MAIL OUT 05-06-11

Only a couple of bits to check out, so please do (some events, pages, and an interesting read)

TODAY
PEACEFUL MASS GATHERING IN PICADILLY GARDENS -TONIGHT 6PM – THESE ARE HAPPENING ALL ACROSS EUROPE.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213481552016542

TUESDAY
FLYERING OUTSIDE RUSHOLME JOB CENTRE TO BUILD FOR J30 STRIKES
Be there 2pm – flyers and banner will be brought along – contact iwwmanchester@gmail.com for more details

6pm MANCHESTER AGAINST BENEFIT CUTS BANNER MAKING SESH
MMU Students Union – 2nd floor – get on it, and help plan the demo on the 22nd against ATOS – a c ompany who robbing people of their dignity and money and support they vitally need.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214163328614103

WED
CHILL ON THE PARK WITH SOUNDSYSTEM
THE IWW is calling on everyone to take the afternoon off and chill in the park – if the weather fails us we’ll have a new location – e-mail iwwmanchester@gmail.com for more details.

SAT
CHORLTON AGAINST THE CUTS – March
1pm assemble at Chorlton house

Chorlton March Against the Cuts

PAGES
Check these pages and please like if you have the time (and Facebook)

Manchester against benefit cuts
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-Against-Benefit-Cuts/228581290488823

MCC Manchester Campaigns Collective
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MCC-Manchester-Campaigns-Collective/131306600279409

IWW Manchester
http://www.facebook.com/pages/IWW-Manchester/189221264459252

EACH WEEK WE’RE GOING TO SUGGEST AN INTERESTING READ –
This week we are suggesting SHIFT – a new issue has come out recently, and is talking about important issues such as the Labour movement and Popular Education. This is very much a journal by activists for activists, so not necessarily for the passing browser.
http://shiftmag.co.uk

MCC Announce 7/2/11

As always there’s plenty going on in Manchester  for you to get involved with this week.

Tuesday

• ·       Manchester Autonomous Students working group meetings 6.30-8pm UMSU.

Preparation and discussions for several upcoming events and actions against the cuts.

Wednesday

• ·       MCC film showing 7pm : Shock Doctrine by Naomi Kline, Trof, Fallowfield
• ·       Cool Runnings, 10-3amThe Corner, Fallowfield

Weekly reggae, dub and dancehall night. Free entry!!

 

Friday

• ·       ManchesterAgainst Fees & Cuts meeting. 5-7pm. Meeting Room 4 UMSU

Saturday

• ·         Queers Against the Cuts Gig 4-7pm. workshops, bands and stalls. Contact Theatre (behind Academy 1)

• ·         Take VAT

Saturday 12th February, 10.30am-3.30pm,

Central London

Crash Space and transport available. £10 return from Manchester

Email:Campaigns@umsu.manchester.ac.uk

ALL VAT HAS JUST RISEN to 20% so travel prices are rising and even VAT on the toilet paper you use to wipe your ass has risen, whilst the richest companies are getting away with murder!

TAKEVAT is a new Mass Action with a particular focus on VAT.
…
***MASSIVE CALL TO ACTION 12TH FEB***

2 separate BLOCS will meet at 2 SECRET LOCATIONS at 10.30 on Saturday the 12th!

From there we will descend upon 2 targets.
CONSEQUENTLY WE WILL CAUSE all sorts of mischief and other such naughtiness
in order to let the government and companies know they can’t get away with this disgraceful behaviour.

DRESS CODE = SMART CASUAL (Without the casual!)

Put the date in your calender, SPREAD THE WORD and please invite all
family, friends, enemies, workers, bankers, students, parents, inexperienced, angry ones, frustrated ones, sportsmen and sportswomen, space invaders etc!

As a UKUncut-esk action we take the message that these cuts and tax changes are regressive and increase inequality hurting the poor whilst protecting the interest of the rich as well as realising that its up to us to act to stop such injustice and force the change needed, by occupying space and educating the public using wide participation.

—– Want to get your meetings or events mailled out to our list? ———

Email manchestercampaigns@gmail.com with the details and keep us informed of any breaking news!

Manchester Airport owes Council £83 million

Manchester Green Party

www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk
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M E D I A R E L E A S E
Monday January 31^st 2011

Manchester Cuts: Is there really no choice?

The shocking announcement of 2000 job losses at Manchester City Council is the biggest result of the cuts handed down from the Coalition Government.

 

The Council, forced to deal with a £110 million reduction, expects to save £70 million pounds with these staffing reductions. This still means that £40 million pounds will still have to be found and it looks likely that front line services will be in the firing line.

 

In addition, because of the expected cuts in Manchester’s police, fire and health services  Manchester residents are going find it more difficult to access the support they need.

 

Manchester Green Party (MGP) believes nationally, these cuts could largely be avoided by concentrating the deficit reduction by increasing taxes on the financial sector that caused the deficit.

 

MGP Chair Brian Candeland said “Not only is the Government pursuing the wrong policies, it is seeking to pass the blame onto local authorities. Whilst all local authorities are being hit to some degree, urban councils in the north such as Manchester and its neighbouring boroughs are being hit particularly hard. This will widen the north-south divide.”

