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  • What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

    John Branch

    November 05, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an effort to reduce the staggering number of suicides each year off the Golde Gate Bridge, the city is installing 3 ½ miles of stainless steel nets strung end to end on both sides of the bridge. While it’s not a perfect solution, this “suicide deterrent system” has already proven successful at reducing the number of deaths each year.

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  • This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI

    Melissa Heikkilä

    October 23, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Nightshade is a new tool designed to fight against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without permission. Nightshade “poisons” the training data to essentially confuse the AI model and prevent it from copying an artist’s work. The purpose of Nightshade is to return the power to artists to protect their intellectual property and prevent large AI companies like Google and Meta from taking advantage of them.

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  • Norris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and art

    Siani Colon

    September 13, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in Philadelphia provides access to fresh food and an inviting place to hold events and art programs for the local community. It also discourages the illegal dumping of trash, which many of the sculptures are made from.

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  • 'All these islands are full of trash': Activists take hands-on approach to clean our beaches

    Ariel Rodriguez

    September 08, 2023 |

    WTVJ-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Florida nonprofit Before It’s Too Late brings together children from different communities to teach them about the environment and their ability to create change through art, like painting murals.

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  • Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

    Geetanjali Krishna

    September 05, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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  • Indian Trans Women Bridge Social Gaps with Public Art Projects

    Noor Anand Chawla

    August 04, 2023 |

    TransLash Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    The trans-women and cis-women-led Aravani Art Project collective uses large-scale, public art projects across India as a social practice to empower its members and create space for conversations and acceptance.

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  • En Guatemala, un colectivo de jóvenes artistas forma una familia con el cine

    Isabella Grullón Paz

    July 18, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Guatemala

    La productora cinematográfica Desobediencia Perfecta reúne a colaboradores de mente abierta en un espacio inclusivo en Guatemala para producir trabajos artísticos sobre temas sociales difíciles. El grupo adopta un enfoque democrático para cada proyecto. Reúnen recursos entre ellos y se apoyan en la tutoría de figuras solidarias en la industria cinematográfica de Guatemala para darle vida a sus proyectos, que ya incluye dos cortometrajes.

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  • How ancient 'skywells' are keeping Chinese homes cool

    Xiaoying You

    July 13, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: China

    Architects in China are drawing inspiration from the ancient practice of building skywells, and restoring old ones, as a low-carbon way to keep homes cool in modern times. Skywells are rectangular tunnels in the middle of a building that function similarly to a chimney, allowing cool air from outside to flow in and push the warmer air out.

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  • A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

    Sanket Jain

    June 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Maharashtra

    A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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  • The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

    Fatimah Bashir

    June 16, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

    The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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