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[Alt-Sheff Collective]

Alt-Sheff Newsletter : August 2015
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The occasional newsletter from www.alt-sheff.org - the guide to  
Sheffield's radical, alternative and ethical business and groups.

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  |   CONTENTS           |
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  |   Alt-Sheff progress |
  |   What's on?         |
  |   Alt-Sheff in print |
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Alt-Sheff progress
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This is the first newsletter since last year, but the website is fully  
updated for August. We have various longer term plans, including a  
benefit gig to fundraise for website hosting and publicity and more  
social media stuff.


What's on?
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Just a small pick of interesting events over the next few weeks, full  
details on the website:-

  - EARTH FIRST Summer Gathering, 19th-24th Aug, out in the Peak District

  - SHARROW FESTIVAL on Sat 22nd Aug

  - OPEN RIGHTS GROUP "Stop the Snoopers' Charter bouncing back"
(internet privacy) on Wed 26th Aug

  - LIBFEST on Sat 29th Aug


Alt-Sheff in print
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Sheffield magazine "Now Then" features our monthly Alt-Sheff column,  
"LocalCheck". Recent articles have included:

"Dead Trees Don't Talk"
http://nowthenmagazine.com/sheffield/issue-89/localcheck/
(about Amey chopping down trees)

"Space in the City"
http://nowthenmagazine.com/sheffield/issue-87/localcheck/
(about new projects and empty properties)

That's all for now. Thanks for reading.
If you want to get in touch please email via the website "Contact" section.
If you want to submit events for listing please do, by clicking  
"Submit event" - top left of the homepage.

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