[Netnews-action] 17 Dec: Future of Sidney Sreet LGBT Centre:
Consultation Meeting
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: "savethegaycentre at yahoo.co.uk" <savethegaycentre at yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: 12 December 2007 19:21:06 GMT
> To: save_the_gay_centre_mcr at lists.riseup.net
> Cc: manchesterpolnews at lists.riseup.net
> Subject: [manchesterpolnews] Future of Sidney Sreet LGBT Centre:
> Consultation Meeting Monday 17/12/07 with Manchester City Council
>
> Dear Friends, Supporters & Users of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre,
>
> Apologies for the very late notice and bad timing of this proposed
> "consultation"
> regarding the future of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre, initiated by
> Manchester City Council.
>
> Aside from the letter below from Manchester City Council, no other
> publicity or information
> regarding this long-awaited and significant consultation has been
> produced or
> sent to ALL of the users, supporters, friends and other
> beneficiaries of the
> Sidney Street LGBT Centre.
>
> As the original remit of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre from it's
> inception in 1988
> states that it was intended to be directed and used as a resource
> by and for Manchester's large LGBT Community,
> there appears to be a huge omission in actually widely informing
> Manchester's LGBT Community that this important consultation is
> even taking place.
>
> Therefore, please forward this message and the attached letter from
> Manchester City
> Council to all your friends and contacts, as this consultation is
> supposed to focus on the
> needs of our LGBT and Queer Community, and not be a token throwaway
> gesture to
> appease certain special interests circling around the LGBT Centre
> and the City Centre
> Real Estate it occupies - this is YOUR community resource, social
> space, safe space,
> not-for-profit events venue and drug/alcohol free space not
> controlled by commercial
> interests, so come along and voice YOUR opinion about it's future!
>
> There will be hot drinks, refreshments and vegan cake available
> (donations), and the
> petitions and signed letters supporting the future of the LGBT
> Centre and ALL the User
> Groups which have been gathered together since September 2007 will
> be presented
> directly to Manchester City Council Representatives in person.
>
> When?
> Monday 17th December, starting @ 6pm
>
> Where?
> Sidney Street LGBT Centre,
> 49 - 51 Sidney Street
> Off Oxford Road
> (Behind 8th Day Veggie Cafe, Opposite main entrance to Manchester
> Metropolitan
> University Students' Union)
> Manchester
> M1 7HB
>
> Map:
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?
> f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=M1
> +7HB&ie=UTF8&ll=53.471675,-2.236834&spn=0.011699,0.028925&z=15&iwloc=a
> ddr&om=1
>
> Please get in touch with Friends, Supporters & Users of the Sidney
> Street LGBT Centre
> if you have any questions or queries regarding this important
> meeting, or if you cannot
> attend in person, but would like a statement read out on your
> behalf, for example:
>
> Email:
> savethegaycentre[at]yahoo.co.uk
> MySpace:
> http://www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr
> Telephone:
> 07754046850
>
>
> Yours In Solidarity,
>
> tomboi
> **********
>
> PS - Please note that the "questionnaire" referenced below is in
> fact part of a wider
> LGBT North West Strategy being run by the Gay Lesbian Foundation's
> Rainbow
> Partnership Project and does not appear to be directly relevant to
> the Sidney Street
> LGBT Centre, more info to follow!
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> To: All User Groups of
> Sidney Street
> LGBT Centre
> If telephoning please ask for:
>
> Terry Waller/Chris Fox 0161 234 3259
> Nicky Griffiths 0161 234 1881
> t.waller at manchester.gov.uk
> n.griffiths at manchester.gov.uk
> c.fox1 at manchester.gov.uk
> Text phone 0161 234 3971
> Fax 0161 234 3197
>
> 15th
> November, 2007
> Sidney Street Centre Group Consultation
>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> You will recall that the Council’s Assistant Chief Executive, Geoff
> Little, wrote to you in September to allay concerns that the City
> Council was considering closing the Sidney Street Centre. He also
> said that we would be consulting all the Centre’s user groups to
> get your views on how to make best use of the Centre. The City
> Council wants to work together with users of the Centre to ensure
> it is well managed and can offer the best possible services.
>
>
> We are now starting the consultation. This will consist of:
>
> Two meetings, to which we are inviting 2/3 representatives of any
> Centre user group, with Officers in our Service Improvement and
> Inclusion Team These will be on Tuesday 11th December, 7 pm at the
> Town Hall and Monday 17th December, 6 pm at Sidney Street .
>
> Separate meetings between these Council Officers and any Centre
> user group, which prefers to meet separately to discuss these
> issues. These meetings can be either at the Town Hall or the
> Centre, as your group prefers.
>
> Inviting groups to complete a questionnaire (enclosed): I would be
> grateful if you would ask your group to consider completing this
> and returning it to us. This questionnaire may also help as a
> framework for the meetings with individual groups. If your group
> has any additional comments please feel free to send us these by
> letter, e mail or fax, whichever is most convenient.
>
> If your group would like a separate meeting I would be grateful if
> you would contact the Officers named within this letter by phone, e
> mail or text phone to explore a convenient date. This may be at
> your group’s regular session or at another time.
>
> If anyone who would like to attend a meeting has any specific
> access requirements please let us know so we can make appropriate
> arrangements.
>
> I appreciate that some groups only meet at intervals. We are
> hoping to complete these meetings by the end of January. Groups’
> views will then be fed back to lead Councillors and relevant
> Officers. For further information please contact
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
> Forid Meah
> Head of Corporate Performance Group
>
> &……………………………………………………………………………………..
>
> Reply slip – please tick as you choose
>
> Name of your group / organisation ……………………………………………….
>
> £ We wish to complete the questionnaire only
>
> £ We wish to attend a consultation meeting on the 11th December at 7pm
>
> £ We wish to attend a consultation meeting on the 17th December at 6pm
>
> £ We will contact you to arrange an individual meeting
>
> £ We do not wish to participate in the consultation
>
> Please return to the Service Improvement and Inclusion Team, Chief
> Executive's Department, Manchester City Council, P.O. Box 532
> Manchester M60 2LA .
>
>
> Friends, Supporters and Users of the Sidney Street LGBT Centre
> **************************************************************
>
> * Please send polite formal letters of support to:
>
> Cllr. Richard Leese, Council Leader
> Email: r.leese at manchester.gov.uk
>
> Cllr. Val Stevens, Deputy Council Leader, Executive for Diversity
> Email: cllr.v.stevens at manchester.gov.uk
>
> Manchester City Council
> Town Hall
> PO Box 532
> Albert Square
> MANCHESTER
> M60 2LA
>
> Tel: 0161 234 5000
>
> * Online Petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/gaycentre/
>
> * MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/save_the_gay_centre_mcr
>
> * Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5234800993
>
> * YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/savethegaycentremcr
>
> * Flickr Photos:
> http://www.flickr.com/people/
> save_the_gay_centre_manchester_campaign_collective/
>
> * Subcribe to the announcements mailing list via:
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>
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