Monthly Archives: November 2018

More horseshit from #Manchester Council on #climate

Posted on November 6, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

It’s groundhog day again.  Every two or three years another glossy document full of horseshit is waved through a “scrutiny” committee on its way to Manchester City Council’s Executive.  You can (in theory, if you want reasons to kill yourself) … Continue reading →

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Event: Public Square – looking to improve local democracy #Manchester 19th November

Posted on November 6, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From here (where you can also register to attend) Care about improving local democracy, citizen participation, and how decisions are made by local government? Do you have insights into what is already working well, or what the challenges are? Then … Continue reading →

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Event: ‘No Small #Fracking Matter’ 21 November, #Manchester

Posted on November 5, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From email sent by Sites of Resistance On Wednesday 21st November 2018 at 6pm at MMU’s Number 70 Oxford Street we will be joined by Richard Roberts one of the 3 anti-fracking protesters recently jailed, and subsequently released, for taking … Continue reading →

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Is Capitalism unsustainable? The jury’s out-ish. Is ego-fodderfication unsustainable? Sadly not/hell yes.

Posted on November 4, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

I don’t know how much rethinking economics is actually going on (I have my suspicions, but no hard data). I do have a good idea of how much rethinking politics/academia/civilsocietying is going on, and it’s not much at all/zero. The … Continue reading →

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“MYCORRHIZAL GATHERING 1: INOCULATION” #Manchester Sat 24 November

Posted on November 1, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, I read a fantastic book called “The Mushroom at the End of the World” by the anthropologist Anna Tsing.  Defo worth your time.  And then this invite, from a climate-engaged artist, turned up…   MYCORRHIZAL GATHERING 1: INOCULATION Knowledge … Continue reading →

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