tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314170255512513562.post4505096353806339979..comments2024-01-13T01:13:27.059+00:00Comments on Changing the World (and other excuses for not getting a proper job...): "How to Freecycle Woolworths!"Dougald Hinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13454824557311085039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314170255512513562.post-40409527551446303102009-04-22T13:43:00.000+00:002009-04-22T13:43:00.000+00:00We're trying to do this in Sheffield, making use o...We're trying to do this in Sheffield, making use of empty properties on The Moor. City of Sanctuary, Opus Productions and the Archer project are working on setting up a Sanctuary cafe run by refugees and ex-homeless people. It helps that the City Council are already involved and have control of a lot of empty property.Craig Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989836224933685821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314170255512513562.post-32215176494765473772009-04-22T10:03:00.000+00:002009-04-22T10:03:00.000+00:00Great post. Matt Weston put me on to you. I'm tryi...Great post. Matt Weston put me on to you. I'm trying to pull something simlar together:<br /><br />http://thebeekeepers.com/2009/04/01/as-if-by-magic/<br /><br />I really like the map and flickr set the Brighton group have done. It would be fun to have a "before an after gallery" once the spaces are in use. <br /><br />There's a practical problem for the Economic Development Units of local authorities to keep track of all the buildings, or even find owners. <br /><br />This model of "crowd sourcing" using social media - to document both the problem and the solutions - could make the whole process a lot quicker.<br /><br />http://thebeekeepers.com/2009/04/22/map-of-slack-space-in-brighton/Timhttp://www.thebeekeepers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314170255512513562.post-61153872193020405332009-04-21T00:09:00.000+00:002009-04-21T00:09:00.000+00:00Wow, those plans do sound promising!Wow, those plans do sound promising!United Diversityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723542830266293784noreply@blogger.com