Post in Communities in Control of Falmer Academy bid - I hope!

Jul 24 20:04 UTC

A good campaigning base for Tony's suggestion would be a BIG vote in the
government petition - still pathetically small numbers, feeling a bit
despondent......

I'll try to get the address right this time;

petitions.pm.gov.uk/FalmerAcademy/

Pretty please.

Val Cane> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:32:53 -0700> From:
<email obscured>> Subject: Re: [BH-Issues] Communities in Control of
Falmer Academy bid - I hope!> To: <email obscured>;
<email obscured>> > Oh I'd be quite confident we could win such a
ballot against privatisation of schools and handing them over to seedy
millionaires. When the Council decided, after 3 years delay, to ballot about
privatisation of council housing, there was a thumping majority against. Same
with the Mayor ballot.> > Tony G> > --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Kathleen.McMullen
<kathleen.mcmullen@ntlworld.com> wrote:> > From: Kathleen.McMullen
<kathleen.mcmullen@ntlworld.com>> Subject: Re: [BH-Issues] Communities in
Control of Falmer Academy bid - I hope!> To: "BH@forums"
<BH@forums.e-democracy.org>> Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 2:30 PM> > The
conclusion of 'Details' of the e- petition reads: ' a ballot> across the>
Brighton and Hove community would provide evidence that an academy is NOT>
actually wanted'.> > This isn't well worded. The results of a ballot might also
provide evidence> that an academy IS wanted! The result cannot be pre-decided.>
> If there's a history of disempowerment associated with the school why not a>
fresh start?> > Kathleen> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Val Cane"
<vgcane@hotmail.com>> To: <tonygreenstein@yahoo.com>; "Tom Coady">
<tom.coady@gmail.com>> Cc: "Mark Walker" <mark@scip.org.uk>; "Brighton & Hove>
Issues Forum"> <bh@forums.e-democracy.org>; <sheilaawalker123@msn.com>> Sent:
Friday, July 11, 2008 9:00 AM> Subject: Re: [BH-Issues] Communities in Control
of Falmer Academy bid - I> hope!> > > >> > I agree it's a pity it wasn't better
attended Tony and yes, it> could have> been better advertised - the timing was
just unfortunate, it excluded pretty> much all teachers - I sent apologies, was
out in the sticks on supply.> >> > I guess the most important meeting is Wed
16th. at 4pm, Moulsecoomb> Leisure Centre. Again, not great timing for most of
us but I suppose the> cunning plan is to get a lot of Moulescoomb Junior
parents there......> >> > If that meeting isn't well attended it doesn't bode
well for the> campaign> so I hope plenty of people can come.> > Anyone who
wants to get information can try sheilaawalker123@msn. com> > She is the person
nursing the petition. I'm getting information from> Linda> Newman, Phil Clarke
and local politicians as well, I'm not sure if anyone> is> in overall control
(bad word!) of information.> >> > Val Cane> >> >> >> > > Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008
15:24:49 -0700> From:> <email obscured>>> Subject: Re: [BH-Issues]
Communities in Control> To: <email obscured>;> <email obscured>> CC:
<email obscured>; <email obscured>>> >> Signed but it was a great pity
that there weren't more people on the picket> outside Hove Town Hall today,
although it wasn't very well advertised.>> >> Tony G> > --- On Thu, 7/10/08,
Tom Coady <tom.coady@gmail.com>> wrote:> >> From: Tom Coady
<tom.coady@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [BH-Issues]> Communities> in Control> To:
"Val Cane" <vgcane@hotmail.com>> Cc:> "Mark Walker"> <mark@scip.org.uk>,
"Brighton & Hove Issues Forum"> <bh@forums.e-democracy.org>> Date: Thursday,
July 10, 2008, 10:44> PM> > On> Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Val Cane
<vgcane@hotmail.com> wrote:>> > >> While you're thinking about Mark's post, you
might like to look at>> a> >> petition on a real, current issue of local
democracy and consider putting>> >> your name to it> >
petitions.gov.uk/FalmerAcademy/> > > Di> > d you mean>
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/FalmerAcademy/> ?> >> Tom Coady>> Regency, Brighton>
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