SO HERE YOU CAN CHECK THE PRICES OF THE BASIC PRODUCE AT DIFFERENT LOCAL SHOPS AND SAINSBURYS…. SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS….SOME MIGHT FIND IT QUITE SURPRISING…
DOWNLOAD USING THIS LINK – PRICE COMPARISON
Well the Sainsburys boycott is a given. It’s not like the shop is even cheaper than anywhere else!
And let’s investigate alternatives….
Local shops
Allganics Wholefood Co-op at Brighton Unemployed Centre, Tilbury Place
Please see our leaflets (online version forthcoming)
Organic box schemes
Barcombe Nurseries – local, delivered to your door and starting at £9.50 a week.
Hankham Organics
Grow and eat local!
Whitehawk Community Food Project
Moulescoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project
Community Allotments
Harvest
Further reading
Tescopoly: How One Shop Came Out on Top and Why It Matters
Eat Your Heart Out: Why the food business is bad for the planet and your health
Not On the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate
And yes we realise the irony of using amazon, but we want you to see these books xx
hi all,
just once again thanks to all who came along last opening weekend for sainsburys.and to those ongoing efforts. this saturday,we will be protesting /having an info stall again so it be really good to have a good presence outside.
from about 3pm this staurday.
we have just done a basic price check on items sainsburys local sell and their opposition in st james street, eye opening.
on a basic price check with infinity foods, infinity were cheaper on all 6 items.again
we created as well a small map of local food shops, and checked the prices there too. again, cheaper and better quality than produce sold at sainsburys.
come to our stall and get informed!!!
SAINSBURYS NEW INVASION TO CLONE TOWN KEMPTOWN.
We are protesting against the unstoppable and unfair invasion of supermarkets all around us!
Demo with music, info and more all through out the day opposite the new Sainsbury’s local at the bottom of St James’s str.
Get your voice heard and know facts and alternatives!
Youre action matters. support local businesses!
BOYCOTT!
We will be there all day but main times are 8am, 1pm, and 5pm.
Friday May 27 7pm – 2am a BENEFIT gig for the campaign at the Cowley Club, 12 London Road, BN2 4JA. Entrance is donation, with all proceeds going to the campaign funds (publicity and stamps mainly!). Please come down! If you want to play music or do spoken word, email us at indykemptown@gmail.com.
More news later!
Recent events in Bristol show what happens when a community is ignored by a multinational corporation. In case this is the first you have heard of it (or if you have only read misleading mainstream media reports), here is some background.
We do not condone or condemn property violence, we only note that what happened in Bristol will most likely happen in other parts of the country if supermarkets and councils continue to ride roughshod over the opinions of local people.
There are already 31 branches of Tesco in Bristol notes Laurie Penny.
The “Battle of Stokes Croft: Press Reportage – courtesy of the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft.
And finally, an excellent short film -
Why did Stokes Croft Riot Happen? – Investigation into the events in Bristol over the April Bank Holiday (V3) from iContact Video Network on Vimeo.
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Feel free to browse the site and then print off some letters. Together we can beat Sainsbury’s.
