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Welcome to the 48th 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, an online activism section and a huge list of contacts. The newsletter is also available as a 700Kb PDF file and we're proud to announce we've a new host for our web site
Top Stories
The main stories in this issue are listed below. Also check out the STOP PRESS section for breaking news items.
Manchester's West Bank Wall
Cardboard wall erected in Albert Square illustrating Palestinians' situation
Urban Voices, Future Choices: Learning for Sustainable Cities
report back from a very successful meeting of world-wide sustainable education pioneers
Tons Weigh in for Trade Justice
Campaigners hold 24 hours of raising awareness about debt
Manchester's First Peoples' Assembly
Two hundred attend cross-campaign networking event
In Town Without My Car
Monday 22 September is car free day, but who's doing what?
Assiduous Animal Protection
The local animal rights groups have been busy outside betting shops and Halfords
Make a Splash
It's time to plan your activities for this year's Mersey Basin Week
Manchester Rejects GM
Massive opposition to genetically modified crops
Climate Candour
Dr. Bob Watson, once of the IPCC, gives his views on climate change, the cause, effects and remedies
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.
Extra Recycling Emerges - community recyclers Emerge Recycling work with local authorities to promote kerbside collections
Vote for Victoria Baths - help with TV vote and save local architectural gem
Environment Forum Seeks Support - Manchester Environment Forum needs a couple more people to help organize its Autumn programme of events
Manchester Brigade in Matanzas - Owen and Mark report back on their trip with CSC to Cuba
CPRE Launch in Manchester - Campaign to Protect Rural England comes to town
Beacon Foundation Seeks Charity Beacons - nominations required for those whose good work has shone out
Fur Fight as Mayor Refuses Robe - Stockport's new mayor refuses to wear his robes of office since they are made with real fur
Stop the War on Asylum - report back from Manchester event marking start of Refugee Week
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.
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