Ir you give a damn, find a functional group
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
Razing trees and credibility: Alexandra Park protest, Sat 9th February #Manchester #mcc #insultation #consultation
Sat 9th February: Over a hundred people who live around Alexandra Park attended something between a protest and wake today. Organised by the Save Alexandra Park Trees group, the peaceful gathering bore witness to the handiwork of the chainsaws sent … Continue reading
The Onion: “2012 Was Once Considered Hottest Year On Record, Man In 2024 Remembers Wistfully” #Manchester #acretinfuture
The American satirical newspaper “The Onion” is essential reading. Here’s a recent article (forgive them the ozone confusion, it’s still funny).
Upcoming Event: Steady State #Manchester at Ragged University, Tues 19th Feb, Castle Hotel,
Disclaimer: MCFly co-editors Arwa Aburawa and Marc Hudson are members of the Steady State Manchester collective (along with one of the two presenters at this event, Judith Emmanuel.)
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Something for the Weekend 8 February 2013 #Manchester #Climate
To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. Q. What cheese do you use to hide a horse? A. Mascarpone. And this weekend… Sat 8, 1pm Peaceful Protest @ Alexandra Park to stop the felling of 400 … Continue reading
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The Year Ahead – Carbon Co-op
What were the big successes of 2012? Starting to recruit members, carrying out 40 whole house retrofit property surveys and getting the opportunity to deliver a £400,000 Community Green Deal programme. What were the big lessons learnt? That the more … Continue reading
“News” “flash”: MCFly editors not welcome at “Stakeholder” “Conference” – was it something we said? #Manchester #climate #farce
Have you signed up to attend the ever-shrinking Stakeholder “conference” (three and a half hours of dross?) Have you found out if you’re allowed to attend? We did, and … we’re not. Maybe something to do with asking all those … Continue reading
We Need To Talk Beyond Kevin
Professor Kevin Anderson spoke to Full Council on Wednesday 30th January. He gave an account of the speed and scale of climate change that left many of the nearly one hundred councillors stunned. It left many of the 35 members … Continue reading
Guardian: “Has the axe fallen on the Green Spaces of #Manchester?”
Arwa Aburawa, co-editor of Manchester Climate Monthly, has a new article looking at the Mersey Valley, Alexandra Park and the bigger picture. You can read it here. I think it’s very good, but then I may not be completely impartial… … Continue reading
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PMT #6: How to keep morale up among existing activists? #Manchester #climate #movement-building
We want to hear from you! We hope you will share your thoughts on the thorny question of “How do we maintain morale so that people who are already “in” the movement don’t drift away/leave in despair?” What works for … Continue reading
#Manchester City Council’s latest de-pressing #climate blunder
We’d like to congratulate the Manchester City Council press office for providing such a good example. [Wait for it, wait for it….] For providing such a good example of the many things the Council will have to stop doing if … Continue reading
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