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Furnishing A Future

Quinn O'Callaghan

June 12, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Furnishing a Future offers furniture making classes to former inmates. The program was created with the intention of giving former prisoners job skills, who often leave prison with no work experience. “If these guys are trained in how to make a resume, and how to make it outside, but have no skills, they’re just not going to get a job.”

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How Feminism is Helping to End Child Marriage in India

Priti Salian

June 12, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Since the Prern Girls School in India opened its doors in 2003 there has been a drastic decrease in child marriages. In 2016, amongst the students there was only two cases of child marriages, compared to 30 in 2004. The school does this by teaching critical feminist pedagogy to poor, rural girls. In addition, over 450 schools have adopted the feminist curriculum and “29 schools run by the social welfare department of the state government have also begun to use Prerna’s methodology with almost 10,000 girls.” "It is a revolutionary education that has raised the girls’ awareness."

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Muslim and Latino communities in Southern California mix during Ramadan — thanks to taco trucks

David Leveille

June 08, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Under an administration that frequently spouts racist rhetoric and enforced divisive legislation such as the Muslim ban and the border wall, minority communities - particularly Islamic and Latino communities - are having to work harder than ever to combat the dichotomy of their neighborhoods. In Santa Ana, the Islamic Center has created a clever way to unite the varied demographics of the community: taco trucks - once the punch line of a derogatory quip from a Trump supporter - open during Ramadan to help foster cultural exchange and neighborly relations.

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How sexual assistants are helping disabled Czechs fulfil their ‘right to sex'

Lidija Pisker

June 07, 2017 |

Euronews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic

An organization in the Czech Republic has hired "sexual assistants to help disabled Czechs explore their sexuality and satisfy their sexual needs" as part of an initiative to decrease the stigma around people with disabilities and the topic of sexuality. The initiative has received some community pushback but has gained support from the government’s Interior Ministry – and in other Western countries, some governments have gone so far as to also offer financial support.

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Innovators Face Challenges in Breaking Down Barriers to Capital for Underserved Entrepreneurs

Sarah Trent

June 02, 2017 |

Locavesting |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati

Existing services and resources for entrepreneurs disproportionately do not help minorities and women, making it difficult for them to become successful. Programs such as MORTAR aim to help these under served entrepreneurs by providing capital to help their businesses take off.

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How theatre is bringing young African migrants and Italians together

Ismail Einashe

June 01, 2017 |

The National |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, San Chirico Raparo

Italy has had a huge influx of migrants, many of whom are placed in rural areas and struggle to create their new life. An Italian theatre company 'Teatro delle Albe' has helped migrants integrate by including both Italians and African migrants in their productions, helping to foster relationships and help migrants settle.

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Survivors of Torture Under Jon Burge Find a Place of Respite

Brandis Friedman

May 25, 2017 |

WTTW-PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Two years after the city of Chicago approved reparations for the dozens of men tortured by a squad of police, one part of the plan, the Chicago Torture Justice Center, opened as a provider of mental health counseling and other services needed by the survivors. Under the direction of police detective Jon Burge, white police officers used electric shocks, suffocation, beatings, and racial slurs to coerce confessions from black suspects. One survivor, Darrell Cannon, served 24 years in prison before being released in 2007, but until the center opened in 2017 he had received no counseling.

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Research Says ‘Voucher' Programs Can Help Students

Tammy Worth

May 23, 2017 |

Flatland |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

The Catholic Education Foundation in Kansas City has provided nearly $600,000 in scholarships to approximately 300 low-income students to give them the choice to choose where they want to go to school. Because it is funded by businesses through tax-deductible contributions, it is a contentious issue by involving public money. The program has found over time that although the difference in test scores between private and public schools is modest, the real benefit of the program is helping families make informed choices about their education without access being an issue.

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METCO and the desegregation of Boston public schools through the years

Jessie Newman

May 21, 2017 |

The Tufts Daily |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

As an alternative to Boston's mandatory busing crisis of the 1970s and 1980s, since 1996, students from Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts have participated in a voluntary integration program. Today, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity transports over 3,000 students from racially imbalanced or isolated schools who opt-in to attend integrated public schools in the region. The program's challenges include extended commute times for children and the removal of high-performing peers from challenged school districts.

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Can this group of former offenders swing the Philly DA race?

Samantha Melamed

May 10, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

How does an organization go about reducing incarceration rates, and eliminate racial bias? Hiring the people affected by the prison system: former inmates. That’s the strategy that ACLU is taking in Philadelphia.

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