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		<title>Politics out of the shadow</title>
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Ola Kasprzak with Malcolm Chisholm
Politicians, preoccupied with political rivalry, can forget the most important thing –  the needs of people they represent
 
Read Ola Kasprzak’s fascinating and forthright report of her experience  of shadowing two politicians in the Scottish Parliament and City of Edinburgh Council – she says they changed her negative opinion of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/journal-of-the-week/politics-out-of-the-shadow/</link>
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		<title>All the world&#8217;s a kitchen (in Leith)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Holidays are great but they can get in the way of a good story. A tantalising text from Alice brings news of the world cafe event on Friday.  Unfortunately the cafe is in North Edinburgh Arts Centre and we (or at least some of the Leith Open Space Group) are in Amsterdam.
The night before, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Jo (or Joe) the active citizen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Racing for life: picture by Nick Gardner
What is an active citizen?  If I was being very flippant I would say it is the kind of person who comes out on a Saturday morning to talk about the big news stories of the day.  No, not just talk.  Active citizenship in the ACTive Inquiry sense means [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/community-news/meet-jo-or-joe-the-active-citizen/</link>
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		<title>Carry a poem all around town</title>
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Spot the poetry in St Andrew Square?
Sadly, we missed the event in Leith last week when performance poet Mark Thompson carried poetry to the Library, for an evening about life and learning with adult learners and tutors from CLAN Edinburgh. But there&#8217;s still two weeks to go in the Carry a Poem campaign with free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edinburgh Pakistani conference on UK immigration policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Immigration is one topic that concerns everybody in the UK.&#8221; Mohammed Akram

Here is an organisation that is clearly not afraid to tackle a difficult topic. To celebrate 20 years of working for racial equality, the  Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland) has chosen the thorny subject of UK immigration control for their conference on Tuesday 9th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/community-news/edinburgh-conference-on-uk-immigration-policy/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers wanted at Africa Centre Scotland</title>
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Zawadi, African women&#8217;s choir at the Diversity event in West Lothian.
&#8220;It&#8217;s getting busy,&#8221; emails Agnes Holmes in her new year greeting from Africa Centre Scotland. As always the diary is full of events and activities which is why ACS is looking for volunteers to join the management committee. Specially welcome are people skilled in money [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/africa-centre/volunteers-wanted-at-africa-centre-scotland/</link>
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		<title>Annandale Street Mosque: interfaith harmony or conflict?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are we really heading for a future of conflict between Islam and the West? Is faith a cause of conflict or can religions help to  promote world peace?   A very topical interfaith event at Annandale Street Mosque on at 7.30 pm on Saturday 30th January invites you to grapple with some of the most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/community-news/is-the-clash-of-civilisations-inevitable/</link>
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		<title>Your DIY guide to the Burns Super Supper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your invitation to host a traditional Burns Supper – with pipes, poetry, speeches and song  – for a very  inventive fundraising campaign during January and February.  &#8220;It&#8217;s a credit crunch Burns supper&#8221;, says Mary Millar of the Meningitis Research Foundation who has teamed up with Clan Radio to provide you with the essential DIY [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/community-news/your-diy-guide-to-the-burns-super-supper/</link>
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		<title>Haiti earthquake emergency appeal – how you can help</title>
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A quick update – Mercy Corps say they have had a fantastic response from Edinburgh, &#8221; our Haiti appeal total currently stands at £100,000.&#8221;  But much more is needed and you can help by donating online (click here) or by calling 0845 245 0686 between 8am and 8pm.

According to Mercy Corps, giving money is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leithopenspace.co.uk/headlines/haiti-earthquake-emergency-appeal/</link>
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		<title>Bad bankers lose out (if only)</title>
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Don&#8217;t just get mad, join the Newsgroup. 
Bankers narrowly lost out to Afghanistan in the first Newsgroup workshop when Gavin Crichton asked people what news stories were making them angry.  What will be the burning issue for the second Newsgroup?  Come and find out at 10 am on Saturday 30th January in Pilmeny Youth Club. [...]]]></description>
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