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  • Wine Country's Farmworkers Are Staying Healthy Against All Odds

    July 13, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Willamette Valley, Oregon

    ¡Salud! mobile clinics were a vital factor in keeping farm workers in Oregon vineyards safe during the national health crisis. The nonprofit is supported by the state's wine industry and has provided primary care wellness checks, vaccinations, and more for decades to workers, the majority of whom do not have any other access to health care. ¡Salud! provided testing and masks early on in addition to information about the importance of masks and social distancing. Translated CDC updates were also sent to the mostly spanish-speaking workers about the constantly-changing guidelines and precautions.

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  • Milwaukee has a problem with food insecurity. Urban agriculture can be part of the answer. Audio icon

    July 13, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Urban agriculture is providing residents of Milwaukee with a direct link to their food through programs that include urban farming, community gardens, and the knowledge needed to maintain personal gardens. Gardening has been linked to a healthier lifestyle and an improvement in diet. The programs intend to create a healthy knowledge of and relationship with food.

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  • Bankruptcy forced this California city to defund police. Here's how it changed public safety

    July 13, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Since filing for bankruptcy in 2012, at a time of high unemployment, spiking homicide rates, and deep alienation of the public from its police, Stockton, California has served as an experiment in involuntarily defunding of a police department. The city’s police chief championed a rethinking of policing’s role, seeking community partnerships with a police force whose ranks had been reduced to one of the lowest per-capita in the U.S. Serious problems remain, but public trust is up, crime is down, and homicides are solved at a much higher rate than in most cities.

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  • The coronavirus effect on Pakistan's digital divide

    July 13, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    The Pakistani government uses technology, like a state-owned TV channel that broadcasts content for grades 1-12 and apps sourced for free by ed-tech companies, to help the over 50 million school children without broadband internet or digital device access. The TV channel has over 54 million subscribers and there is a text-messaging service that allows its 250,000 subscribers to talk to professional teachers. Despite the digital divide, the use of educational apps has also skyrocketed since the Covid-19 pandemic. However, technology is not a silver bullet to solve the country’s deep education inequalities.

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  • Could This City Hold the Key to the Future of Policing in America?

    July 12, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Although driven by financial desperation and a desire to break a union, Camden, New Jersey’s decision to dismantle its police department and form a new one focused more on limiting its use of force has paid off in better community relations and arguably a role in reducing the city’s violence. Its approach is in high demand by other cities facing the same problems Camden confronted. At the same time, the reconstituted police force is faulted by critics for relying on intrusive surveillance and making racially disparate arrests for minor offenses.

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  • How Bears Ears Activists Advanced Navajo Voting Rights in Utah

    July 10, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Utah

    In 2016, court ordered redistricting gave Navajo nation residents in San Juan County fairer representation and required in-person polling locations and translation assistance. Shortly after, the Bear Ears National Monument was reduced by 85% by the Trump administration, which motivated a huge get-out-the-vote campaign among Navajo people. With the help of nonprofits, 1,600 Navajo nation members updated their voter information or registered for the first time. This helped elect the first Navajo-majority commission in the county in 2018, which gave Native Americans a political voice they haven't had before.

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  • Não há uma história só: em busca de narrativas apagadas pelo racismo, grupos reconstroem memórias urbanas com roteiros, livros e mapas

    July 10, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem destaca o trabalho de grupos que tentam recuperar a história de negros em cidades como São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba e Salvador. São iniciativas com foco em turismo, comunicação, história, geografia e urbanismo para a população em geral.

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  • The Latino Task Force emerges to take on COVID-19

    July 10, 2020 |

    Mission Local |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Latino Task Force emerged in response to Covid-19 and has effectively provided services to the Mission District’s Latinx community. Formed by longtime grassroots activists turned influential community leaders, the Task Force and its volunteers provide Spanish-language information, food aid, and funds for out of work or sick residents. They also run the Hub, a physical location where, among other services, residents can get help applying for assistance. While information quickly becomes out of date and individuals' needs change, the Task Force has successfully listened to and responded to community needs.

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  • The Pandemic Proved That Cash Payments Work

    July 10, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States

    American households were able to avoid income loss when the federal government implemented an extra $600 a week for anyone facing unemployment in addition to $1200 for those who qualified, regardless of their employment status. Despite an almost total economic shutdown, the universal payments have kept poverty rates from increasing. The money has provided a security net for households while also preventing a collapse by generating economic activity.

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  • The Perks of Roommates With a 50-Year Age Difference

    July 10, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    Intergenerational home sharing is a mutually beneficial option for seniors and young people. There are about 60 programs, run by cities, nonprofits, and platforms in the style of Airbnb, that connect seniors and young people for cohabitation. Seniors benefit by being able to stay in their homes, collect income, and have someone to help with social isolation and household chores. Young people benefit from access to affordable housing options in high-cost areas and engaging in rich relationship building. Home sharing services are facing legal challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic made cohabiting more risky.

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