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  • How whisper networks and female friendships help girls overcome sexual violence in conflict zones

    December 06, 2017 |

    Newsweek |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia

    Around the world, adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual harassment but girls in crisis areas are likely to be forgotten, or the solutions do not reach them. A new training program is designed for such conflict areas. It focuses on the therapeutic importance of female friendships, creates safe spaces, and initiates discussions about gender violence.

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  • 7,500 Strangers Just Bought A Crumbling French Chateau Together

    December 05, 2017 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: France, Les Trois-Moutiers

    Dartagnans is a French crowdfunding platform that aims to use crowdfunding as a way to protect the “cultural heritage” of France. Most recently, a fundraiser for a historic castle succeeded in raising 500,000 euros, which will go toward restoring the heritage site that dates back to the 13th century. Though it’s not the most traditional way to restore old buildings, the platform has had several successes in this realm.

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  • How Effective Is Your School District? A New Measure Shows Where Students Learn the Most

    December 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Too often people use standardized test scores as the only measure of how good a school system is. A new measure looks at the growth and proficiency of the students as a measure of performance and may be more accurate in comparing public schools across the USA.

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  • Pedal to Porch

    December 04, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, Michigan, residents reduce the effects of gentrification through physical activity and shared storytelling. The non-profit Pedal to Porch encourages residents to bike to their neighbors’ homes and record their memories. The effort helps retain some of the identity in Detroit’s changing communities and establishes new connections for the city to grow. Founder Cornetta Lane notes, “communities are more likely to bounce back from social and natural disasters when they know each other.”

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  • Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?

    November 30, 2017 |

    Artspace |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In some communities, the founding of art galleries in historically impoverished neighborhoods has led to development, the severing of community ties, and displacement. “Artwashing” signifies how culture can aid in the process of gentrification. Some New York City galleries, including HOUSING, have resisted artwashing by developing relationships with their neighbors and programming exhibitions and events related to gentrification.

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  • How white parents are addressing racism – by reading to their children

    November 29, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis-based We Stories provides parents with a course curriculum and reading list for the children with the goal of sparking conversations about race, oppression, and cultural awareness. The target audience of the organization is white families, who—through neighborhood demographics or socioeconomic status—may not have to directly engage with these issues unless they choose to do so.

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  • In Cremona, ideas to make the ‘circular economy' real for cities

    November 29, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: Italy, Cremona

    Cremona is dedicated to decreasing the amount of waste it produces and educating its residents in the process. It intends on creating a 'circular economy' where products are recycled, waste is costly, training programs educate the public on decreasing waste and other methods that are now also reaching all around Europe as well.

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  • How Internet Co-ops Can Protect Us From Net Neutrality Rollbacks

    November 22, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tipton, Missouri

    Today, 23 million rural Americans can’t access broadband speed internet. As deregulation of net neutrality threatens to slow down internet speed even further, local internet co-ops are bringing higher-speed access to rural towns, Native American reservations, and even urban areas that do not currently have quality internet. Today, small internet service providers, spurred by local communities, are providing a real safeguard to net neutrality rollbacks.

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  • One woman's simple recipe for a happy street

    November 21, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Bristol

    In an attempt to fight childhood obesity and social isolation in Bristol, the organization Playing Out is helping kids exercise more. They are creating a way for children to safely be physically active in their neighborhoods by closing off streets at certain times each week. The UK government created a system for streets to apply just one time for weekly events, and now the system has spread to 40 UK local authorities and cities around the world, including Toronto.

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  • Armed, Anti-Racist ‘Rednecks' Take On White Supremacy

    November 16, 2017 |

    The Establishment |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Millions of Americans, particularly the working class, LGBQT, minorities, and immigrants, feel left behind by the system, and in light of the revival of violence from white supremacists and the tumultuous debate on gun control, many feel that the only solution is to take the defense of their rights and needs into their own hands. The Redneck Revolt is an anti-racist, pro-gun organization that works to represent the working class - across race, sexual identity, and creed - and to protect their communities and interests from white supremacists and economic disparity alike.

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