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About arwafreelance

Freelance journalist based in the UK with an interest in the Middle East, environmental issues, Islam-related topics and social issues such as regeneration.

Food glorious food (co-operative)

Students are not exactly known for their love of great cuisine. If they had a motto for their food purchasing decisions it would probably be ‘the cheaper the food, the bigger the beer budget’ (not that I would know). But … Continue reading

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Delays vs. Delivery: Greater Manchester’s Climate Change Strategy

Delivery of Greater Manchester’s Climate Change plans still on schedule despite three month delay for its approval, insist officials In July 2011 the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities agreed a Climate Change strategy with ambitious 2020 carbon reduction targets. Officers … Continue reading

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MCFly #02: Culture Vulture Book Reviewers Needed

BOOK REVIEW: Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together Steve Waddell Bocconi University Press 2011 Reviewed by Marc Hudson The first chapter is “meh”. The last chapter is semi-dodgy. Everything in between is… solid gold. This management book, by a … Continue reading

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MCFly #02: MCFly in “praising council” shocker

Mon 6 Feb: Castle Grayskull was shaken to its foundations this morning, as Council officers and elected members read a positive news story about the Council in the pages of MCFly. Reporting on the Council’s decision to include carbon savings … Continue reading

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MCFly #02: The Biodiversity Action Plan 2012-16

MCMonthly’s Everything you wanted to know about ‘The Biodiversity Action Plan 2012-16‘ but were afraid to ask.  The Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan 2012 – 2016 has just been finalised by Manchester City Council. This plan replaces the Manchester Biodiversity Action … Continue reading

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MCFly #02: Carbon Literacy- Let’s hope cooler heads prevail…

A small community-interest company is taking its first steps to help people in Manchester to understand – and reduce – their carbon footprints. Manchester-based Cooler secured funding from local textile company Westford Mills, and Manchester City Council, to co-ordinate a … Continue reading

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The Land Army digs in

In 2011, the Kindling Trust received £5,000 from Making Local Food Work to launch the Land Army project. The aim of the project was to recruit volunteers to help local cooperative and organic farms with their daily jobs such as … Continue reading

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