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What legislators can learn from a Boston public housing development

Jasmine Nicole Olivier

October 02, 2020 |

The Boston Globe |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Over the four decades that a major Boston public housing development was run by a tenant management corporation (TMC), residents' safety and relations with police improved in ways that serve as lessons today as gun violence in neighborhoods with high poverty rates has prompted debates over reimagining public safety. As the first of many TMCs in the nation, the one at the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments lowered crime by changing the dynamic between residents and police, through greater community control. The TMC, with its own police department, was disbanded in 2012. Crime since has gone up there.

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Meet the Bristol collective putting surplus wealth in the hands of people tackling injustice

Alex Turner

October 02, 2020 |

The Bristol Cable |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, Bristol

Bristol Redistro is an experiment in wealth redistribution that taps the social-justice consciences of people who pool what they see as their excess money to make grants to small community groups that are "challenging unfair power structures." An initial round made £1,000 grants to such groups as Mandem, an online artistic platform for young men of color, and No More Exclusions, which seeks to reform school discipline. Funding decisions get made by a collective, not Redistro's leaders, with the aim of driving social change and challenging inequality by sharing the wealth with grassroots community groups.

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The Shared Spaces program: a crisis-driven experiment that could permanently change San Francisco's urban landscape

Hayden Manseau

September 22, 2020 |

Mission Local |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Shared Spaces program is a pandemic-driven initiative that increases outdoor dining space in commercial areas. The initiative made the permit process more user friendly and less expensive. Over 1,200 outdoor dining applications were approved in three months, which is more than the city approved in 2018 and 2019 combined. The increased capacity of outdoor dining seating takes away other public spaces, usually parking and driving space, but the program’s success has helped businesses survive pandemic-related restrictions and officials are assessing the program to maintain it moving forward.

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La huerta en casa, a cambio de mercadería y ropa para comedores

Maira López

August 31, 2020 |

Página 12 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Salta

Jesús te Ama es un comedor comunitario alimenta más de 500 personas diariamente. Para mejorar la alimentación que proveen las mujeres que trabajan en el comedor construyeron una huerta comunitaria y desde hace dos años se dedican a realizar huertas privadas a cambio de alimentos no perecederos, ropa y otros, para poveer el comedor.

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Mulheres negras hackeiam a política

Letícia Ferreira

July 22, 2020 |

Revista Azmina |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil

A reportagem é sobre mulheres negras na política brasileira. As candidaturas coletivas são uma maneira de mais mulheres negras assumirem cargos políticos.

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Alimenta la Solidaridad les cambia la vida a niños venezolanos

Abigail Carrasquel

July 19, 2020 |

HispanoPost |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Venezuela, Caracas

Los comedores comunitarios Alimenta la Solidaridad en Venezuela nacen en el 2016 como una forma de mitigar la desnutrición infantil pero a la vez crear empoderamiento en las comunidades y sus mujeres de Caracas. En el 2020 permitía que cada día 13.300 niños reciban un almuerzo en sus 53 comedores. El artículo y video explican el detalle cómo funcionan estos comedores, desde la operación hasta el financiamiento.

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Las políticas de protección de vivienda que están frenando la gentrificación en San Francisco

Nick Bowlin

July 15, 2020 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

El surgimiento de políticas de "derecho-de-compra" durante la pandemia COVID-19 han aumentado la cantidad de organizaciones locales que compran edificios residenciales para prevenir el desplazamiento de sus inquilinos. Es una lucha complicada frente a la Ley Ellis, que permite a propietarios desalojar a sus inquilinos antes de vender.

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Okupas motorizados: la lucha por recuperar el Espacio en la calle

Alfredo Casares

June 19, 2020 |

Ethic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Pamplona

Okupas Motorizadas en Pamplona, España, busca proteger espacios de estacionamiento para personas con discapacidades. Sus voluntarios toman fotos o dejan mensajes con carros estacionados en zonas designadas así. Trabajando con policía, oficiales y compañías de reparto locales, Okupas muestra a motoristas la importancia de proteger esos espacios. Después de tener éxito en cambiar reglas locales, Okupas busca uniformizar las reglas por toda España.

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Balancing out the doom and gloom: Why we're producing more journalism with a glass-half-full outlook

Angela Ross

June 11, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

ABC News in Australia is using a solutions-focused, or constructive, approach to reporting on social problems. Focusing in particular on three areas, affordable housing, stormwater, and obesity, the Hobart newsroom is combating widespread hopelessness and mistrust of the media by highlighting what individuals and communities are already doing to address problems. The approach is used around the world and supported by organizations such as Solutions Journalism Network and the Constructive Institute. While change can be slow, these groups offer newsroom training to help shift reporting perspectives.

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El Consorcio Latino de Madison da un paso al frente para ofrecer una red de apoyo y ayuda económica a familias indocumentadas

Steven Elbow

June 08, 2020 |

The Cap Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

Al inicio de la pandemia causada por el COVID-19, muchos migrantes indocumentados en Wisconsin no podía acceder a fondos públicos de alivio. Una red emergente de organizaciones que brindan efectivo a familias migrantes está encontrando una vía nueva, aunque los altos niveles de contagio en esta población siguen siendo un gran reto.

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