those who want to be involved – get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, play, rant, find out what’s going on, find out what’s next, live outside, strategise, hang out, incite, laugh and conspire.
The workshops, networking and planning of actions at this low impact eco-living camp is organised non-hierarchically. It’s run without leaders by everyone who comes along, so come prepared to chip in!
There will be a kids’ space and programme, more info to follow! If you intend on bringing a dog friend, please let us know beforehand – there is limited space for dogs!
If you have specific accessibility needs please get in touch with us (earthfirstuk [at] riseup.net).
The schedule will be on display and you will be given a printed copy upon arrival. Spoiler alert – it will be amazing.
Veggies Catering Campaign are likely to be helping with the campaign catering.
There will be three meals a day, a cafe space with tea, coffee and cake– but it might be good to bring more bits and bobs if you know you might feel snacky in between meals. We ask everyone to leave a donation if you can (cash only!), but no-one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Our annual Spring gathering brings together worker cooperators and our wider network of supporters and friends to reconnect, celebrate, get inspiration and learn. There will be great food, music, camping and campfires as well as indoor accommodation and event spaces, and it’s always fun.
Taking place at Thornbridge outdoor pursuits centre near Sheffield, the worker co-op weekend has a 2.5 day programme full of peer learning and business networking opportunities. We’re now co-creating the programme with a mix of planned and open space events, and booking will be open soon so watch this space.
If there are subjects you’d like to see covered, or would be interested in running a session yourself, please add a suggestion to this list. Discussion about the event is in this forum post.
Worker Co-op Weekend is generously supported by domains.coop
Volunteers put on a free community festival in Derby each year to mark International Women’s Day.
In 2024 the event is moving back to the city centre. Join us at Derby Market Place for our inspiring celebrations full of community spirit!
FREE 11am Women’s Rights March from The Spot with giant HERoes puppets; 11am-4pm Derby Market Place Marquee full of liberating causes, arts & crafts, sports and performances, plus family fun – all ages, genders, communities together!
Five days of skill-sharing for grassroots ecological direct action – make links, share ideas, and get involved in the struggles against open cast coal, fracking, new roads, HS2, climate criminals and more.
The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action – or those who want to be involved – get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, play, rant, find out what’s going on, find out what’s next, live outside, strategise, hang out, incite, laugh and conspire.
The workshops, networking and planning of actions at this low impact eco-living camp is organised non-hierarchically. It’s run without leaders by everyone who comes along, so come prepared to chip in!
Nottingham’s Rainbow Centre opened at 180 Mansfield Road on 9th September 1985, the co-operative having been established on 9th April 1984 by campaigners for peace, animal rights, human rights, civil liberties and the environment. 
