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  • Water Warriors

    November 04, 2019 |

    PBS POV |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, New Brunswick

    After an energy company began exploring New Bruncwick territory for oil and natural gas, Indigenous tribes and white people worked together to protect their water and ban fracking. They held protests at government buildings and set up road blocks to prevent equipment trucks from getting out. Some of the protests included violent clashes with police, which made national news and drew more supporters. As a result of their actions, the government put a moratorium on fracking in the Canadian province.

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  • Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003

    November 04, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France

    Chagrined by its lack of planning that contributed to many deaths in a 2003 heat wave, France developed a coordinated national response that in 2019 cut the death toll by 90% despite even higher temperatures. By paying particular attention to vulnerable elderly people living alone, and requiring officials at all levels of government to communicate warnings and advice clearly, the government promoted simple safety measures and awareness of risks in effective ways, including discouraging outdoor recreation and closely monitoring and cooling older residents.

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  • In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged

    November 04, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Whereas urban farms provide supplemental nutrition, agricultural neighborhoods make farming one of their central features. In Detroit, Michigan, the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) has grown from a local community garden into a nationally recognized agricultural neighborhood that has fueled transformation and investment into the area. MUFI partners with other community organizations to combat food insecurity. And while providing free food to the surrounding community, MUFI also sells products like hot sauce.

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  • How Hilliard is turning controversy into a cultural centerpiece

    November 01, 2019 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hilliard, Ohio

    Involving a community can bring value to public art. Following protracted discussions, the Hilliard Public Arts Commission succeeded in drawing up guidelines with the approval of the city as well as securing a small portion of public works’ funding toward public art. The new Arts Commission partners with other local institutions, like the Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center, making public art projects an active part of city planning.

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  • Ending Domestic Violence Requires Working With Those Who Harm, Too

    October 30, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Healing Together Campaign, created by the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, operates at the national and local levels to disrupt patterns of intimate partner violence. Rather than solely work with victims, though, they aim to spark behavioral and cultural shifts in the abuser. At a national level, they bring together over 200 organizations in a collaboration that executes research and policy recommendations. At the local level, they provide their member organizations – who each operate unique to their communities’ needs – with resources and outreach to strengthen their programming.

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  • Think rural America doesn't care about the climate? Think again.

    October 29, 2019 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Morris, Minnesota

    Voices for Rural Resilience is an organization that spurs collaboration amongst rural farmers on addressing issues of climate change. Anna Claussen, the founder, says that there are misconceptions of rural America and that a space is needed for people to have these conversations with those who disagree with them. The group identifies local issues and solutions to those issues, and they present them to local, state, and national policymakers. Participants also testify to the power of the conversations and learning new things.

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  • More Latinx students gain diplomas on time thanks to 'early college'

    October 29, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Some of California's rural counties with large Latinx populations are turning to early college models to improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates. Dual enrollment programs aim to help students earn a two-year college certificate or degree upon completion of high school.

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  • Resisting GMOs and Preserving Indigenous Culture in Rural Mexico

    October 26, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Cuetzalán, Puebla

    A collection of remote villages in Mexico have banded together to create "a union of cooperatives that is achieving food sovereignty through agroecology." Their efforts started in the 1990s, when corporations were looming to come in and stir up ecotourism. They created The Tosepan Titataniske and zoned their own community, winning out against Walmart and Montsanto. Now the area is completely food independent, growing their own produce and making money on local coffee.

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  • Sonoma and Butte counties see natural lessons in wake of megafires

    October 25, 2019 |

    The Press Democrat |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    California’s Sonoma and Butte counties have been taking new approaches to wildfires – rather than preventing them, they’re hoping to support the ecosystem to withstand them and bounce back. This resilience-centered approach includes controlled burns, fuel breaks, cross-organizational collaboration, and educating the public – especially homeowners – about how they can help.

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  • New apartment project in Kensington will give residents a discount if they volunteer

    October 23, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    An b-corporation in Kensington, a Northern Philadelphia neighborhood, addresses gentrification and population growth in their area by bringing together entrepreneurs with community members to encourage local business growth and partnership. Now, Shift Capital's latest project aims to bring the community together by offering discounted rents for tenants in exchange for volunteer hours in the community.

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