[alt-sheff-news] Alt-Sheff NEWSLETTER April 2013

[Alt-Sheff Collective]

Alt-Sheff Newsletter : April 2013
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Welcome to the latest from www.alt-sheff.org - the guide to  
Sheffield's radical, alternative and ethical business and groups.

NOTE >>> To read this newsletter in a nice printable 2-page document  
open the attachment to this email. Or if you prefer text only, carry  
on reading...

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Alt-Sheff has been going for 5 years, dedicated to publicising  
activist and alternative stuff around Sheffield. Please tell your  
friends and contacts, and if you know about a good event that doesn't  
seem to be listed, just click "Submit Event" on the home page. Give as  
much detail and as much notice as you can, and we'll do the rest.

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Contents of this mail-out:

    1. If you like Alt-Sheff, you'll love this ...
    2. Help! Could you be a festival inputter?
    3. What's on in late April and May
    4. Alt-Sheff is in print

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        1. If you like Alt-Sheff, you'll love this ...

"Talking Politics" is a discussion-based course which means a chance  
to explore, learn and share ideas about current issues in the UK and  
world-wide. Topics for discussion are worked out as the sessions  
continue. It's a fairly unique course, but it NEEDS numbers to keep it  
running, so if you think you may be interested please have a word with  
the tutor, Paul Boizot, see www.paulboizot.co.uk/courses.htm. It runs  
on Thursday mornings through until July and can be FREE if you're on  
means-tested benefits or Working Tax Credit, otherwise it's £65.


        2. Help! Could you be a festival inputter?

Sheffield has a rich tradition of summer community festivals. These  
are run by volunteers, doing it for fun and to support community  
organisations, so Alt-Sheff has always tried to give them a bit of  
extra publicity, but finding and listing the details takes extra time  
from May onwards. If you can spare a few hours to help, please get in  
touch. No technical skills needed, just internet use, training given.


        3. What's on in late April and May?

Alt-Sheff's events page is now pretty much updated for April and May.  
As well as all the regular interesting events, here's a sample of  
what's coming up.

Last week of April:-
The Green Film Festival 2013
"Time to Scrap Trident" tour reaches Sheffield
Mental Self-Help Celebration
Revolutionary Island Discs + free Cuban Salsa taster class
"Come and fix yer bike" workshop

May:-
The Green Film Festival 2013 (continued)
Chesterfield Community Arts Festival
Vegan Gourmet Food Night
World Laughter Day Playshop
Chesterfield May Day Gala
Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair 2013
ASSIST Benefit gig with the Free Radicals
Annual General Meeting of SYMAAG
Talk: Salim Lamrani on Cuba and US sanctions
Talk: Jazz musician Omar Puentes on Cuban Music Today

For more details of all events see http://alt-sheff.org
These are highlights listed so far. No doubt there will be more to  
come as the weeks roll on...

And from the "News" section, here are the headlines:

Cycle for Nicaragua 2013
What you think about housing in Sheffield?
Friday Night Ride seeks help
Chapeltown: Coal mining may resume
Peace in the Park needs you!
The weave of Asylum Support in Sheffield
Northern Refugee Centre grows
CycleBoost comes to Sheffield
Freegle gets connected
Sign here for sustainable S.Y. transport options

For more details of any of these items see http://alt-sheff.org/stories


        4. Alt-Sheff is in print

Did you know that Alt-Sheff has a monthly "Localcheck" column in  
Sheffield's "Now Then" magazine? Editions are distributed free at  
various venues, and can also be downloaded from  
www.nowthenmagazine.com. This month's article covers:
* Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair (this year in a bigger venue, Showroom  
Workstation 11th- 12th May, because it gets more popular every year)
* Bradley Manning and Wikileaks
* Prisoners who criticise the prison system
* SLAPPs
* And whether or not people should wear t-shirts with slogans.


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	The Alt-Sheff Collective                       www.alt-sheff.org
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