[Alt-sheff-organising-group] PLEASE REPLY re Alt-Sheff & "The Sheffield Co-operator"

[Alt-Sheff Collective]

Hello everyone,

Sorry I haven't been in touch much, and sorry the website hasn't had  
much updating for a few months. In 2016 we didn't even have our annual  
meeting. I've been busy with various things, but intend to find time  
to get more events online in April.

In June there will be a special edition of a newspaper printed called  
"The Sheffield Co-operator" produced through the efforts of Steve  
Thompson in the Sheffield Co-operative Party. (I know him through  
Principle 5 co-operative resources centre which I'm also on the  
committee of -  http://principle5.org.uk/ ). It will be a special  
centenary edition, a one-off, to celebrate 100 years since a newspaper  
of this name was launched. At its peak it was a regular paper with a  
big circulation. Now the co-operative movement has gone through a big  
decline, but many people are trying to change that. In Sheffield we  
are publicising, linking up and celebrating the many co-operatives  
which are operating.

Alt-Sheff is one of these Sheffield co-ops* so I would like to ask  
everyone's agreement to place an advert for Alt-Sheff in this  
newspaper. Is that OK with you? Please reply by email, because there  
is no time to discuss at a meeting, it will need to be done by next  
month.  It'll cost about £20 which I can pay, there's no time to raise  
funds in a better way. I hope this is OK with everyone?

Thanks a lot,
Jonathan

* (We decided at one of the early meetings to be a co-op - second or  
third meeting I think.)