Green Party Leader, Natalie Bennett in Manchester supporting the Alexandra Park campaigners

Natalie Bennett, newly elected Green Party Leader is in Manchester today supporting the Alexandra Park campaigners. The group are fighting Manchester City Council whose plans to ‘improve’ the park involve cutting down over 250 trees.  Their petition set up only a few days ago has already got over 500 signatures. Natalie will be at Alexandra Park TODAY (December 3rd) at 3pm talking to the protesters and the press. If you can make it along to support the action, do so.  Thanks. This evening Natalie will be speaking to students at Manchester University at 7p...

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Manchester Economics: Steady State and Circular

Zeitgeist? There seems to be a couple of thing s happening this week well worth looking at. Steady State Manchester presents their reports In Place of Growth: Practical steps to a Manchester where people thrive without harming the planet and Living Well: Practical Solidarity and Steady State Economics. The launch event is tomorrow, Tuesday November 20th at the Mechanics Institute, 7.30pm. On Wednesday November 21st from 1.30pm to 4pm Manchester Environmental Education Network (MEEN) will hold its Greater Manchester ESD Forum. The main speaker will be Alan Turney from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Since its inception in 2010, the...

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Birley Fields 'Consultation' Event November 1st 2012

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MMU and Me: We have a problem

This is a personal opinion and does not reflect the views of Hulme Green Party or Manchester Green Party. It seems that these are the last days of Hulme’s Birley Fields. Though full planning permission for the proposed campus is yet to be granted to Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) the organisation has fenced off the fields and begun digging up some of the plant-life. The reality of MMU’s actions has stirred an angry reaction in the Hulme community with talk of occupying the green space in protest. MMU is touting itself as one of the greenest universities in the country and I expect the new 7 building campus will push it up...

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Hulme Adult Education Centre Closes

We take a moment for Hulme Adult Education Centre.  Friday July 20th 2012 is the Centre’s last day with the office closing and staff moving to Greenheys in Moss Side. The decision to close the Centre was taken by Manchester City Council in 2011, as part of its cost-cutting budget. The Adult Education Centre, which moved into the Library building in the early 90’s was a valuable community asset providing offer a large range of courses aimed at improving lives, getting people into work, volunteering and improving job skills. The Centre was also the space where local people help gathered and created works that were part of the character...

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STOP THE BLOCK (at the Gamecock)

With more planning applications being sought for student accommodation, Hulme Greens are supporting the Hulme Residents Association in preventing an 11 story block being built on the site of the Gamecock pub.  A meeting for residents is planned on Thursday July 5th (see below) to discuss it. The deadline for submitting objections to the development to Manchester City Council is Friday July 13th....

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Hulme Local Elections 2012 Results and Response

We, the Hulme Green Team would like to thank everyone voted for us this year. We also would like to thank everyone who put in time, creative input, proofed, leafleted, were on the streets, commented and advised us. It was a great effort. But we came second. And that being the case we congratulate Labour’s Amina Lone on her re-election as councillor for the Hulme ward. The results Hulme Ward: Turnout 16.98% Surname Other Names Description (if any) Votes GUISE James Andrew Micheal Independent 30 HARDWICK Dom Liberal Democrats - For A Greener Britain 94 ...

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VOTE GREEN MAY 3RD 2012

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Hulme Green Party Election Newsletter 2

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Hulme Green Party Newsletter Election Special No 1

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Green Party Supporter? Here is how you can help…

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Hulme Green Party Events April 11th – 17th 2012

Wednesday 11th April, 6.00-7.30pm Young People and the local elections: Election Hustings hosted by Manchester Foyer at 61 Booth Street West, with Deyika Nzeribe our Hulme candidate More information from St. Vincent's Housing Association on 0161 276 1000 Wednesday 11th April 11pm- 1am Deyika will be part of a panel talking about local Manchester issues, Listen online at Peace FM’s the Search Engine. Thursday 12th April, 8.30pm Green Drinks at Kim-by-the-Sea, Old Birley Street. We will be being social and talking politics. (Planning meeting...

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Remembering Gayle O'Donovan – A Public Celebration: Friday March 9th 2012

Gayle O’Donovan, local activist, neighbour and friend to many, died unexpectedly on January 21st 2012. Whilst Gayle's funeral happened in Limerick a couple of weeks ago and numerous have written tributes, many people have expressed support for having a public event in Manchester - to celebrate her life and times. A Public Celebration will be held on Friday 9th March 2012 from 7pm at the OK Café, in Hulme. There will be food served (from 7pm with the event starting at 8pm) and people can hang out at the venue afterwards and have a drink. All are welcome. How you can helpThere will be a large amount of space in the evening for people...

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Deputy Green Party Leader visits Manchester

Deputy Green Party Leader, Adrian Ramsay, will be visiting Manchester on Thursday February 23rd ahead of the Spring Conference in Liverpool. From 4.00 – 5.00pm, Adrian will be at the Friends Meeting House (6 Mount Street, Manchester).He willMake a short statementTake question and answers from the public If you would like to attend, please arrive by 4pm. From 6.00 – 7.00pm, Adrian will be at Manchester University Student Union (Room 6, Top Floor) talking to Manchester Young Gree...

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Gayle O'Donovan: Tribute Page

Died: Saturday January 21st 2012This page is to express our thoughts and and memories of Gayle.She touched many of us.You can leave messages below.Than...

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Southern Voices: Another Perspective

The upcoming workshop on Saturday (January 21st), ‘Climate Violence, History and Resistance’, looking at climate change, is being viewed with some interest. The event in Hulme, run by local network Southern Voices, critiques the commonly promoted framework of climate change understanding and its Western outlook. Southern Voices, describe themselves as a network of people committed to bringing the knowledge and understanding of Southern and Black people to the global issues that are central to education and present-day concerns. It’s focus is the relationship and issues affecting the countries of the South and the North and it aims to bring...

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A Northern View: The Ghosts of London

The ghost bike at the junction at Kings Cross station marks the place where Min Joo Lee (Deep Lee to her friends) died on her way to college. It was October 3rd, her first day back at Central St Martin’s. (picture from http://ibikelondon.blogspot.com/) She was one of the 16 cyclists killed during 2011 on the roads of London, which started with the death of Gary Mason, former British Boxing champion on January 6th 2011. Min Joo’s death was marked by a vigil in which her friends spoke and all the cyclists killed that year were commemorated. It was one of the growing number of events and actions to highlight the increasing number of cyclists Killed...

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