[ssf] Sheff constituencies & fund raising ideas

[Dan]

Absolutely agree!  Sadly, we can't do a damn thing (scuse me) til we 
have an account to be able to pay into.  (Since, quite rightly, some 
people might be a little circumspect about paying in to an individual's 
account...!)

Once we've done that... well, ha ha!

The other thing I wanted to get done before that happened was a *very 
sparse* set of policy documents - not ones that said anything about 
SSF's political direction, but only about how decisions are made over 
money.  It would include some of these key points:

*Control of spending is done following the SSF guidelines for 
decision-making (er, I've got a draft of that somewhere...)
*Affiliates / donators will get no extra say because of moneys donated

To this end, I've started a policy documents page on the WIKI.  I've 
tried to ensure that this page is clear that policy cannot be made 'on 
the hoof', and how important the cycle of draft and meeting approval 
is.  Is that OK with people?

http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/Policydocs

Thoughts on a postcard to...

see ya.
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@mparo wrote:

>>
>
> Hi I am pasting up Phil's message from no2id because you might give us a
> hand. We are so late.
> The URL he mentions takes us to a very interesting page quite useful to
> check all MPs including Sheffield constituencies,
> where our MPs seem to be overwhelmingly supportive of ID cards (only
> exception Richard Allan).
> So there we are, saw Sheffield Against the War ad , they have a fund
> raising event (hip hop concert) at Royal Institute for the Blind on the
> 11th February from 7 pm, (4pounds), so just why couldn't this idea be
> used also for
> getting the printed rag, (i 've been following the exchange with r7, imc
> Sheffield,), so the money could come from some other source rather than
> from the rag itself. (fringy?)
>
> and today is also ASH WEDNESDAY
> and tomorrow is the Islamic New Year
>
> :)) many ashy hugs
>
> amp
>
>  Some last minute pressure
>
>> applied by constituents to anyone who voted for the Bill last time
>> would be good, but the trick is going to be getting those who simply
>> didn't show up at Second Reading to turn out at Third Reading and
>> vote against...
>>
>> This is something that will require lobbying BEFORE the 10th - if 
>> they're not in the House on the day, they won't be voting either way!
>>
>>
>> For info on which way MPs voted (or didn't) at Second Reading, check
>> out http://www.no2id.net/mp_votes.php?display=constituency. All the
>> Labour MPs from Sheffield voted for, of course :¬(
>
>
>
>
>
> The ones protecting our liberties are NONE but Richard Allan, apparently
>
>
>> Rt Hon Richard Caborn      Lab      Sheffield Central      for 
>
>
> Mr Clive Betts> Lab     Sheffield, Attercliffe         for
>
> Rt Hon David Blunkett     Lab    Sheffield, Brightside     for
>
> Mr Richard Allan     LD     Sheffield, Hallam         against
>
> Ms Meg Munn     Lab/Co-op     Sheffield, Heeley     for
>
> Helen Jackson    > Lab     Sheffield, Hillsborough     for
>
> Paddy Tipping     Lab     Sherwood     for
>
>> Mr Christopher Leslie     Lab     Shipley     for
>
>
>
>
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