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

[Jake Harries]

Looks vgood to me.
On Sep 7, 2014 11:13 AM, "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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