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Neo-Nazis in Your Streets? Send in the (Coup Clutz) Clowns

Tina Rosenberg

September 06, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Fighting back at far right demonstrators can give them the optics and attention they want. Using humour to counter others is a tool used around the world in a myriad of contexts.

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Supporters of juvenile lifer gather for a 'community resentencing'

Kristen E. Holmes

July 23, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court ruled about 2,500 life sentences handed down to juveniles were unconstitutional and resentencing hearings are taking place to decide if these men and women will receive parole. In Philadelphia, a grass roots effort called Community Resentencing is designed to give family and friends an opportunity to weigh in on options for one man in a way that satisfies the need for him to repent and seek forgiveness from those he wronged while also serving the community through community service and mentoring.

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Argentina's Community Radio Stations Offer an Alternative Look at News

David Gonzalez

July 12, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Argentina

After an economic downturn, several community-based radio stations have sprung up, offering an alternative to commercial stations and allowing Argentinians, especially those in rural areas, the opportunity to come together and choose what they want to listen to and talk about. One organization called DTL! collective helps organizations set up community radio stations by providing a transmitter, antenna, and other hardware.

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Putting Citizenship Back in Congress

David Bornstein

July 04, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Stop underestimating yourself. That’s the call of Sam Daley-Harris to the many everyday Americans who feel that they cannot effect change in their country. He’s the founder of Results, a grassroots network that has spent decades teaching people how to build relationships with their congressional representatives and advocate for legislation.

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TADA: bringing ambition and opportunity to underprivileged children in Brussels

Elodie Blogie

June 24, 2017 |

Le Soir |

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Response Location: Belgium, Brussels

Based off the Dutch initiative IMC Weekendschool, TADA is a program in Brussels, Belgium that helps younger kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods learn about different career paths. The weekend workshops expose children to a diverse set of professions and passions. The program is so popular that they haven't been able to meet demand. They hope to work with about 1000 young people by 2020.

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Creating a Better Community Through Text Messages

Krutika Pathi

June 14, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

For urban residents, participation in city-planning often means navigating complex administrative bureaucracy and struggling through a lack of transparency, but in New York City, efforts are being made to engage citizens in the renewal (and preservation) of Brownsville, Brooklyn. The city’s Housing Department has worked with the online platform coUrbanize to facilitate community-sourced ideas for the future via text. These residents’ responses are then inputted into a publicly-accessible map, which the city has pledged to incorporate into its planning.

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Pilot program to help young women run for political office

Alison Graham

June 07, 2017 |

Indiana Daily Student |

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Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Indiana

After calling roll at an all-male city council meeting in Bloomington, Indiana, city clerk Regina Moore recruited a group of women to run for office with the Democratic Women's Caucus in 1999. In 2017, she worked with a national organization called Rise to Run to start the recruitment pipeline younger by targeting high school and college-aged women to be more politically engaged.

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311: From a Hotline to a Platform for Citizen Engagement

Tod Newcombe

June 01, 2017 |

Government Technology |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

Boston's 311 mobile application, launch in 2009, exemplifies the new customer service-oriented era of the citizen service, which allows users to request services, take photos of potholes, and offer data to city planners. Neighboring Somerville, Massachusetts has a successful 311 app of its own, where an analytics team crunches the wealth of data generated by the app service. But Kansas City, Missouri's 311 services are even more developed, and citizens can access the city via the app, clal-in, Twitter, and social media.

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Directly Impacted Youth Are Leading Fights Against Racism and the Criminal Punishment System

Jean Trounstine

May 30, 2017 |

Truthout |

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Response Location: United States

Across the country, young people are taking an active stand in criminal justice reform. Organizations like Assata’s Daughters and Teens Leading the Way have invested in young voices to shift make changes in things like the prison industrial complex and juvenile record expungement. In doing so, they have centered civic participation, racial justice, and activism as core educational tools to empower youth participants.

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Chicago Youth Help Decide Where Public Funds Go

Martín Xavi Macías

May 30, 2017 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is asking its citizens, including youth, to help determine how to spend public money. Participatory budgeting involves communities identifying their greatest needs and guiding spending towards solutions.

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