Victory - take a few moments to enjoy the taste, we don't get it often! Platt Fields and Whitworth Park, green havens in busy South Manchester, were threatened with tarmac but, thanks to local campaigning are now saved. And it looks like open spaces in Swinton may be saved too. But the Networking Newsletter is about much more than environmental issues - the region's first vegan festival was a roaring success, and whilst London failed to host an annual May Day event, the sun shined on picnicers holding a local MayDay event in Piccadilly Gardens. Rather than give away the rest of the contents of this packed issue, I'll let you scroll down and inform & inspire yourself!
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Welcome to the 55th issue of the Networking Newsletter with the latest news on recent actions and current campaigns, plus our comprehensive calendar of forthcoming activities, an online activism section and a huge list of contacts. The newsletter is also available as a 3Mb colour PDF file and text only version.
Articles for the next newsletter should be sent by Monday 21 June using the online form, by email, to 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS or by fax 0161 834 5797 (marked FAO: Networking Newsletter). Articles should be 50-200 words long, preferably with a picture or colour graphic, and include your full contact details. Please send us high resolution images (250DPI, full colour and not compressed if a JPEG) so I can use them in the printed newsletter.
The main stories in this issue are listed below. Also check out the STOP PRESS section for breaking news items.
Victory for City Parks over Car Parks
Planning applications for car parks on Platt Fields and Whitworth Park are withdrawnRecycling Round-up
Overview of the current recycling strategy in the areaSwinton SOS Answered?
More green/open spaces seem about to be savedMad Picnic for a Mad World
On Manchester's Mayday people congregated in Piccadilly gardens for a "Mad Picnic for a Mad World"ID Parody
Opportunity to input to the consultation on ID cardsNo Horsing About
Campaigners highlight the misuse of animals in a recent show at the Trafford CentreParty Preparations
The "Networking Newsletter" is 10 in the autumn - how should we celebrate and move forward?Time to GO
GO Manchester draws to a close, for nowVeganFest: Verily a Treat
Report back from the region's first vegan festivalWorld Debt Day
Piling on the pressure to cancel Third World DebtCommon Resources
A new initiative acting between the public and private sectorsGreen Fish Fact Pack
Fact pack of fact sheets for voluntary groups, and that's a fact!
Events Calendar
The main events calendar has hundreds of activities and meetings coming up over the next few months. Please use this calendar both to find things to get involved in, but also to plan your activities - try to work with others planning similar things at the time you were thinking of and avoid clashes, where possible.Regular events, such as monthly group meetings and fortnightly working weekends, are listed separately to the main calendar. Not that they are less important but to save repetitive typing!
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