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Event Report: North West Sustainable Business Quarterly, June 2013
Why mess with success? (1) The North West Sustainable Business Quarterly events have settled into a very slick groove.(2) Last Thursday its biggest ever group of attendees (mostly suits, with only one long-haired guy in a t-shirt) met high above … Continue reading
Exchange for Change: “skills share” held, lessons learnt
Exactly a month ago Manchester Climate Monthly tried to hold a skill-share. The (15) people who came seemed to enjoy themselves a lot, and made new connections. But overall, the numbers were too low (1) for it to have achieved … Continue reading
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Event Report: “New Nuclear Build Programme” #Manchester 12th March
MCFly reader Patrick Sudlow went along to an event a couple of weeks ago, and has sent us this report. I attended a presentation on the “New Nuclear Build Programme”, at the Chinese Art Centre, organised by the IET (Institute … Continue reading
Awareness into action? Manchester BME groups talk climate change
A group of around 30, pretty diverse, people attended an event today hoping to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on BME communities in Manchester. The event kicked off with an introduction by the chair of the Manchester … Continue reading
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Tagged Atiha Chaudry, climate, environment, Manchester BME Network
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Event Report: “Green Economy, Green Jobs” March 15th #Manchester #climate #makingenemiesforfunandprofit
Attention Conservation Notice: Two speakers take up LOTS of time and space in order to say, well, not very much at all. And this is how we are going to build a movement to challenge our species’ suicidal impulses?? Please … Continue reading
Event Report: Carbon Coop AGM #manchester #climate “people powered not fossil fuelled”
At the wonderful Madlab on Monday, 25 members of co-operative people (and one journo) gathered for an Annual General Meeting with a few differences. It was the first AGM for Carbon Coop. Who they, what it? Well, Carbon Coop is … Continue reading
Event Report: The Politics and Promise of Urban Food #Manchester #climate
Attention Conservation Notice: Detailed-ish account of who said what at last night’s Urban Forum event organised by the University of Manchester’s “Cities@Manchester“. The tl;dr – some interesting things said, but to an unrepresentative audience, and with no attempt at galvanising … Continue reading
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Tagged Cities at Manchester, etc, Real Food Wythenshawe, Urban Forum, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Event report: #Climate Week’s Carbon Active Activities with MEEN at #Manchester Arndale Centre
As a recent Manchester Environmental Education Network volunteer ( MEEN for short) I had heard of pupils’ enthusiasm and of their great ideas to get the message across, but this was my first encounter with the real thing. Our Carbon … Continue reading
Event Report: Launch of “Beacons; short stories for our not so distant future” #Manchester #climate
Attention Conservation Notice: Fifty five people gathered on Thursday 7th March for the launch of “Beacons, a book of short stories for our not so distant future”. You can read MCFly’s interview with the editor or, a longer one on the … Continue reading
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Event Report: International Women’s Day Awards Ceremony #Manchester #IWD #off-topicish
How many awards ceremonies where all the nominees and winners were men would run punctually? Not so many, perhaps. On Friday 8th March the Manchester’s International Women’s Day awards ceremony – jam-packed with inspiring stories – ran ahead of schedule. … Continue reading
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Tagged beat sweeteners?, Cllr Sue Murphy, Cllr Suzanne Richards, feminism, International Women's Day
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