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Mass tourism is ruining historic cities. Only government can stop it

Jennifer Guay

October 11, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

With tourism on the rise, governments are figuring out how to limit overcrowding and environmental damage. Replicable ideas include marketing beaches and other attractions off the beaten path, regulating hotels and vacation rentals, and even requiring that every tourist must be accompanied by a local guide.

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This Radical Bank Will Free People Of Debt By Literally Blowing It Up

Sarah Shearman

October 10, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, London

The Hoe Street Central Bank is an artist run project that raises money through events taking place in a former bank and sells prints designed to mimic paper money. Through the money they raise, the organization buys and eliminates private debt as well as makes donations to organizations affected by austerity measures.

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Bringing Arts and Culture into the Work of Public Safety and Criminal Justice

Emily Nonko

October 10, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A collaboration between artists, lawyers, and community members has resulted in expungement clinics that clean or clear criminal records in a manner that is legally binding and emotionally therapeutic. Clinic attendees are invited to literally shred their records and are then presented with a blank piece of paper made by co-op members—many formerly incarcerated people themselves—representing a new start.

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Sarah Holder

October 09, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Effective visual messaging doesn’t just make political candidates stand out, it can also entice unlikely voters to the polls. The key is to pick up on what people respond to and take risks, including by hiring design firms new to election work.

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These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

Melissa Locker

October 04, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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This Philadelphia museum hired Iraqi and Syrian refugees as tour guides for its Middle East gallery

Emma Jacobs

October 02, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology has hired Syrian and Iraqi refugees living in Philadelphia to be docents for exhibitions of Syrian and Iraqi antiquities. The docents are able to share their memories of the cities relevant to these objects and answer with authority questions about the region or the objects place in a western museum.

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Lessons From A School Without Walls

Daisy Yuhas

October 02, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

A school near Copenhagen, Denmark utilizes a unique open floor plan - no walls and no separate classrooms - to help advance their mission of "personalized learning," a holistic approach to education that emphasizes student freedom and empowerment. While some students (and teachers) love the system, it isn't an approach for everyone; throughout the years it's been open, they school has made changes and adjustments using feedback and new ideas.

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Green Roof Requirements Are On the Rise

Elizabeth Daigneau

October 01, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The United States is adopting a practice that much of Europe has been using for for decades. Green roofs, which utilize either solar panels or implement the growth of vegetation, will help many cities throughout the country meet their energy goals as well as help mitigate against the harmful impacts of climate change.

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The school beating the odds with music

Dougal Shaw

September 28, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: England, Bradford, West Yorkshire

An elementary school in Bradford, England has seen a direct correlation between embracing music as part of their curriculum and students' performance in English and Math. The school is in a low-income area with most of its students speaking English as a second language and was doing very poorly before they made the switch. The school is now in the top 10% of schools in England, and students say that school is now energetic and fun.

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This building designed to flood is a glimpse of things to come

Katharine Schwab

September 28, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

At a factory in Mumbai, clever design and “resilient architecture” join together to form the “Concrete Void,” a space designed to hold water during India’s monsoon season. Rather than trying to keep the water out, the architect designed the factory such that this Concrete Void, positioned below the higher level of the factory, holds water in the rainy season. In the off-season, it functions as an amphitheater space for workers to gather. As climate change becomes more of a threat, more types of this resilient architecture are expected to be created.

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