Newly appointed Trustee, Beatrice Barleon, introduces herself and gives an update on what’s going on right now at RUSS. You can read more about Beatrice, and the further three new Trustees appointed at the recent RUSS AGM in their nomination
Blog post – RUSS School visit to Marklake Court
RUSS School visit to Marklake Court, London RUSS School was very lucky to have the opportunity to visit an inspiring and unusual example of community-led housing – Marklake Court in Southwark. The visiting RUSS School group was made up members
Join us for our AGM – 23 June 2019 at PLACE/Ladywell
RUSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) Join us at PLACE/Ladywell on Sunday 23rd June for our Annual General Meeting and a chance to see a new exhibition on Lewisham’s community-led housing projects that’s part of London Festival of Architecture 2019. Tickets
London Festival of Architecture 2019 – RUSS presents ‘Local connections: Borough Boundaries’
Opportunity: RUSS School Marketing & Social Media Coordinator (deadline 12 May)
Freelance role: Marketing & social media coordinator for RUSS School of Community-led Housing & RUSS membership events This new freelance role is an opportunity for someone to develop their communications, social media and marketing skills, and be part of a
Blog post – Community responses to a climate emergency
The fourth event in RUSS’s 2019 Community Housing Meeting series focused on the climate emergency, which has been declared by both scientists around the world, and locally by Lewisham Council in recent months. Rather fittingly, the meeting took place
RUSS is recruiting a Finance and Administration Officer
RUSS is seeking an enthusiastic Finance and Administration Officer to join the organisation at an exciting period. The organisation is undergoing a period of growth, and this role will make a significant contribution to its development. The duties offer a
Blog Post – Community Housing Meeting: Learning From Our Neighbours
The second event in RUSS’s 2019 Community Housing Meeting series centred around examples of innovative self-build projects from overseas. Ted Stevens (Founding Chair, National Custom and Self-Build Association) presented the findings of his two-year research project examining self-build community housing
Two RUSS School events coming up in March
March 9th: How to set up a community-led housing project (RUSS School Module 1) Community-led housing is a way for local communities to address their housing needs by producing their own decent and affordable homes. It is increasingly seen as
Blog post: How do you experience the Housing Crisis?
“If there were more organisations like RUSS we could address a lot of society’s problems; as we are finding solutions. A place where ideas and resources that can be shared.” – quote from discussion participant As part of RUSS’s

