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Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
New (draft) video on #Manchester #climate “history” – please critique
The MCFly co-editors have been invited to run a workshop at an academic talk-fest, on the subject of Manchester’s climate efforts. We said “yes if we can also run a session on the (potential and actual) role academics play in … Continue reading
PMT #8: Tell us what you would like to see MCFly do more of and less of?
It’s a lonely old business running this newsletter/blog. We know we annoy some people by writing articles about things that AREN’T going well, exposing hypocrisies and unkept promises. We know that many of our most popular posts are the ones … Continue reading
Event Report: Ragged University on #food, #Manchester, #climate change and, yes, marijuana
Two excellent presentations about economics and trees, food and the future, by Judith Emanuel and Jules Bagnoli at a Northern Quarter pub this evening were highly entertaining… Ragged University is “an attempt to think about and explain ideas in an … Continue reading
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Tagged Ragged University, steady-state manchester
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Interview with Cassie Norman* of Save Alexandra Park Trees #Manchester #biodiversity #campaigning – er, Nolan!!
Every month we publish an interview with a local activist in the print edition of Manchester Climate Monthly. Here’s a sneak preview of the March edition, with Cassie Norman Nolan, one of the many people who have been involved in … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: Beacons (short stories about #climate) launch in #Manchester Thurs 7th March
Disclaimer: the MCFly editors are members of the Steady State Manchester collective
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#Manchester #climate nuggets Feb 18th 2013 #mcc #acertainfuture #acretinfuture
Hi all, if you’re interested in democracy and cancelled elections and so on, you probably want to read this post. And then you can decide if you’re going to a) send letters [of our devising or your own – it’s … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: Why? Bee Cause! #Manchester Weds 20th Feb 6.30pm #biodiversity #campaigning @ManchesterFoE
You’d think that our species would understand that it’s not going to have much of a future if we wipe out the species which pollinate our crops. Apparently not. Some of the people making the decisions on behalf of our … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Upcoming Events, volunteer opportunity
Tagged bees, Manchester Friends of the Earth
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Crosspost: #Manchester Friends of the Earth meeting on “how ethical is your shopping basket”
Manchester Friends of the Earth has a “full-group” public meeting on the second Tuesday of every month, at the Greenfish Resource Centre on Oldham St. Here’s a report, by one of the FoE co-ordinators, on the most recent meeting. Report … Continue reading
Parents of #Manchester – what are you telling your children about #climate change?
This below is a repost from an excellent blog called “The Learning Planet.” What do MCFly readers with young children have to say? We’ve added a “starter comment” from a good friend… This is a very brief post because I … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Talk about Wangari Maathai (and #Manchester’s De-Industrial Food Revolution”) Tues 19th Feb, Castle Hotel,
MCFly caught up with Judith Emmanuel (a friend of both editors) about her upcoming presentation on Tuesday night. What’s happening on Tues 19th? I will be leading a discussion at Ragged about Wangari Maathai – some lessons from the Global … Continue reading
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