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  • Coronavirus test sites are opening in East Oakland's most impacted neighborhoods

    May 06, 2020 |

    Berkeleyside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Rather than send local residents to city-run testing sites in the East Bay of California, clinics in East Oakland are now running their own testing sites to better serve their community. Although one of the sites has already tested nearly 100 people and residents who are underinsured or uninsured can be tested for free, some believe the effort should have started much sooner.

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  • Vilnius : l'art de se réinventer deux mètres à la fois

    May 06, 2020 |

    Radio Canada |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania

    Pour relancer la consommation à la sortie du confinement tout en respectant les gestes barrières, la capitale lituanienne cède tous ses espaces publics pour redonner vie aux bars et aux restaurants (en terrasse).

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  • Chinatown Housing Group Feeds Vulnerable SRO Tenants – by Reviving Legacy Restaurants

    May 06, 2020 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), a San Francisco nonprofit, is helping those living in single-room occupancy (SRO) or public housing access food safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CCDC has partnered with Self-Help for the Elderly and local restaurants to help deliver cooked meals and create pick-up stations for residents. So far, they’re helping deliver over 2,000 meals each day.

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  • Not just another statistic

    May 06, 2020 |

    National Observer |

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    Response Location: Lekungen Traditional Territory, Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    The number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada is high, so a group of Indigenous women formed an organization called Power Our Women (POW) to teach other Indigenous women across the country self-defense skills. Participants talk about their cultures, learn physical self-defense, build confidence, and learn situational awareness. Participants describe the program as healing but difficult. POW has now reached more than 5,000 women across Canada, including remote areas in northern Manitoba.

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  • The Separation

    May 06, 2020 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wetumpka, Alabama

    Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison for women, once found to be one of the worst prisons for women in the country, has undergone major reforms to change its once-abusive culture. A key part of this has been a focus on pregnant women who are experiencing incarceration, focusing more on rehabilitation than punitive measures by offering peer support groups and substance abuse programming. Tutwiler has also brought in the Alabama Prison Birth Project, offering childbirth education and doula services if desired.

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  • Lifelines: Farming Program Helps N.H. Refugees Move Forward From Past Trauma Audio icon

    May 06, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Fresh Start Farms is a program by the New Hampshire Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success that invites refugees in the state to apply their farming skills here in America to earn an income. Many of the refugees in New Hampshire are from Somalia and witnesses to the Civil War there—and they carry that trauma with them. Having this outlet, where you can do what you know how to do alongside people who have similar experiences as you, is therapeutic. The program is now moving forward with opening up a storefront despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

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  • Georgia Counties Quickly Deploy Ballot Drop Boxes, But How Long Will They Be Used?

    May 06, 2020 |

    WABE |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In an emergency COVID-19 measure, the Georgia allowed counties to deploy secure drop boxes for absentee ballots throughout the state. The drop boxes, which are emptied daily and under constant video surveillance, allow for contactless drop offs, without the use of postage.

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  • Mask sewing project among Chicago refugee groups leads to new career goal: ‘This is my job'

    May 06, 2020 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    What started out as a way to help provide face masks to those who needed them during the Covid-19 pandemic, turned into a job skill training opportunity for some refugees in Chicago. Although the funds earned from participating in the project don't necessarily provide a living-wage, the participants have been able to learn skills – such as learning how to navigate public transportation – that increase independence.

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  • Live-streaming helped China's farmers survive the pandemic. It's here to stay.

    May 06, 2020 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: China

    Online retailers in China launched rural live-streaming initiatives to aid farmers in selling their products directly to consumers. After traditional selling methods were halted due to the novel coronavirus, farmers needed new sales channels to reach customers who now had to shop online. This new model could help the agricultural industry survive the pandemic.

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  • Pandemic pivoting: how Malaysia's social enterprises are responding to the Covid-19 crisis

    May 05, 2020 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

    As COVID-19 challenges businesses around the world, two Malaysian social enterprise companies have seen success in shifting their offerings. The Biji-biji Initiative, a fashion producer linked with the grassroots Social Textiles movement, quickly pivoted to making face shields and have been able to keep people employed while making the PPE for essential workers. PichaEats, a catering company, quickly shifted to making and delivering food for families and healthcare workers, delivering over 20,000 meals so far.

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