 

While the Coalition Government has forced this budget reduction on the Council, the Council decides what  services will be cut.

 

MGP urges the Council to make every effort to prioritise services to the vulnerable and saving jobs over capital building projects.

 

Following last weekend’s GMTUC conference, we note:

• that in the most recent Council accounts (1), Manchester Airport owes the council over £83 million. The airport is currently raising over £280 million to develop its facilities (2). As a major investor in the airport, the Council is in a position of influence and should look to reclaim those monies.
• the Council’s ‘sale/transfer’ of Hulme’s Birley Fields to Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) for far less than the value of the land (worth £10 million in some estimates (3)). Hulme Green Party says “Its outrageous. The value of that land would go a long way to reducing the effects of the cuts in Hulme and Manchester. As it stands, the whole MMU proposal is not good for the area.”

 

The recouping of even a proportion of the Airport and Birley Fields monies will save jobs and services in Manchester.
(Ends)

Notes

(1) Manchester City Council – http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200110/council_budgets_and_spending/864/annual_statement_of_accounts_200910 (Accounts Statement 2009/10, page 47, 102)

 

(2) MULE – http://manchestermule.com/article/coop-banks-refinancing-of-manchester-airport-draws-criticism-from-environmentalists

 

(3) Place North West – http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/5734-mmu-given-28.5m-towards-birley-fields-candus.html

Manchester Confidential – http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Property/General/Hulme-uni-campus-_10678.asp

Contacts

Manchester Green Party

Contact: Chair Brian Candleland

Email – brian@candeland.myzen.co.uk

 

Hulme Green Party

Contact: Steve Durrant – 07975518134

hulmegreen@googlemail.com

 

 

Manchester Autonomous Students Agenda

Manchester Autonomous Students

 

–       Make sure each task is action pointed to someone – and if a group someone is asked to bottom line it.

 

1)      MATERIALS FOR MAS/THINGS TO DO

–       Regular videos

–       Flyers/cards  (with website – who we are and all of that)

–       Banner

–       Weekly bulletin (MCC bulletin on back)

–       Logo

–       Sign up sheets, e-mail address, email account, wordpress (calendar), facebook group, person, twitter, events, email list – password available for admins only.

–       Soundsystem

–       Door to door

–       Postering

–       Public Event

–       Skill share workshops

–       Bottom lining (calling each person who is supposed to do everything each day and maybe filling in)

 

2)      WHEN AND WHERE TO FLYER/  GO DOOR TO DOOR?

DOOR TO DOOR

–       Ask them to SIGN UP TO SOCIETY – what do you do?

–       We RUN COOL RUNNINGS FUNDRAISER

–       We are BUILDING FOR 26^th MARCH

–       We are CAMPAIGNING AGAINST CUTS (AND OTHER ISSUES) WITH STUDENTS

–       MAKE VIDEOS – look for new creative ideas – ask them what they do.

–       Invite to public event – maybe the film showings? Maybe debate

(ADD IN HOW OFTEN AND FOR HOW LONG – roughly two hours each a week)

–       Union/N Campus/Owens Park/Grovsnor/Sugden sports/Whitworth/Man Met/ Xaverian/Salford/Preston/Bolton/Library/Uni Bar

 

Once elections begin no door to door or library

 

3)      INTELLECTUAL SELF DEFENCE
Crib sheet – classic questions to do with cuts and with actions answers from MULE/TABZ/NINJA – add things communally

 

4)      MAS DETAILS FOR PRODUCTION (put on website and make available for any repro – decide at end of meeting, but make sure we realise that we know we’re going to chat about this)

–       Who is MAS

–       When do MAS meet and where.  What other regular events.

–       Contact details

–       Public debate, organise and invite all – maybe with SAC?

 

5)      OTHER POINTS

–       National Network – ASN

–       EAN

–       Takining minutes Guide, facilitator training

 

6)      D.O.N.M

Tuesdays have been suggested as ok

 

OFF WEEK

DOC + READING – Summate and discuss 1/2hour

WHAT’S HAPPENED – hear a headline of major stories then pick three to discuss

SKILLS – have a selection of reads available and discuss

Available films

Online

topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-take/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-supermarket-thats-eating-britain/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-fourth-world-war/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/guns-germs-and-steel/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/we-arundhati-roy/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/no-logo-brands-globalization-resistance/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/this-is-what-a-democracy-looks-like/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-war-on-democracy/

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/capitalism-love-story/

topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-corporation/

 

For showings – Shock Doctrine, Children of Men, The War on Democracy, The Corporation,

Food Inc., Crude,  Battle in Seattle, The War You Don’t See, Fight Club, V for Vendetta.

 

 

Welcome

Manchester Campaigns Collective is about letting you know the alternatives that are being created in Manchester and how to get involved.

You can sign up to our weekly mail outs here;                                        https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/moc

We can help find people who organise skill shares and workshops around a lot of themes, especially anything that empowers communites.

We specifically do workshops on the History of Environmental Direct Action, Anti-Fascism, Anti/Alter Globalisation, Direct Action Training, Effective Protest skills, Outreach/Publicity training, Consensus Decision Making, Good Facilitation/Chairing.

If you have contributions, ideas or questions please contact manchestercampaigns@gmail.com