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	<title>TextileArts news and re:views &#187; art aid</title>
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		<title>Oxfam needs knitters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Oxfam web site:
Staff in our Leeds office have just started a new campaign to create a giant baby blanket, with each square knitted representing a mother who did not survive pregnancy or childbirth to be able to care for her baby, because she couldn't access the medical care she needed.

We're aiming to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bags2Riches 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bags2Riches 2008 is the 3rd annual handbag competition to prevent homelessness.

The brief is to create an original handbag to be eligible to win the &#34;The Most Original Handbag Award&#34; with Grand Prize Package. The deadline for entries is August 20, 2008.
The judges will select 10 finalists, with selection criteria including originality, unique design elements, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art, Nature, Creativity, Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Art, Nature, Creativity, Life&#34; is a new online book by Virginia A. Spiegel, available now with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the American Cancer Society.

&#34;Art, Nature, Creativity, Life&#34; is full of essays; art, art, and more
art; recommended books for artists, nature lovers, gardeners and other
creative types; over 80 inspirational photos; more than 35 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Gift Cards support artisans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kernel Trust is a UK based charity that focuses on small community development projects in many parts of the world.  It was set up by Lesley Robin in 2001 in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Gujarat, India.  The trust's aim is to assist projects both creatively and practically, to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>artforwater</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist and textile designer, Erica Just, has initiated a series of artworks to raise money to fund a new well in a Mali village.

The artworks will be made using the theme of blue squares -  a series of paintings and a fabric based piece. Erica's inspiration comes from the the Tuareg who wear indigo [...]]]></description>
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