In former Labour stronghold County Durham, the only sense of shock was over its magnitude. It does nothing to fill the gaps in our collective engagement with working-class communities. The Durham Miners’ Association (organiser of the Gala) is developing its former headquarters, Redhills, into a community organising resource. Redhills is advertising for six posts, including a community organising in the villages. Members include women from the No To Hassockfield campaign, which is organising communities near Medomsley to support migrant women held in the nearby Immigration Removal Centre.