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  • These Chicago Activists Are Making Soccer More Inclusive For POC and LGBTQ+ Athletes

    Martín Xavi Macías

    May 10, 2017 |

    Remezcla |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Despite being one of the most rapidly-growing and popular sports in the United States, soccer - like most other sports and organizations of all kinds - faces challenges with disparity and exclusion over race, gender association, and socio-economic status. Activist groups like Left Wing Xicago, and the Athletic Alliance of Chicago are working to create spaces for people of color, LGBQT, and low-income community members to come together and enjoy the sport, as well as increase their representation in intramural and professional leagues.

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  • Employers Add ‘a Cheap Place to Live' to List of Staff Perks

    Rupert Jones

    May 07, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    For publishing companies located in major metropolises, housing costs can present a significant challenge to successfully recruiting and retaining staff. To address this issue, the Hachette and Penguin Random House publishing groups have created initiatives to provide interns with subsidized housing. Working with the Book Trade Charity—which has traditionally provided subsidized housing for retirees from the publishing industry—these publishing groups have invested in the refurbishment of apartments and are offering them at below market rate to applicants selected for internship programs.

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  • How is Sweden tackling its integration challenge?

    Lee Roden

    May 02, 2017 |

    The Local |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden has, and continues, to receive a lot of asylum seekers, leading to the need for successful integration of these new immigrants. Certain programs have been developed, such as one that when completed asylum seekers will be able to gain employment faster, or others that help young immigrants understand their new culture.

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  • Question: How do we get black men involved in their communities? Answer: They already are.

    Courtland Milloy

    April 25, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    An organization called The BMe Community (for Black Male Engagement) aims to combat the negative image of black men with hard facts and statistics of how they are actually improving their communities. Now operating in 6 cities, founder Trabian Shorters created a funding network that publicizes and supports the positive work that 194 black men are doing in order to change the narrative that black men are a problem only.

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  • You Can Invest Directly Into Building Bike Paths, Better Schools

    Oscar Perry Abello

    April 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The startup Neighborly is making municipal bonds feel relevant. Rather than investing in a “muni” bond indirectly through a retirement fund, individuals can now directly purchase these bonds and target the money to areas they feel passionate about, whether that is building bike lanes in Vermont or investing in schools in Massachusetts. Neighborly is building renewed interest in the municipal bond market while generating more funding for important infrastructure projects.

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  • Terms of Service: Rethink Kitchen

    Haley Hamilton

    April 25, 2017 |

    DigBoston |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    One restaurant's profit-sharing business model has removed tips entirely from their establishment, replacing it with benefits and business training. Giving employees a stake in the success of the restaurant has reduced staff turnover, created a better working environment, increased morale, and made employees more financially and emotionally invested in the success of the business. Employees are paid a baseline hourly rate in addition to splitting quarterly profits.

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  • Inside the Women-Led Global Alliance to Save the Planet

    Andrea Cooper

    April 24, 2017 |

    Ms. Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris, Paris Region

    Women4Climate is a new alliance of women mayors from major cities who are determined to act against climate change with or without federal support. Instead, they mentor each other in innovative solutions, cross-promote important causes, and share best practices to help stem the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions, empowering women everywhere to participate.

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  • Eugene's Tiny House Experiment Expands To Emerald Village

    Rachael McDonald

    April 20, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Almost 4 years ago, Opportunity Village was established in Eugene. It’s a community of tiny houses for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

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  • Last Days of Solitary

    Lauren Mucciolo Dan Edge

    April 18, 2017 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Warren, Maine

    Across the United States, the use of administrative segregation is being rethought and reduced, as study after study shows it’s link to higher rates of violence and recidivism. At Maine State Prison, over the course of six years, the number of people in solitary went from 100 to 8, while also seeing a decline in fights, use of weapons, and emergency room transportation in the prison’s general population. The prison has instead started implementing individualized mental health programming and structured living units – opting to implement rehabilitation over punitive measures.

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  • Has a bold reform plan helped to shrink Philly's prison population?

    David Gambacorta Samantha Melamed

    April 12, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, but with a $3.5 million McArthur Foundation grant the city has used several initiatives to change that. The efforts appear to be working, with the number of inmates falling by 12 percent over one year. Programs include getting addicts treatment instead of more jail time, working to release those who cannot afford bail ahead of a trial and making attorneys more available for those who want to seek early parole.

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