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  • Nextdoor Rolls Out Product Fix It Hopes Will Stem Racial Profiling

    August 24, 2016 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The location-based social network Nextdoor responded to criticism about racial profiling on its site by revamping the platform. The company collaborates with many public agencies and Oakland’s mayor said the city’s departments should stop working with Nextdoor until it addressed these issues. Nextdoor subsequently changed how people can report crimes or suspicious activity so that race is de-emphasized and this has reduced racial profiling on the site by 75 percent, although some activists who helped Nextdoor say they were left out of the process and there is more work to do.

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  • Secret Cameras Record Baltimore's Every Move From Above

    August 23, 2016 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Technology developed in the military to find who was planting roadside bombs to take out American soldiers has been adapted for civilian use by a former member of the Air Force, whose company seeks to work with police departments to use it to solve crimes. The airborne cameras provide hours of consistent surveillance and have proven highly effective at tracking down perpetrators so police can arrest them. But civil libertarians are alarmed what this widespread surveillance means and how it will be used, particularly since Baltimore officials did not tell the public about it for months.

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  • In Crow Country, a water system brings new life

    August 23, 2016 |

    Environmental Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Crow Reservation, Montana

    Reservations often have to fight legal battles for access to clean water, and state and federal agencies often exclude tribal members from decision-making because they deem tribal members unqualified unless they have science degrees. So, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe placed a premium on its members getting environmental science degrees and helped write the latest fish consumption guidelines.

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  • Farmers, Chefs, and Lawyers: Building an Ecology of One

    August 21, 2016 |

    The Nature of Cities |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Hongcheon

    The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization provides some pretty grim predictions for the future of global food stability if modern, monoculture farming practices continue to degrade land, spread pesticides, and destroy natural habitats at their current rate. A revival in the "ecology of one" mindset is bringing many farmers, like Ryoseok Hong in South Korea, back to more natural, traditional methods of agriculture which place greater value on community relationships and farm-to-table transparency, as well as biodiversity and preservation of the greater ecosystem.

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  • Minneapolis 4-H program brings science, technology to Somali youth

    August 17, 2016 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Somali youth that immigrate to the United States can struggle to find some direction toward a career and what it means to be on a team. La Joog, a nonprofit based in Minneapolis, launched a 4-H program designed to immerse Somali youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students work on projects together and share them with city council members.

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  • Beyond Detention: Exploring Smarter, Cheaper Alternatives to Locking Kids Up

    August 17, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Alternative programming that involves "restorative justice" models - such as having youth within the criminal justice system create art as a means of self expression instead of detaining them in a prison-like facility - are much more effective at preventing antisocial and criminal behavior in youth than involvement in the juvenile-justice system.

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  • How three U.S. mini-farms are sowing the seeds of global food security

    August 17, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Three biointensive mini-farms in the US are teaching small-scale farmers from throughout the world how to grow more food through sustainable practices that focus on using less water and land. After bringing these farmers onto the US farms to learn the methods through a hands-on approach, the farmers then return to their home countries to implement and encourage the biointensive practices.

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  • Berkeley Makes History With Wage Theft Ordinance

    August 16, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Wage theft is a widespread issue in the construction industry in California with few cases successfully resolved and costing state taxpayers $8.5 billion a year. In Berkeley, an ordinance was introduced in order to shift auditing from the state to the local level, creating an auditing system that makes building permits dependant on the city’s ability to conduct regular check-ins for payment plans over the course of projects rather than once they are complete.

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  • How the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Got Safer

    August 11, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Honduras, San Pedro Sula

    The gang-driven violence in Honduras has caused thousands to migrate to the United States. In the last three years, with emergency international aid from the United States, Honduras has experienced a 62 percent drop in homicides and has witnessed a decrease in the number of migrants entering the United States. The aid has gone toward community improvement projects and outreach centers, such as providing items for soccer games and other activities that dissuade gangsters from fighting each other. It also has supported more effective prosecution of homicides.

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  • Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities

    August 10, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Native American students are 237% more likely to drop out than their white counterparts. Organizations like the Native American Community Academy (NACA), are changing those statistics by creating curricula that focus on tribal identity values. These alterations have proved successful as graduation rates and college attendance have risen among Native American students attending NACA.

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