[Alt-sheff-organising-group] Alt-Sheff blurb - is this OK with everyone?

[Andy Owen Cook]

Yep. Like it muchly. Also like the use of 'flavour'. Also, I am alive and
in Italy. That is all. xx

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Michael Cook <entozoon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good stuff! You're right that people don't often read past the first
> paragraph.. but it's all good for SEO to get us high up on google results!
>
> On 7 September 2014 11:13, Alt-Sheff Collective <contact at alt-sheff.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Alt-Sheff group :)
>>
>> Responses please:-
>>
>> We've been invited to feature Alt-Sheff in something called Hannah
>> Festival; it's about what's going on it the north. (
>> www.hannahfestival.com ). It means free publicity online and maybe in
>> printed handouts. So I've drafted the following. The first 50-60 words (the
>> top paragraph here) may be most important, I think the rest might get cut
>> off on the website; but anyway, does it sound OK? Comments? Anything
>> missing?
>>
>> If I can get a few positive replies by say Tues/Wed I'll send it off
>>
>>
>> **Thanks** if you have time to read ...............
>>
>> Alt-Sheff is a website with its finger on the pulse of the "alternative"
>> radical and ethical scene around Sheffield. It publicises progressive
>> events, groups and DIY alternatives to global capitalism; co-operatives,
>> not-for-profits, social enterprises, and news with a political focus. The
>> website is independent, self-funded, not-for-profit, and voluntarily run by
>> an autonomous co-operative. It's hosted by Webarchitects, an ethical
>> Sheffield co-operative.
>>
>> The events page lists what's on, updated regularly. There are also news
>> snippets, and a huge links listing, under categories which give a good idea
>> of the website's "alternative" areas of interest: Animals, Anti-militarism,
>> Anti-racism, Arts/Media (with a political flavour), Asylum/Refuge,
>> Children, Civil Rights, Co-operatives, Community, Cycling, Education,
>> Environment, Feminism/Gender, Food, Health, Housing, International,
>> Politics, Recycling, Sexuality, Transport.
>>
>> Sheffield's "Now Then" magazine carries a monthly column written
>> anonymously under the name of the group, "LocalCheck". Also its listed
>> events are automatically syndicated to the city's Indymedia website.
>> Alt-Sheff has been operating since 2008, with proper hand-edited content.
>> The ethical alternative to Facebook!
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