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Coming Up
2007 - Year of the Dolphin June 2007


 * 16 - 24 Bike Week (UK)


 * 18 e-petition - to "Listen to cyclists and not approve the revised highway code." Deadline to sign up by: 18 June 2007 / Cycling UK


 * 21 Blackout City - Lights out London / Blackout Britain


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 * Commission on Integration and Cohesion - final report published, Communities and Local Government, June 14 / Social cohesion


 * England’s unique and varied landscapes are changing says new Natural England report, Natural England, June 14 / Rural UK news


 * 'Real level' of unemployment still far higher than official figures, Sheffield Hallam University, June 13 / Social inclusion UK news, Opportunities for all - UK news


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 * Conserving biodiversity is key to tackling climate change say scientists, Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, June 12


 * 22 per cent of the global workforce, or 614.2 million workers, are working "excessively" long hours. International Labour Organization, June 7 / Rewarding work


 * Sudan: Amnesty International adopts powerful technology in campaign to protect civilians in Darfur, Amnesty International, June 6, Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur, Instant Karma on YouTube / Peace

Comment 2007

 * The rich world's policy on greenhouse gas now seems clear: millions will die, George Monbiot, The Guardian, May 1 / Global climate change comment


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Comment 2007

 * Dads need twice as much paid paternity leave and a culture shift towards father-friendly work, says Children’s Minister, institute for public policy research, June 8 / Rewarding work UK news


 * Protect our seas - Marine Protected Areas needed now, says Natural England, June 7 / UK coast news


 * National Housing and Planning Advisory Unit should not sacrifice the environment in attempt to make housing affordable, Campaign to Protect Rural England, June 7 / Spatial planning UK comment


 * New Start editorial - Community Regeneration Comment - June 13 It’s just as well life doesn’t imitate art all the time, otherwise VCS staff throughout South West England would probably be sat with a pencil up either nostril and a pair of underpants on their heads.


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