Monthly Archives: July 2014

NEWSFLASH: “Campaign Bootcamp” – applications close 10th July. Please share!!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Activists really really need to skill up. If you are – or you know someone who is – interested in getting better at campaigning, then this is for you! But applications close in 36 hours time! http://www.campaignbootcamp.org/campaign-bootcamp-3

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Newsflash – “Ban Plastic Bags” Petition and #climate plan to be discussed by #Manchester scrutiny committee Tues 26th Aug

Posted on July 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A petition calling for the banning of plastic shopping bags will be discussed by the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Tuesday 26th August. The petition, launched in October, gathered over the 1000 name threshold for discussion at … Continue reading →

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Moss Side Community Allotment – article in #Manchester Evening News

Posted on July 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE – Apologies, I thought I was posting on the Moss Side Community Allotment site! Please link/facebook to this link http://mosssidecommunityallotment.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/moss-side-community-allotment-article-in-manchester-evening-news/ The Mon 7th July issue of the Manchester Evening News contains this story-

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#Manchester #climate bosses think warm winter + buildings sell-off = “success”

Posted on July 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: From an email just received – “Cllr Curley [chair of the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee] has further indicated that this will be considered as a substantive agenda item for consideration by the Committee at its meeting of 26 August.” First … Continue reading →

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#Manchester People’s Environmental Scrutiny Committee. Because the Councillors will not do it… Mon 7th July

Posted on July 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: Next meeting is Tuesday 26th August from 7pm at the Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St. More info to follow… If you want Manchester to have environmental action, you’ll need to get together with other citizens. Our elected leaders … Continue reading →

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Growing in the City opening celebration Sun 6th July, #Manchester

Posted on July 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly
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#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Week July 2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Because those democracy-lovers in Manchester Town Hall are unable/unwilling to do this themselves, here are the agendas (and links to reports) for the existing 6 scrutiny committees, scraped from the award-winning website.  The scrutiny committees all meet in the so-called … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council to discuss “Sustainable Food” – #climate? Not so much.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 8th July a committee of Manchester City Council will discuss “sustainable food“.  Meanwhile, scrutiny of the council’s disastrous performance on climate change … will not happen. The Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee of the Council, which has 96 members, 95 … Continue reading →

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#Fracking meeting in #Trafford Thurs 3rd July with John Ashton #Manchester #climate

Posted on July 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Thurs 3rd July, 7.30pm The Melville 35 MELVILLE ROAD, M32 8EA Stretford “Apologies for the short notice: We have the pleasure of John Ashton from E3G, an ex diplomat, coming to talk to us about climate change after his tour … Continue reading →

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#Didsbury Tool Library launch – Tues 15th July #Manchester

Posted on July 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tap into everything you need to start growing your own food Didsbury Library, Wilmslow Road FREE launch event: Tuesday 15 July; 11am to 1pm A warm welcome awaits at the launch of Eat Green’s newest garden tool library. You can … Continue reading →

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