[g8-sheffield] g8-sheffield Digest, Vol 22, Issue 2

[IAN WALLACE]

Thanks Mozaz. 
  I think the best starting point on Peak Oil is to get public transport so good, so regular, so comfortable, so cheap (or free) and so reliable that virtually everybody chooses to use it. After such a major shift, the rest would be 'easy'.
  Ian
  Thanks for the Council meeting info Stuart. I should be there, gas man permitting.

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Today's Topics:

1. the Right to Work! (stuart crosthwaite)
2. Peak Oil (worldwarfree at riseup.net)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 17:09:06 +0000 (GMT)
From: stuart crosthwaite 
Subject: [g8-sheffield] the Right to Work!
To: no borders , g8
, arimoustafa at yahoo.co.uk,
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Hello Everyone

There's a full Sheffield City Council meeting this Wednesday 6th at 2pm in the Town Hall. Amongst other items there is a resolution (put by the LibDems...) arguing that the right to work for asylum seekers should be reinstated. 

There will be an opportunity for anybody to ask questions and make points about the issue from the public gallery. To do this you need to get to the Town Hall reception by about 1.30pm on the day and register yourself. It might take them a while to get round to discussing this resolution but probably not later than 3pm.

With growing numbers of destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield, without the right to benefits, accommodation or to work legally the problem is a real one. The Council has limited powers to change current legislation but it can and should publicise its opposition to a policy which creates poverty, crime and illegal low-wage work.

Try to make it to the meeting if you can.

Stuart Crosthwaite

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 00:33:09 -0800 (PST)
From: worldwarfree at riseup.net
Subject: [g8-sheffield] Peak Oil
To: mooreen-discuss at lists.aktivix.org
Cc: "matilda at lists.aktivix.org" ,
ssf at lists.aktivix.org, g8 
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Peak Oil is "so utterly serious that if global warming gets placed 3 on a
scale of 1 to 10 then this is a 12," Mathew Simmons, Chairman and CEO of
one of the world's major energy investment banks."

What is Peak Oil? How and when will it impact our lives? What are the
solutions to the crisis?

I have only come across this idea in the last few weeks here are some
links to some stuff one is reading

http://www.powerswitch.org.uk * Powerswitch
http://www.wolfatthedoor.org.uk * Wolf at the door
http://www.globalpublicmedia.com * Global Public Media (good for talks as
audio files)
http://www.odac-info.org * Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net * Life After the Oil Crash

I have spoken at lenth to people in Sheffield about this and there was a
planed film showing that did not happen
http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/s...12/357691.html and where some of
this text and links come from but i was wondering what is the collective
thoughts feelings a constructive debate and thoughts would be wellcome as
it form part of some work one is doing at the moment on urban regenration
it all links if you give it some thought.



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