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      <title><![CDATA[Arts news round-up]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A quick look at the arts, broadcasting and entertainment stories from Wednesday 19 June]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Vacancy at Equity]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Equity is looking for a Recruitment and Retention Organiser in television, films and other recorded media.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Creating without Conflict]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Together, Equity and sister unions BECTU, NUJ, Musicians Union and The Writers Guild  are launching "Creating without Conflict", a campaign to challenge bullying and harassment in the entertainment industries]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[TUC campaigning on issues for women over 50]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The TUC wants your views on issues facing women over 50 in the workplace. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[President of Turkish actors' union threatened over Gezi Park support ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Memet Ali Alabora, President of the Turkish actors' union, has been accused by pro-Government press of collaborating with “external spies” to start a revolution]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Voting opens in the 2013 Equity elections]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ballot papers for the 2013 Equity committee elections were posted to members on Wednesday 5 June. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Westminster Council rejects plea to save £350,000 Arts Budget]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Westminster Conservatives have refused to rethink plans to scrap the Council’s Arts and Culture budge]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Equity, SIPTU and Equity UK meet to campaign to advance rights for actors]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Irish Equity, SIPTU and Equity UK have met to debate the
challenges confronting actors who live and work in the Republic of Ireland and international actors who come to work in Ireland]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equity conference sets an ambitious programme of action]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Members take the lead in setting Equity's priorities]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Westminster Council cuts arts funding]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite pressure from Equity members, Council goes ahead with cuts]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NI status change for entertainers?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[HMRC is consulting on changes to National Insurance for Entertainers: find out more here ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conference final agenda published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Final Agenda for Equity's 2013 Annual Representative Conference is now available for download.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on welfare changes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Find out how these may affect you]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arts and culture worth more than £850m to UK export trade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows arts budget of less than 0.1% of public spending delivers four times that in contribution to GDP]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New West End deal agreed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Equity Council has ratified a new agreement for West End theatre after a further period of consultation with members]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casts support My Theatre Matters!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Curtain call speeches get audience approval]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alan Bates Bursary winner]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Buchanan gets award that includes a year’s Equity membership]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Support performers who take their children on tour]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New government proposals could see artists facing legal action]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passionate about dance?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Come to a free Equity event discussing the industry and see a dance showcase]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vogue signs our Models' code]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[British Vogue signs Equity’s Ten Point Code for the fair treatment of Models during photoshoots in studios and on location]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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