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  1. # Council chamber has been occupied by the people.  There is much dissent in the city, over the running and financing of a road renewal program. The program involves chopping down thousands of healthy trees.  Sheffield has (had?) a reputation of being one of the greenest cities in the #  Also the contractual arrangements around the program are opaque and no allowed to be shared with the people !!!! ???  Which is another cause of anger.

    Wednesday, 07-Feb-18 21:17:47 UTC from indy.im
    1. https://indy.im/attachment/1795 https://indy.im/attachment/1794

      Wednesday, 07-Feb-18 22:15:45 UTC from indy.im
      1. The regional press catches up with the street.  
        https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-protesters-occupy-sheffield-council-chamber-over-controversial-tree-felling-programme-and-stage-all-night-sit-in-1-9007025

        Thursday, 08-Feb-18 00:01:11 UTC from indy.im
    2. Article in the Guardian about # # protests https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/25/for-the-chop-the-battle-to-save-sheffields-trees

      Sunday, 25-Feb-18 19:16:37 UTC from indy.im