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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Right on and hope to see this manifest – its about time!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ruth [mailto:ruthe@allwomencount.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 January 2012 12:11<br><b>Cc:</b> scotlandaware@inbox.com; the_perplexed@hotmail.com; festival.kit@gmail.com; jamiemac01@hotmail.co.uk; ruthe@allwomencount.net; lusterwings@gmail.com; sarac@allwomencount.net; bao07@hotmail.fr; alma.segundo@gmail.com; anneruth.strauss@googlemail.com; msmsmslee@gmail.com; skenkley@gmail.com; forsyth090969@hotmail.com; samuel.carlisle@gmail.com; vorn_@hotmail.com; misterrayneal@yahoo.com; max@ear-2-ear.com; hemipemi@hotmail.com; heartwoodjack@gmail.com; xander----------@hotmail.com; symon@occupybirmingham.org.uk; occupysheffield@email-lists.org; w_t_allan@yahoo.com; helen@occupyleeds.co.uk; kiki@allwomencount.net; samuelcarlisle@gmail.com; jsxxx1965@yahoo.com; helenmagicwords@googlemail.com; jamietillett@yahoo.com; lissyadams@live.co.uk; stuartplatt@hotmail.com; mischievousape@gmail.com; ch451@exeter.ac.uk; symonbailey@yahoo.co.uk; info@occupysheffield.org.uk<br><b>Subject:</b> [OccupySheffield] "Warm-up" against fuel poverty end of Jan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi Occupiers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Quite a lot of people at the Edinburgh conference gave me their names to get information about the Warm-ups being organized this month against the scandal of people dying of cold. The principle is, we should be able to occupy warm spaces, whenever we want. As a beginning, at the end of January, people in several places are starting to plan collective actions – occupying a warm space together. I’ve taken the liberty of sending this call-out to the whole Edinburgh list – hope that’s ok with those who didn’t actually sing up for it. If you’re interested in doing something like this, please get in touch. Hope to see you in Sheffield, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>‘Warm Up’ in a housing office, town hall, or energy company office near you</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, January 27<sup>th</sup> – Monday, January 30<sup>th</sup></span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part of the Nationwide Fuel Poverty Action Winter Warm-up</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b><a href="http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com/">http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com</a></b></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It’s January. It’s freezing, and now the bills are starting to bite. As the Big Six energy companies rake in profits of 700% and the government freezes the fuel allowance, it’s time to tell the Big Six and the government that we’ve had enough! Small reductions in bills by some companies are a drop in the ocean: many people are still going cold or cutting down on food.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Bix Six continues to blame extortionate fuel prices on the switch to green energy. In fact, green measures only account for a tiny percentage of the price hike. The real story is of an energy monopoly making massive profits from spiraling prices, and continuing to burn fossil fuels at a climate-wrecking rate. The cost of their profits is people dying cold in their homes in the UK, and suffering the devastating effects of climate change across the world. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One in four families in the UK is shivering, <span class=il>out</span> of sight, behind closed doors. Meanwhile six companies are deciding how 99% of our energy is sourced, produced and priced. We think it’s time we had a say in these decisions, which have a major effect on our health and our climate.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ‘Warm Ups’</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: On the last weekend of January, Fuel Poverty Action will be heating things up! People across the UK will come <span class=il>out</span> of their cold homes and into the warm offices of the Big Six: E.ON, EDF, Scottish Power, Scottish and Southern, Centrica (British Gas), and Npower.</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Others will warm-up at town halls and housing associations, which are putting profit and cuts before people's welfare.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bearing flasks of tea and our own experiences of landlords that won't listen, unaffordable bills, tuition fees, and debts, as well as cuts in services, benefits and working conditions, our winter warm-ups will be taking place wherever cuts are biting and warm spaces look inviting. As people warm up, they’ll be taking the chance to discuss how to achieve a democratic, sustainable energy system. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is a <span class=il>call</span> to anti-cuts groups, local youth and pensioner organisations, environmental groups, and anyone who knows that it’s time to break the stranglehold of the Big Six. <b>Stop shivering in silence, let’s warm-up together!</b></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Organise your own winter warm up! Visit our website for:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Details of local actions already taking place</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tips on how to organize your own ‘warm-up’</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A leaflet you can download and reproduce</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A model press release</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://fuelpovertyaction.wordpress.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>