Networking Newsletter #44 (Nov/Dec 2002)

Welcome to the 44^th issue of the Networking Newsletter, which is, as usual, packed with the latest news on recent actions and current campaigns, plus our comprehensive calendar of forthcoming activities and a huge list of contacts. For up to the minute breaking news, check out the STOP PRESS section.
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Top Stories
The main stories in this issue are listed below. Also check out the STOP PRESS section for breaking news items.

A Third Runway for Manchester?
The Government's consultation includes options for colossal growth at Manchester Airport
Mounting Opposition to War
Locally and nationally, there's a growing number of voices speaking out against any plans to attack Iraq
Under the Pavement
Local explosive alternative radio for ALL
Global Action
Manchester activist reports back on the second European conference of the "Peoples' Global Action"
Protesters Penned in at Zoo
Sefton council decide it's a better idea to cage protesters than release animals from theirs
Su Family Stays
Local family win their appeal to stay in the region
A New Student Environment Network
Manchester call for students interested in setting up a national network
Car Free Frenzy
Many councils celebrate "European Car Free Day", including the closure of Deansgate
Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline
Campaign against another proposed large scale, destructive oil pipeline
No Hand Outs to Arms Companies
CAAT call for stop to subsidies to those dealing in death
Students Stick One on Poverty
MANCAT students help Save the Children's "Beat Poverty" campaign
GO Manchester, Go!
CSV GO Manchester have plenty of worthwhile volunteering activies on offer to all
Pension Protest
Campaign against pension fund's unethical investments
Successful Campaign
A look at resources that outline how not to campaign...
Bikes on Trams
Due to lobbying by cyclists, GMPTA have agreed to consider allowing cycles on trams
GM Crop Disappears
Do aliens remove crops as well as make circles?

Not Included in the Printed Edition

The following articles didn't make it to the printed newsletter.
They were originally "stop press" items
and are reproduced here for interest.

Peace Olives - pick olives to help Palestine (October 2002)

World Summit Watch - Manchester FoE's critique of the recent Earth Summit (October 2002)

Hiwet Abraha and her Family Must Stay - call for asylum seeked to stay in Manchester (September 2002)

Fairer Fares - Friends of the Earth call for cheaper train travel (September 2002)

Burned Out? - then here's help to recover (September 2002)

Events Calendar

The main events calendar has hundreds of activities and meetings coming up over the next few months. Please use this calendar both to find things to get involved in, but also to plan your activities - try to work with others planning similar things at the time you were thinking of and avoid clashes, where possible.
Regular events, such as monthly group meetings and fortnightly working weekends, are listed separately to the main calendar. Not that they are less important but to save repetitive typing!
Please let us know of your activities so we can post them here so others can read them and get involved them.

Contacts

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