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Safe, not seedy: How sex work changed after two decades of decrim in New Zealand

Mia Malan Mohale Moloi Linda Pretorius

March 07, 2023 |

Bhekisisa |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: New Zealand

Making sex work a legal, recognized profession allows sex workers to conduct business in a much safer way. The decriminalization of sex work has also helped to strengthen relationships between sex workers and law enforcement, ensuring they have someone to call upon in emergencies. There are also now clinics, like the New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective, which provides specialized care to sex workers.

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A surprising remedy for teens in mental health crises

Anya Kamenetz

March 03, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ramsey, New Jersey

The Teen Mental Health First Aid training program gives students the necessary tools to identify warning signs and help their peers when experiencing a mental health crisis. Training students on how to act as first responders through this program has shown to increase mental health literacy and reduce reports of psychological distress among teens. Due to its results, Mental Health First Aid training is now required for all students and staff throughout the school district.

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Low-carbon farming helps India's rural poor battle climate uncertainty

Moushumi Basu

February 27, 2023 |

Equal Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Jharkhand

The Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change’s new climate adaptation program is designed to enhance climate resilience and rural farmers are adapting new agricultural practices to better resist the effects of climate change. So far, nearly 1,500 farmers across 48 villages have begun implementing these new sustainable farming practices and have seen not only an environmental benefit but financial gain as well.

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‘Sleep as medicine,' or how to make a hospital stay less unhealthy

Katherine Ellison

February 19, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Following studies that show how important sleep is to hospital patients, several hospitals are revamping their practices to use sleep as medicine and take a more “patient-centered care” approach to allow patients ample time to rest and heal.

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Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists

Candice Bernd

February 14, 2023 |

Truthout |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Armed members of Veterans for Equality and other community groups are showing up to protect drag queens from violent protestors at events throughout the state. In addition, several venues that host drag events have begun investing in hiring more professional private security to keep both performers and attendees safe.

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"Please break down the door": How Ivano-Frankivsk women evacuated hundreds of paintings from cities in line of fire

Maria Smyk

February 13, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

The Assortment Room is an art space that serves as both a gallery and a platform to support artists. It also facilitated the evacuation of 600 pieces of art from cities in the line of fire during the war in Ukraine to ensure artists’ work wouldn’t be lost or destroyed.

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Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

February 10, 2023 |

Gothamist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

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The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

Geetanjali Krishna

February 09, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

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Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

Genevieve Fox

February 08, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

With their keen sense of smell, dogs are being used to detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch, preventing the invasive species from devastating vineyards. Once trained, the dogs search from January to April to detect the pest early and their efforts are slowing the spread of the lanternfly from forests to vineyards.

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Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities

David Njagi

February 08, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Gatunga

Small-scale, onshore fishing allows local farmers to increase their income, as well as their food security. Onshore fishing is also a more environmentally friendly practice as it doesn’t require the use of harmful chemicals, like synthetic fertilizers. So far nine counties have adopted the practice, with about 300 fish farmers in the Gatunga region of central Kenya alone.

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