Here comes the sun – T4K update, May 2021
Spring has finally sprung in Brighton, and people are starting to emerge into the sunshine. It’s been a long, hard winter for all of us and it’s lovely to see …
Farewell Ken — T4K April Update
This month I have to be the bearer of sad news. Many of you will have already seen but on Tuesday 20 April one of our original residents and my …
Moving to Joy — T4K Mar Update
Chag Pesach semach. It is allegedly springtime and allegedly the festival of freedom. I am finding it difficult to be cheerful. It’s not just the fact that I can’t hang …
When We’re Together — T4K Feb update
I think that we can officially say that spring is upon us. This is very much a good thing. I would like to apologise for the delay in sending out …
In defense of Freedom — T4K Jan Update
We have been busy as always supporting people to build their home in Brighton. Because it has been particularly cold, we helped people buy heaters and blankets and other useful things to help you get through the cold snap. It was particularly important for the men housed in Brighton by the Home Office. The houses are so poorly equipped and in at least one the boiler is on the blink that some heaters and blankets and a very long way.
Room at The Inn — T4K Dec Update
It has been another busy month at Thousand 4 1000. Not only have we been busy raising funds by selling masks and Christmas cards, one of our newest members, Jimmy, set about raising money by restricting his consumption in the run-up to Christmas to just £1 a day. It was an anti-consumerist move designed to encourage people with a little more than enough to share some of their abundance with those without. He raised over £1000.
In defence of rights — T4K Nov update
November is drawing to a close, as I am sure you have already noticed. We are all currently dragging our way through lockdown 2.0. I hope that you are surviving …
Luqman Stays — T4K Oct Update
A very happy Halloween to you all. It occurred to me that I almost always have a celebration for which I can wish you joy as a way of opening these newsletters. I rather like that. The festivals that I know about come from a fairly limited subset of traditions, but every tradition has its feasts. I think that is wonderful. It shows that humans, whatever their circumstances, find ways to be with each other and express joy. Winter is coming, which is big news, if true. Given the circumstances we going to need more than our average quotient of joy to make it through the dark days ahead.
To Life, To Life! – T4K September update
Hello all, L’Shana Tova, a very happy (Jewish) New Year to you all. It is now 5781 which will hopefully be a somewhat more joyous year than 5780. One thing that …
I hear a change a comin’ – T4K August update
Hello all, I feel a little bit sad because it seems like summer is coming to an end. I am hoping that that is not a sentiment shared by you wonderful …
