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Election Protection Force Fights Voter Suppression: Racist Poll Workers, Vigilantes, Missing Ballots

Amy Goodman Juan González

November 08, 2022 |

Democracy Now! |

Broadcast TV Talk Show |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Beaumont, Texas

The Election Protection coalition is a group of law and advocacy organizations that deploys volunteer attorneys to polling places, runs a hotline where voters can bring questions or concerns, and files lawsuits when necessary to enforce voter rights. The coalition filed a lawsuit after Black voters in Beaumont, Texas reported being harassed and improperly turned away by white poll workers, successfully obtaining a court order removing the presiding election judge from their position.

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How is Armenia Healing its New Generation of Men after Nagorno-Karabakh War?

Lola García-Ajofrín

November 08, 2022 |

Outriders |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Armenia, Yerevan

The Zinvori Tun or “Soldier’s home” is a rehabilitation center that treats veterans with injuries or disabilities as a result of fighting in the war. About 300 veterans from the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War are currently receiving treatment at the center. There are also various treatment centers that have been established to treat mental wounds, like trauma and grief.

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Meet the people who help Spanish-speaking families decode life and learning in South County

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

November 04, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Within the Latino community, there are often miscommunications between schools and parents that have a big impact on students' education. To help build a bridge, some schools are hosting forums for Spanish-speaking families and including more inclusive language in messaging to allow parents to be more involved in their children’s education.

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When It Comes to Voting in Jail, the Devil Is in the Details

Alexandra Arriaga

November 04, 2022 |

The Marshall Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help eligible voters behind bars participate in elections, civic and volunteer groups visit jails such as the Vernon C. Bain Center with registration packets and absentee ballot request forms. The volunteers also answer questions about issues, candidates, and the voting process, and about 300 people in New York jails have registered to vote since January.

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States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

Laura Bargfeld Natalie Skowlund

November 04, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Houck, Arizona

It’s becoming more common for hospitals and medical facilities to employ traditional healers. Traditional services are free for Native Americans at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service and other tribal health centers that allocate money from their budget to provide the necessary infrastructure and staff for onsite traditional healing, but there are several groups and individuals rallying for traditional healing to be reimbursable through Medicaid to make it more accessible.

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Asian Americans Set to Play Decisive Role in Midterm Elections

Amy Yee

November 04, 2022 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Thanks in part to increased activism in light of COVID-19-related racism and targeted, multilingual outreach by voter advocacy organizations, turnout among Asian American voters increased by roughly 47 percent between 2016 and 2020.

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Healthcare professionals help increase voter registration through outreach

Callan Gray

November 04, 2022 |

KSTP-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Through the Vot-ER program, doctors, nurses, and other health care staff speak to their patients about registering to vote and provide important election information, even wearing badges with QR codes that patients can scan to access online voting resources. Since 2020, the initiative has helped more than 66,000 people register to vote or request a mail-in ballot, and more than 500 hospitals, clinics, and centers have participated.

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Why Arabic ballots are now being offered in Michigan and what this means for voter access in the U.S.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

November 04, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dearborn, Michigan

Because Arabic-speakers are not entitled to translated election materials under the Voting Rights Act, Michigan organizers in Dearborn and Hamtramck instead took the issue to their city councils and were able to secure local legislation requiring the communities to provide Arabic-language ballots. The new resource was available for the first time during the August primary.

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Shey you sabi? The project sabi initiative engaging with men to curb GBV

Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye

November 03, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

The Project Sabi Initiative organizes town hall meetings, training, sensitization programs, and school-based clubs aimed at educating men and boys about the harms of gender-based violence. The program has engaged more than 2,000 men and boys so far and set up clubs at 81 schools.

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‘We depend on each other': A community driven to vote

Jingnan Peng

November 03, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Decatur, Georgia

Disability rights activist Zan Thornton organizes a network of volunteer drivers in Georgia to help voters with disabilities get accessible rides to the polls. In 2021, they organized free transportation for more than 150 people and have helped more than 50 so far for the 2022 midterms.

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