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		<title>On being disabled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I went to Wilderness festival. Camping, outdoor living, the damp, late nights and poor quality sleep is usually a recipe for an arthritis attack. Two years ago I had one of the worst attacks I’d ever had at &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/08/17/on-being-disabled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=510&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women at Womad 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, after my return from the WOMAD festival, I did a gender audit to see what the percentage of female artists there were on the festival programme.  I found that female artists made up just 13% of the programme, &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/08/04/women-at-womad-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=500&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Co-ops and choirs &#8211; what they have in common</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/07/04/co-ops-and-choirs-what-they-have-in-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Choirs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you believe the TV talent shows, then music, especially singing, is about ‘following your dream’, making it, and, above all, competing with other singers to be the best. Actually, I haven’t watched any of those shows for a while, &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/07/04/co-ops-and-choirs-what-they-have-in-common/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=463&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mary Portas tells Co-op Congress how it is</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/06/27/mary-portas-tells-co-op-congress-how-it-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I went to my first Co-operative Congress, held at the start of Co-operatives Fortnight. One of the draws was a Friday night session with Mary Portas. Not having a TV, my knowledge of Portas is limited. I had &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/06/27/mary-portas-tells-co-op-congress-how-it-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=452&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>About Me</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/06/17/420/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a writer, researcher and project consultant with over 14 years experience of writing about ethical and environmental issues. I specialise in writing, editing and proofing copy for NGOs, charities, social enterprises and the co-operative movement.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=420&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time to slow down on the roads</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/06/09/its-time-to-slow-down-on-the-roads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about how we need proper cycling infrastructure and segregated cycle lanes if we want to get more people using bicycles. However, while I agree that segregated lanes ARE important, they’re a long way off, &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/06/09/its-time-to-slow-down-on-the-roads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=394&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling to Liverpool</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/05/30/cycling-to-liverpool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started riding my bike in Manchester, back in 1998, I remember once being utterly elated when I cycled from Hulme to East Didsbury, a journey of about 6 miles. It was the furthest I’d cycled in one &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/05/30/cycling-to-liverpool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=370&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcycling and refashioning</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/04/14/upcycling-and-refashioning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been writing about ethics in the fashion industry off and on for over a decade. Naturally, if I’m trying to encourage people to shop and behave ethically, I try and practice what I preach. My group of friends have &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/04/14/upcycling-and-refashioning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=299&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Lippy for International Women&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/02/21/get-lippy-for-international-womens-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the proudest moments of my year working for Blue Ventures in Madagascar, was giving a speech (written for me in Malagasy) for International Women’s Day.  I was pleased to find that the women’s association in the village had &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/02/21/get-lippy-for-international-womens-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=237&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is this the beginning of the end for my local shops?</title>
		<link>http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/01/12/beginning-of-the-end-of-my-local-shops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Rosselson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Tesco made its application to open a Tesco Metro practically next door to my local organic co-operative grocery, I complained. I pointed out that my neighbourhood was well served with small, local, independent shops, as well as two supermarkets &#8230; <a href="http://ruthrosselson.net/2011/01/12/beginning-of-the-end-of-my-local-shops/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ruthrosselson.net&amp;blog=13616543&amp;post=206&amp;subd=rrosselson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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