This Saturday 8th March is International Women’s Day and this will be used as a platform for lobbying for a stand alone goal for gender equality. Please join VSO in taking action on this campaign. www.vso.org.uk/WiP/take-action

Bringing new grocery stores to underserved communities, i.e. "food deserts," may not achieve all that food justice advocates want. Mark Winne brings his 25 years of working and living in a food desert to bear on the question, and reaches some surprising conclusions.

Can we create a new loose forum where smart companies, innovative thinkers, social entrepreneurs, social activists, passionate citizens and out of box not for profits can come together? Everybody could have a role to play to set up new innovative partnerships.