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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Category Archives: Manchester City Council
Clasp this to your hearts – #climate briefings for local politicians. Please fwd to any you know!
From here New Briefings for Elected Members CLASP has just launched a new set of briefing leaflets to help elected members of Local Authorities and other partner organisations to make informed decisions on, and respond to the opportunities of the … Continue reading
#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Committees – nowt on #climate, but hold the date for May 22nd – Kevin Anderson pencilled in…
Here’s some basic democracy information; There are six scrutiny committees on Manchester City Council. Each is made up of 12 to 18 or so elected councillors each, and are there to “keep tabs” on what the Council – and other … Continue reading
#Manchester City Council – bad news and good news on #climate #environment #NigelMurphy #crc
We asked for a statement from the Council on the fact that the post of Director of Environmental Strategy is being abolished. We were particularly interested, we said, in what effect that would have on climate action in Manchester. Here … Continue reading
PMT #9: Write a *positive* letter to #Manchester Council Communities Scrutiny Committee, asking for #climate hearings
Please write a letter of encouragement and appreciation (yes, this IS Manchester Climate Monthly – your eyes are not deceiving you). Please write this letter (and inevitably we’ve written a draft for you to start from – see below), and … Continue reading
Newsflash: Director of Environmental Strategy post being “dis-established” by #Manchester City Council #climate
UPDATE 27/2/13. See press release from the Council about this. Manchester City Council has decided to abolish the role of “Director of Environmental Strategy.” The post was created in 2009. Richard Sharland, the first director, will also be the last. … Continue reading
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Communities Scrutiny Committee: #climate change dribbled into the short grass #Manchester #a-democracy
The councillor had three objections, which we (1) can call Precedence, Procedure and Price. In the end, none of them stands up, can be allowed to stand up. The Communities Scrutiny Committee (CSC) of Manchester City Council must start looking at … Continue reading
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
Tell your councillors! – Free workshop on “local health and well-being in a changing #climate.” #Manchester Mon 4th March
Free training, thanks to the Environment Agency and Climate UK. (All text below from here). You can find the members of Manchester City Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee here. If you are a Manchester resident and any of them is one … Continue reading
PMT #7: Respond to #Manchester City Council’s budget “consultation”
You have until February 20th to reply to City Council’s request for public opinion on their proposed actions. While of course it is very important to save this library or that swimming pool from closure it’s also important a) to … Continue reading
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