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		<title>NCIA event: is competition killing us?</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/05/01/ncia-event-is-competition-killing-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday 29 May 2012,  9.30am to 4.30pm, at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA   Free event: register now!   NCIA has joined with LVSC to organise this event to explore the effects commissioning is having on the voluntary and community sector.   Where do you draw the line at taking on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Unite about attacks on services</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/05/01/unite-wants-to-know-about-attacks-on-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/05/01/unite-wants-to-know-about-attacks-on-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unite is calling on voluntary sector members to share their experiences about cuts to services: http://uniteforoursociety.org/your-experiences Sally Kosky from Unite says: &#8220;We rely on our members to let us know where services are being attacked &#8211; it means we can campaign more effectively, and put our resources where they&#8217;re needed most. &#8220;If you&#8217;ve seen funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open access to research</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/05/01/open-access-to-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/05/01/open-access-to-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.independentaction.net/?p=9149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NCIA contributed to a new report on open access to academic research &#8211; read on for details of free research tools. It can be difficult when you&#8217;re in the thick of frontline work or local activism to find time to read, think, formulate ideas and link day-to-day work to social policy or political theory. But free access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who speaks for the voluntary sector&#8230; and does it matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/25/who-speaks-for-the-voluntary-sector-and-does-it-matter-tuesday-15th-may-6-00-8-00pm-at-lse-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/25/who-speaks-for-the-voluntary-sector-and-does-it-matter-tuesday-15th-may-6-00-8-00pm-at-lse-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.independentaction.net/?p=9124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday 15 May 6.00-8.00pm at LSE, London Here’s something for those of you who are fed up with national bodies who say they represent the voluntary sector and then consistently put forward positions that infuriate us. Organised by the Galileo Group of academics, the discussion will focus on the adequacy of the so-called ‘leadership’ bodies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read April&#8217;s newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/17/read-aprils-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/17/read-aprils-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the latest newsletter for NCIA&#8217;s take on the news, research and campaigns about voluntary action &#8211; are people getting more of a taste for fighting back or do we still have our heads in the sand about top-down clobbering? Let us know if you have a story to tell&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How to survive resilience</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/17/how-to-survive-resilience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/17/how-to-survive-resilience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read NCIA member Kevin Blowe&#8217;s blog on how a policy of community &#8216;resilience&#8217; will stop people getting independent advice in Newham, east London. Kevin writes: &#8220;Local advice agencies in Newham are launching a campaign, starting with a FaceBook page and online petition, to try and stop the destruction of advice work in the borough and the introduction of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driven to market: youth work&#8217;s sheepish response?</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/10/driven-to-market-youth-works-sheepish-response-london-26th-april-manchester-27th-april/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/04/10/driven-to-market-youth-works-sheepish-response-london-26th-april-manchester-27th-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.independentaction.net/?p=9098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no sheepishness from In Defense of Youth Work! Join them for free events in London on 26 April and Manchester on 27 April to share experiences of how people are dealing with the marketisation of youth and community work and the wider voluntary sector.  Since the start of its campaign, In Defence of Youth Work has been contesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Place of Austerity – putting the alternative argument</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/27/in-place-of-austerity-putting-the-alternative-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/27/in-place-of-austerity-putting-the-alternative-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.independentaction.net/?p=9076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a good read that elegantly puts together different pieces of the jigsaw – the state of the economy, private sector influences on it, the undermining of public services and the welfare state, and how we might come together to resist the plans that the neo-liberals have for us. ‘In Place of Austerity&#8217; is written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best foot forward for NatCAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/22/best-foot-forward-for-natcan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/22/best-foot-forward-for-natcan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.independentaction.net/?p=9073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our mates over at NatCAN (National Community Activists Network) want some feedback on how they can best develop the network. There’s a short survey out which will take you about 2 minutes to fill in. You can get it here: http://bit.ly/Ax7A8R. Views are welcome from existing NatCAN members and from any of the rest of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money available to work with us!</title>
		<link>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/22/money-available-to-work-with-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.independentaction.net/2012/03/22/money-available-to-work-with-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCIA has £2,000 available for projects to link us with others (events, training, policy work, other ideas of your own&#8230;) Deadline April 16th NCIA would like to take its arguments about the effects of privatisation on the voluntary sector to as wide an audience as possible. It would also like to create working alliances with other [...]]]></description>
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