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  • Ride-hailing apps have a gender problem. These women drivers are fighting back

    April 26, 2023 |

    Context |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Women-only taxi companies like An Nisa in Nairobi empower women to become rideshare drivers. These opportunities combat gender bias and create a safer space for women.

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  • People leave when the projectile already hits their house: HelpPeople volunteers evacuate people from occupied cities

    April 26, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Ukraine

    The HelpPeople organization assists people evacuating occupied territories in Ukraine. Those in need can contact volunteers through a call center, social media, or the website. Then, the organization picks them up with a bus and transports them to shelters, train stations, friends, and family.

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  • Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills

    April 26, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A number of state corrections departments are using virtual reality to teach inmates a range of basic skills they might've missed the chance to acquire while incarcerated. The VR programs have helped reduce aggressive behavior, facilitate empathy with victims, and drop recidivism rates. A short-term pilot initiative in Alaska, for example, incorporated mindfulness techniques through VR that resulted in decreased reports of depressive or anxious feelings and fewer disciplinary write-ups.

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  • Community Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods

    April 25, 2023 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Monroe County, Florida

    Community land trusts, like the Florida Keys Community Land Trust (FKCLT) help people access affordable housing and aid in disaster recovery by stopping land from entering the real estate market and increasing in price. FKCLT rents land trust units to families earning 80% or less of the local median income at about $1,000 per month.

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  • From Farmworkers to Land Healers

    April 25, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sonoma County, California

    North Bay Jobs With Justice teaches immigrant and Indigenous farmworkers how to restore the land’s ecological health and mitigate impacts of climate change and disasters like wildfires through training efforts and ancestral knowledge. The group has also helped workers organize for respect, safer conditions and fair pay.

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  • Campaña del mes: señalá la falta de accesibilidad arquitectónica y ayudá a derribar barreras

    April 25, 2023 |

    Red/Acción |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Acceso Ya trabaja desde 2004 señalando los obstáculos físicos que afrontan quienes tienen movilidad reducida. Cuenta con un centro de denuncias con el cual podés señalar lugares de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en los que no pueden circular personas con movilidad reducida.

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  • How two queer filmmakers helped save lesbian bars in the US from extinction

    April 25, 2023 |

    GayCities |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    After learning that the number of lesbian bars across the U.S. was dwindling, two filmmakers launched the show “The Lesbian Bar Project” which spotlights the bars’ significance to their communities. Along with the show, they crowdfunded $300,000 to help financially support the surviving bars.

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  • A Caribbean island's quest to become the world's first climate-resilient nation

    April 24, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Dominica

    On its journey to become the first climate-resilient nation, Dominica created an early warning system for extreme weather. Once the warning reaches the national level, the information is distributed to communities where a network of local authorities spread the word. From there, neighbors and friends check in with each other, and traditional conch shells are blown as a warning, too.

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  • Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum. So are efforts to stop it.

    April 24, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to pick multiple candidates for their vote to be transferred to if their first choice fails to advance, has now been approved in at least 60 jurisdictions, including Alaska, where it helped Democrat Mary Peltola defeat Republican Sarah Palin.

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  • Students, Teachers Say AP African American Studies Course Was a Success

    April 24, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Advanced Placement African American Studies, a pilot course created by College Board, explores African American history and culture with the goal of covering events and concepts not often taught in high school classrooms. Students in the pilot program say the course gave them a deeper perspective on African history and helped them contextualize current events.

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