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  • Pathways to Peace: 11 lessons learned

    June 09, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has struggled through the years to reduce youth violence. But important lessons have been learned, here and elsewhere. City officials say they are factoring those lessons into their latest plans to reduce violence among young men in the city.

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  • Why the Maker Movement Matters: Agility

    June 09, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The Firstbuild "microfactory" in Louisville, Kentucky is one of many businesses across the country that, rather than focusing on giant consumer bases, aims to close the mind-to-market gap by investing in small, niche markets. This business model helps products get on shelves faster, reduces large capital investments, and reduces competition by honing in on specific, moderately sized markets.

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  • Juvenile Justice Jeopardy game teaches Cleveland kids about the law: Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Misinformation and misunderstanding about the law can lead youth to have accelerating confrontations with the police. Cleveland’s Patrick Henry School offers Juvenile Justice Jeopardy, a game that orients middle school kids to the facts about criminal justice. The game enables youth to internalize the information through an enjoyable format.

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  • Rio Doce grassroots response arises out of Fundão mining disaster

    June 08, 2016 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Baixo Guandu

    More than six months after a mining tailings dam broke in Brazil, killing 19 people and polluting the 530-mile length of the Rio Doce, grassroots groups have arisen to take action and seek justice.

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  • Is a return to old-school policing part of the formula to make Cleveland safer? Pathways to Peace

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Should police be law enforcers or social responders? Some leaders say "guardian" duty is at least important as purely law enforcement tasks, sometimes known as "warrior" work. That idea is rooted in centuries-old principles of policing.

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  • Pathways to Peace: Healing Hurt People's small victories in Philly may translate to Cleveland

    June 07, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Victims of violence that end up in the emergency room can return within two years with more injuries because of retaliation efforts. Philadelphia’s Healing Hurt People is a hospital-based violence intervention program that assists individuals who need medical care and mental health services. The hospital and social work collaboration helps reduce emergency room costs.

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  • In Philadelphia, healing trauma is intense, difficult work: Pathways to Peace

    June 07, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Healing trauma has never been an easy process but programs like Healing Hurt People help to promote recovery in traumatized, angry young men. This program, in partnership with local medical services, aims to provide therapy in place of violence, which would only cause more trauma down the road. Those who stick with the program have found great success in overcoming their pasts.

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  • What Cleveland can gain from New Haven's fight against gangs: Pathways to Peace

    June 06, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven community leaders and law enforcement joined hands to diminish gang violence. They created Project Longevity, and the research shows the program is successful. Gang shootings in the city have fallen from eight a month, to three.

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  • Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out?

    June 05, 2016 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Anchorage schools employ a hybrid approach to integrating refugees—neither cordoning them off fully from the school at large, nor dropping them fully into the general student population. The city's Newcomers' Center plays an integral role in giving refugees a sense of community.

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  • Detroit Is Turning Vacant Lots Into Sponges for Stormwater

    June 04, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    When it comes to green infrastructure, Detroit's got plenty of parcels to work with. A look at their new plans to turn unused land into stormwater sponges.

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