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Kelp Farming Is Reviving an Ancient Practice -- and a Modern Economy

Iris M. Crawford

November 25, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Shinnecock Reservation, United States, New York

A kelp hatchery run by residents of the Shinnecock Reservation in New York is creating jobs and cleaning up the bay because the seaweed soaks up carbon and pollutants.

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Home decor business built out of water hyacinth

Gbemisola Esho

November 24, 2022 |

The Star Kenya |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

MitiMeth trains Nigerians to harvest the invasive hyacinth seaweed and weave it into products like baskets and furniture. The business helps clean up waterways while securing consistent incomes for local residents.

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A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

Faris Mokhtar

November 23, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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Alabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike Alive

Kim Kelly

November 22, 2022 |

Jezebel |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brookwood, Alabama

Union’s auxiliary members and miners’ wives work to support the miners on strike from Warrior Met Coal in Alabama by running a strike pantry, collecting donations, and planning strike activities and marches. In some cases, wives agreed to be arrested in the name of the cause. The bonds they’ve formed throughout the process are what keep them going.

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La Lucha Sigue: Lessons From Latin America's Abortion Victories

Tina Vasquez

November 21, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

Attorneys and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina used a multipronged approach to legalize abortion that included grassroots organizing, strategically initiating lawsuits, and changing cultural narratives. The last part was key to the movements’ successes because changing the laws without changing the cultural understanding of abortion as a normal part of healthcare can lead to laws not being implemented or being overturned, like what happened in the United States in 2022.

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Climbing rocks and revenue in the not-so-flat Midwest

Cameryn Cass

November 21, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Michigan rock climbers are taking on an additional role as environmental stewards. Many of the state’s popular climbing locations are not conserved or cleaned by anyone else, so the climbers pick up litter and take action to prevent erosion.

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At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

Sandra Larson

November 18, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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KCATA tackled its driver shortage. Now, bus drivers want to see more change

Mili Mansaray

November 18, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

In a complex effort to increase morale among bus drivers and address worker shortages, the Kansas City Area Transit Authority has negotiated a new union contract with drivers and maintenance crews to increase their hourly wage. Through the new contract and intensified recruitment efforts, the KCATA has hired an additional 55 drivers, exceeding its goal of 45 more drivers by the end of this year.

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Tenants are banding together to address Jackson's housing crisis. Can they fix it?

Mary Steurer

November 17, 2022 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

Shelter JH is a local housing advocacy group that gathers members to work together to get better representation in housing-related decisions in the area. The group canvasses neighborhoods to recruit voters, speaks on housing bills at the statehouse and hosts meetings and educational sessions that connect people with local policymakers and housing opportunities. The group was formed in 2016 and now has about 550 members.

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In Portland's Self-Governed Dignity Village, The Unhoused Make Their Own Rules

Roshan Abraham

November 17, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Dignity Village is a self-governed community in Portland, Oregon, where people experiencing homelessness can live as long as they want. The village houses 65-80 people who pay $75 a month and put in 10 hours of community-related work a week to live there.

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