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Community-led food relief, volunteer labour and alternative ways of feeding people COLLECTION: Work, Economy & SocietyCLASSIFICATION: Lived Experience / Community Economy / Food ReliefPUBLICATION DATE: 9 November 2026 Lived Experience I began operating a community-led soup kitchen because I wanted to do something practical about hunger. People were struggling to afford food, others were sleeping…

Representation, governance and the problem of being heard COLLECTION: Work, Economy & SocietyCLASSIFICATION: Lived Experience / Disability Rights / Organisational GovernancePUBLICATION DATE: 9 November 2026 Lived Experience I once served as a director on the board of an organisation that governed a disability group. I occupied an unusual position. I was the only person on…

R3SEARCH Recidivism, rehabilitation and the unintended consequences of helping someone released from prison COLLECTION: Work, Economy & SocietyCLASSIFICATION: Lived Experience / Criminal Justice / RehabilitationPUBLICATION DATE: 9 November 2026 Lived Experience I once agreed to act as surety for someone who was in prison facing serious violence-related circumstances. I was prepared to put my trust…