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'''September 2011 Update: The Sheffield Social Forum hasn't existed for many years and this site was being spammed, so it's been made read-only. If the SSF is ever reconstituted then the site can be revived. This site is hosted by the Webarchitects Co-operative'''

Inspired by the World and European Social Forums, and bonded by the belief in people over profit, Sheffield activists from diverse political backgrounds set up the Sheffield Social Forum.

For more general info / contact info see the main Sheffield Social Forum web site Intro | Events | Contacts | Resources | Links ]

'''Welcome to the Sheffield Social Forum Wiki!!!

If you're unfamiliar with wiki websites you may like to read this introductory page.

This wiki site reflects the open nature of the social forum movement. It is used by many people for different purposes - fighting for local participation, posting creative writing, brainstorming green ideas, a place for lantern designs for a community festival...

It is a space where documents can be created, edited and organised by the users of this site. To find out how, see the help page and the  how do I edit a page information. You can also go to the sandpit area, where you can have a consequence-free go at wiki editing.

If you want to get more involved in the way the wiki or the www pages are currently run you could post suggestions on Web Planning page or comments on the associated talk page.

Talk and Action

 * General Cemetery : Campaign to save the Chapel
 * The Mole : Newsletter for events / demos at Matilda or beyond.
 * campaigns and projects : Campaigns that people in the Sheffield Social Forum are involved in or started or have heard about.
 * resources : Publicity materials and other documents.
 * greenspace : A space for green networking, information sharing and brainstorming.
 * democracy cafe : Here's an outline of how they could work. Use the ideas!  Try it yourself!
 * SpitalHill : a page for 'Spital Hill Local Voice' resources, a group who are working to develop a community-led, participatory alternative to the current Spital Hill 'masterplan'.
 * PeaceinthePark : Peace in the Park Festival, Sheffield General Cemetary
 * ideas bank : A brainstorming list of things that people might do or would like to see. Please add comments.
 * PorterBrook : A river runs through it... the Porter Brook site, 2 acres, with a river and a filthy radical hotbed of wotsit...
 * Literary Texts : A page for stories and writing...

Organisation

 * lists : SSF email lists.
 * meetings : Information about meetings, agendas and minutes.
 * finances : Where our money comes from now, and where it might come from in the future.
 * policy & decision-making : Mostly waffling about the aims and purpose of the SSF, and how the SSF might decide what it is doing.
 * policy documents : a place for final and draft documents that SSF will use, such as democratic guidelines for spending money.
 * what is SSF? : This space is here to collect thoughts on that perennial question: what is sheffield social forum?
 * SSF05 Forward Planner : Outlining what's going to happen in the coming year
 * SSF2005 : Just when you thought it was safe to go back into politics...
 * articles : Articles about the Sheffield Social Forum.

MATILDA

 * MATILDA : The new social centre in Sheffield MATILDA

No Borders

 * No Borders : No Border No Nation group in Sheffield

Sheffield Links

 * Sheffield organisations : links to other progressive organisations in Sheffield
 * Sheffield resources : places to get stuff printed, host meetings, access and net and other useful facilities in Sheffield

Social Forums

 * World Social Forum : WSF info, links and reports
 * European Social Forum : ESF info, links and reports
 * Local Social Fora : Links to local social forum websites and discussions
 * About the Social Forum Movement : Links to useful information, articles and analyses.

Archives

 * G8 : Main Sheffield G8 page, see also the Sheffield G8 web site
 * Hungry for Justice : Inter-agency conference Sat 9th October.
 * 2004 launch : Information about the launch event, see also: launch report | workshops | programme | resources | indymedia lab | film room | info pack | logistics | guidance notes | launch report
 * Tale of two cities : A (eventually to be web-based) project involving travelling the city with a camera, looking from one part of the city to another...
 * Height Gate Social Fora Gathering : 21st/22nd May meetup in Derbyshire

About
This site is running WikiMedia, the same software that runs the Main Page.

This site has been set up to use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, perhaps this is something you want to SSFWiki:talk about... or there might be something else about this site that should go in the meta namespace...

This wiki relates to others. See the WikiNode for a list. See http://wikinodes.wiki.taoriver.net/moin.cgi/FrontPage for some concepts

Following several instances of abuse, a page for documenting wiki abuse has now been set up. If you spot obvious vandalism, please report it to the [mailto:ssf-tech@aktivix.org ssf-tech list].

Some SSFWiki:install notes and links to stuff that need fixing...