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From Farm to Factory: The Rural-Urban Coalition for Immigrants' Rights

Zoe Sullivan

June 11, 2018 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A group of activists in Waukesha, Wisconsin are honoring the role of immigrants in the community by mobilizing 10,000 people from rural and urban areas across the state to march for the "Day without Latinx & Immigrants." The group, called Voces De La Frontera, also uses the collective power immigrant workers have in the dairy state to influence policy and gain protections for migrants. Through inclusion and conversation, Voces now has 1,500 members, nine adult chapters, and 15 youth chapters in schools, all working together to support immigrants in Wisconsin.

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A Rare Look Inside One of the Only High Schools at an Adult Jail

Eli Hager

June 08, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

A new high school inside the New Orleans jail gives juvenile detainees the opportunity to earn credits toward graduation, not just a GED, and possibly find a different future. It's showing promise, with three people earning diplomas so far and more passing state exams in English and math. But the challenges are many because students are in a violent jail awaiting adjudication that could mean many more years behind bars.

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Would you give a job to this gangster?

Anna-Catherine Brigida

June 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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In a Puerto Rico neighborhood still waiting for power, this community kitchen is like ‘therapy'

Irina Zhorov

June 07, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, a group of older women came together to cook meals inside a community kitchen. So far, it’s fed hundreds of people in Puerto Rico, and has brought the women together. ““This is like a therapy for us.”

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The Opioid Solution

Gregory Kantor

June 05, 2018 |

The Muhlenberg Weekly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Although the opioid epidemic has spread across America, this story argues that local solutions are needed. In Allentown, when somebody overdoses on opioids, they get a visit from a Blue Guardian, a trained volunteer that connects the individual to treatment. The outreach program also focuses on reaching out to the families of addicts. In 2017, the program aided nearly 1,000 addicts to get treatment.

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High-achieving girls are terrified of failure. One school is teaching them how to bounce back

Lauren Alix Brown

June 05, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Shaker Heights, Ohio

A school in Ohio runs a program called Adventure Girls in order to teach adolescent girls resilience and creative problem-solving skills. The curriculum is borne out of research designed to build resilience, and it creates stressful situations and equips girls with the tools needed to get through them. Participants testify to how much the program has changed them, and the built-in role model system that employs high school girls to guide sessions also teaches valuable leadership skills.

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For anxious students, a teacher who comes to your house might be the answer

Robbie Feinberg

June 04, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Farmington, Maine

To serve students who have dropped out of high school for anxiety-related reasons such as bullying or unstable home circumstances, a program in central Maine is sending teachers to students' homes with personalized lessons. The rest of the week, students complete online assignments to make up for lost in-class time. The home-schooling model has its critics and faults, but instructors believe the targeted curriculum will be worth it over the long term.

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Leave No Worker Behind

Samantha Harvey

June 01, 2018 |

Earth Island |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

A decades-old principle called “just transition” has made international headway in the fight against climate change and toward equity and sustainability. Fundamental to the principle is transitioning from a capitalist system to a localized one that prioritizes cultural inclusion, local economies, decarbonization and environmental justice, and food sovereignty. But as this idea reaches prominence on the global stage, those that have been involved for years worry that its core meanings, morals, and actions will be co-opted.

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Kenyan farmers embrace new and sustainable way to build resilience

Leopold Obi

June 01, 2018 |

Down To Earth |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nakuru

Motivated by crop devastation from a severe drought, farmers in parts of Kenya took action to prevent a similar event from impacting them in the future. Working together, these small-scale farmers implemented conservation agriculture practices to ensure crop viability during even the harshest climate conditions.

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In prison, 'Reimagining Justice' - and a governor's legacy

Mark Pazniokas

May 31, 2018 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cheshire, Connecticut

Inspired by German institutions, a prison in Connecticut is focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment for the most disruptive young inmates. Sixteen months after the program launched, there has been no violence among the group. Guided by neuroscience and a desire for increased public safety, officials give young inmates intensive training in education and life skills along as well as mentoring and a staff willing to use different approaches.

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