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The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed

Sasha Abramsky

February 07, 2022 |

The Nation (New York) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sequim, Washington

The Sequim Good Governance League (SGGL) formed in response to right-wing agitators taking over positions of power and spreading misinformation. SGGL recruited progressive and moderately conservative candidates who successfully defeated incumbents with the help of dozens of volunteers they trained. Volunteers worked around the clock, sent out emails, put up signs around the town, and used their most effective tool: having one-on-one conversations with other residents. SGGL-backed candidates now hold the majority of government offices.

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Zero Tolerance to FGM in Okpala Umukwune

Chidera Rosecamille Aneke

February 06, 2022 |

Stories That Matter NG |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Okpala Umukwune

A community in Nigeria educated residents about the dangers of female genital mutation and implemented a fine to stop the practice.

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The City Owned by Locals

Mary Hall

February 04, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

Incremental investment is gaining momentum in South Bend as an alternative to big developers. Residents are given the network and knowledge to become micro-developers so that ownership and money stay within the local economy. The project aims to cultivate community and strengthen the local economy.

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Restoring hope to adolescent mothers through savings schemes

John Mugisha

February 02, 2022 |

Rwanda News Agency |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Bugesera District

A group of young, single mothers is supporting each other through a savings group that provides loans to its members. Participants can take out loans to buy livestock, invest in business ventures, or learn new skills. The informal loan network is a form of mutual aid and is a means of improving their financial situation.

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Camden, Newark, & Baltimore lead in building equitable access to urban tree canopy

Patrick Dunn

February 02, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The push for an increase in urban tree canopies is growing in cities like Camden, Detroit, and Baltimore. A collaboration between community members in those cities and local nonprofits yielded a plan and quick execution. More and more trees are being planted in urban areas to offset the heat-island effect, increase air quality, and decrease the tree equity gap between historically redlined areas and surrounding areas.

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Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

Jordyn Harrison

February 01, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

On average, community gardens don't last longer than a decade, but Harambee Garden in Chicago is defying the odds during its 12th year in operation. A large part of its success lies in the involvement of local churches, library, firehouse, and multiple youth volunteer organizations, one which even paired local high school students with adult mentors.

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Black students fought to defund school police in LA and hire mental health counselors instead

Aaricka Washington

February 01, 2022 |

Capital B (National) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

After a period of backpack searches and police pepper-spraying students, Students Deserve, a youth-led activist group, pushed for the Los Angeles Unified School District to withdraw all funding for school police and divert it to mental health support for Black students. The school board approved a plan to cut one third of the school police budget, roughly around $25 million, and instead use it to fund “221 psychiatric social workers, counselors, “climate coaches,” and restorative justice advisers to schools with the highest number of Black students.”

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Giving Up Glyphosate

Moira Donovan

January 25, 2022 |

Maisonneuve |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Glyphosate is herbicide that kills deciduous trees, weeds, and shrubs and it is one of the most used herbicides in Canada. However, the World Health Organization stated that the herbicide is probably carcinogenic. Indigenous groups have linked it to the deaths of plants and animals. Across Canada, various groups and organizations are trying to end the use of the herbicide, from indigenous groups, to timber companies, and grassroots activists.

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What our sewage can (and can't) tell us about the spread of Omicron

Justin Chandler

January 17, 2022 |

TVO Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Ontario

Throughout the pandemic, testing for COVID-19 in wastewater has been used to monitor the transmission of the virus. Wastewater testing is a reliable tool that often complements clinical COVID-19 testing and can be used for the early detection of outbreaks and surges. In Ontario, each of the province’s 34 public-health units joined Ontario’s Wastewater Surveillance Initiative, allowing researchers and public-health units to work together on testing water samples.

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Trees, crops, livestock mix fights climate change

Caroline Miller

January 06, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

In Michigan, farmers are using a silvopasture as a way to fight climate change in the area. Silvopasture is a technique where farmers grow crops, trees, and livestock on the same land. This technique helps creates a sink to collect carbon responsible for global warming. It also battles erosion and improves soil.

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