Monthly Archives: June 2014

Potentially interesting #Manchester #climate meeting next week – #fracking debate Weds 11th June

Posted on June 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://www.talkfracking.org Wednesday, June 11 Free Trade Hall Peter Street, Manchester, United Kingdom Find Tickets Tickets Available http://www.talkfracking.org This is a critical moment for Britain. The government’s plans to introduce fracking will change the UK forever. There are several issues surrounding … Continue reading →

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Tree Station Open Days Sat 7th June + 12th July #Manchester

Posted on June 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

With this line-up- and this – New share offer now open We are excited to announce phase two of the development of the TreeStation. This will take us to a new level where we can greatly increase our offer of … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council scrutiny committee agendas June 2014

Posted on June 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has 96 councillors. The Labour Party has – via first past the post elections – 95 of those seats. There’s a 9 member “Executive” that makes the decisions. The other councillors are supposed to keep tabs on … Continue reading →

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2 #fracking clicktivisms for you to sign, after Dave Cameron’s speech today #climate #Manchester

Posted on June 4, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

There’s already a 38 degrees one and a Greenpeace one. No harm in signing both, I suppose. [Update – sigh. One’s a letter-to-your-MP, t’other is a petition. I have replaced petitions with “clicktivisms” in the title. #mustcheckfactsoccasionally] After weeks of … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the new Councillors of #Manchester City Council

Posted on June 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dear new Councillors, congratulations on becoming the latest councillors to represent and serve the people of Manchester. You become councillors at a moment of great danger for the city. I don’t mean the risk of further austerity after the next … Continue reading →

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Off-topic fiction; “The Defiant Ones”, or “Looting the Ivory Tower…” #academics #activism #Manchester

Posted on June 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

published recently in Peace News. The Defiant Ones “Run!!” The activist yanked on the plasti-cuffs tying him to the academic. “Run THIS way NOW.” They fled. They fled the tear-gas and the screaming and the thud thud thud overhead. They … Continue reading →

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