[alt-sheff-news] Alt-Sheff news January 2014

[Alt-Sheff Collective]

Alt-Sheff Newsletter : January 2014
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Welcome to the occasional newsletter from www.alt-sheff.org - the  
guide to Sheffield's radical, alternative and ethical business and  
groups.

	CONTENTS
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	Job vacancies
	Appeal for squatting help
	Alt-Sheff progress
	Alt-Sheff in print
  	What's on


Job vacancies
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If you're looking for work, note that recently several vacancies have  
been listed on our "News" page http://alt-sheff.org/stories


Appeal for squatting help
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A Sheffield student, James Hurst, has asked Alt-Sheff for help to get  
in touch with people interested or involved in squatting. He's doing a  
masters thesis project about about squatting and needs to talk to  
somebody involved to get first hand accounts of squatting In  
Sheffield. If you, or anyone you know, have ever squatted, would you  
kindly get in touch with him? His email is: js.hurst.1989 at gmail.com


Alt-Sheff progress
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This is the first newsletter since last summer, but the website has  
been constantly updated, and there are various plans, including a  
benefit gig to fundraise for website hosting and publicity. Also this  
summer we hope to add more social media features.


Alt-Sheff in print
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Sheffield's excellent free magazine "Now Then" features a monthly  
Alt-Sheff column called "LocalCheck". Recent articles have included:
"Welfare State of Collapse" 	http://nowthenmagazine.com/issue-69/localcheck/
"I Predict a Riot" 		http://nowthenmagazine.com/issue-70/localcheck/


What's on
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Notable events over the next few weeks include various courses on  
organic gardening, fundraiser gigs for Sharrow Festival and Peace in  
the Park, as well as:
Tue 21 Jan South Yorkshire People's Assembly Annual General Meeting;  
facing up to the austerity government
Thu 23 Jan "Democracy: Safe in their hands?" the next steps by  
Sheffield for Democracy
Sat 15 Feb "Whose Food? Our Food!" the new 'Agribusiness' campaign by  
World Development Movement (WDM)
Sun 16 Feb Fundraiser ceilidh for Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair
All details and far more on the homepage .... http://alt-sheff.org/


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"Contact" section. If you want to submit events for listing please do,  
by clicking "Submit event" - top left of the homepage.

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