Peadar's Story: "I am very glad to be a tiny part of this large powerful body"

My own involvement the last week was focused on the softer community engagement stuff as I felt I couldn't be much use with the emergency response being stuck in work all day and not having a car to give lifts to people.

We organised 2 community get-togethers, one on my street, Eglantine Avenue on the Wednesday evening and the other beside Fane Street primary school on Saturday. 

I just talked to my neighbours, left notes for the ones I thought might need some help, and told less experienced people who wanted to do something to help what they could do and what to say to their own neighbours.

There were a bunch of CATU people who were out knocking doors of houses on that HMO "hit list" on Friday afternoon and they were very glad for somewhere to relax and regroup on the Wednesday evening in our community garden.

I am very glad to be a tiny part of this large powerful body of organisers and I'm sharing because I do think what I did was useful in and it's something small that anyone could do if they wanted to help.