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How USA Today and its network of local papers prioritized investigative journalism

Kristen Hare

April 24, 2019 |

Poynter |

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Response Location: United States

Shrinking newspaper staffs that deprive communities of local news have struck the nation's largest newspaper chain, Gannett, as well. The company has responded by deploying limited resources toward stories in the public interest with the most potential impact, on such topics as hospital safety and government corruption. Local newspapers pool resources to do investigative-reporting joint projects, which then feed into the chain's national newspaper, USA Today. Some stories have inspired reform legislation.

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Can You Save a Dying Italian Town with the Art of Storytelling?

Alessandra Bergamin

April 23, 2019 |

Literary Hub |

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Response Location: Italy, Rosarno

A group of locals in Rosarno, Italy - a town known for its organized crime and racism - reclaimed the perception of their home by creating a comprehensive tourism guide for the city. The guide creation helped to stimulate local passion projects, including renovation of local community hubs that now allow people to gather and collaborate rather than focus on differences within the community.

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Across the U.S., flood survivors are growing in number — and they aren't just seeking restitution, but answers

Laurie Mazur

April 23, 2019 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: United States, De Soto, Missouri

Connecting residents affected by flooding to networks of expertise turns victims into activists. In De Soto, Missouri, the Citizen’s Committee for Flood Relief found support from Higher Ground, a nonprofit organization that connects flood survivors to scientists and other experts. The organizations that cooperate with Higher Ground work to find solutions to repeated flooding—whether political or ecological—and also call for equitable distribution of disaster recovery resources.

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S.F. immigrants seek to expand civic footprint

Nuria Marquez Martinez

April 22, 2019 |

Bay City News Foundation |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Elevating the voices of noncitizen community members takes building trust through outreach and education. After the passage of Proposition N, allowing local non-citizens in San Francisco to participate in school board elections, a number of immigrant advocacy groups have mobilized to educate residents about their right to civic participation. Groups like the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) and the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative (IPVC) are working to organize numerous grassroots efforts promoting the civic engagement of non-citizens.

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How to Inspire Girls to Become Carpenters and Electricians

Hallie Golden

April 22, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

A Portland program for girls aged 8-14 aims to inspire interest in trade fields such as construction, plumbing, and electricity with a week-long spring break camp. The camp was founded by an organization called Girls Build in 2016 and has since proven to be a success with over 400 participants and half of those being returnees. Girls Build seeks to rebalance the gender inequity in trade professions as well as source skillsets for an industry that is currently lacking supply of.

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The grassroots groups helping asylum-seekers on the border

Sarah Tory

April 22, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

The Kino Border Initiative is a volunteer binational organization that provides food, aid, and shelter for migrants crossing the border between Mexico and Arizona. The rate of asylum-seekers is steadily rising, and this organization makes sure that they have a safe place to live while they wait for their day in court. Every day up to 60 volunteers conduct services that range from preparing meals to translating Indigenous languages.

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Make America Graze Again

Margaret Renkl

April 22, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

In Nashville, a city better known for its music than its wildlife, a flock of sheep has become a tool for environmental preservation. It’s a way to “manage invasive vegetation in a safe, ecologically sensitive and cost-effective way.” Part of a movement known as “targeted grazing,” this method of preserving wildlife without chemicals has spread across America and Europe.

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This cafe in India is fully run by acid attack survivors

Soumya Karlamangla

April 18, 2019 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: India, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Sheroes’ Hangout is a cafe entirely run by acid attack survivors in Agra, India. Acid attacks are unfortunately still prevalent worldwide, usually as a result of a woman turning down a man's advances, but punishment for committing these crimes is still lackadaisical. This cafe, founded in 2006 by an activist organization called Stop Acid Attacks, allows women to not cover their faces, talk openly about their attacks, and just be comfortable with themselves.

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In the Search for Missing Women, Neighbors and Family Members Pair Drones With Indigenous Knowledge

Janice Cantieri

April 18, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Drone Search Team is a group of volunteers in British Columbia, Canada that use a combination of indigenous knowledge and drones to search for missing women. Indigenous women are 12 times more likely to be murdered than other women in Canada, and although there is some police help, the lack of progress and transparency drove this group to take the matter into their own hands. The group has varying success in finding evidence that is being used in on-going investigations, but along the way they also provide solace and answers to the families still searching.

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A Nazi flag led this Western Mayberry to confront hate once again. Now Fruita aims to send a different message.

Nancy Lofholm

April 18, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Fruita, Colorado

A small city in Colorado turned an act of bigotry — someone publicly flying a Nazi flag — into an opportunity for growth for the city. Fruita considers itself a welcoming, inclusive community, so they seized upon this opportunity to pass an Inclusivity Proclamation. The proclamation affirms their commitment to defeating prejudice and also added inclusivity as a part of their next city planning strategy.

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