[Alt-sheff-organising-group] Alt-Sheff & other Sheffield co-operatives

[Jonathan]

Hello everyone,

I sent the following email a bit back and I think I didn't get any reply 
except from Karen (thanx Karen!) so before I go ahead it would be good 
to know everyone's happy with this?

Thanx a lot :)

Jonathan

MESSAGE --->


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.)