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  • The Moms Fighting Against Moms for Liberty

    January 26, 2023 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Wappinger, New York

    In response to a rise in extremist activism in their school districts, a group of parents, students, and educators in the Hudson Valley formed Defense of Democracy, which rallies at school board meetings, hosts workshops on education activism, collaborates with local elected leaders, spearheads petitions, and more. The group helped two of its endorsed candidates win school board elections and has now grown to roughly 1,500 active volunteers nationwide.

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  • Diversion of UBE Funds impedes delivery of quality education in Nigeria, but HDI devises a means to hold state government accountable

    January 25, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Igbo Elejo, Lagos State

    Human Development Initiatives trains community members to monitor school infrastructure projects eligible for government education funding and gather information to present to the state board when projects are not completed. As a result of the community tracking efforts, several schools have received significant upgrades.

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  • Efforts to Expand Ballot Access in Washington State Jails Face Local Pushback

    January 23, 2023 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington lawmakers allocated $2.5 million in grant funding to help jails improve voting access for people incarcerated there, which resulted in a big spike in ballots cast in one facility that participated. But only five counties applied for the grant program, and jail officials interested in participating have faced opposition from political representatives in some areas.

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  • A year later, members of the Memphis Seven inspire a new generation of workers

    January 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    After enduring unfair working conditions, an organizing committee at a Starbucks in Tennessee, later dubbed the Memphis Seven, became the first of the state to attempt, and succeed, to unionize with help from Starbucks Workers United. Their work inspired a nationwide movement, and now over 250 Starbucks are unionized.

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  • Oregon leads nation in voter turnout rates

    January 03, 2023 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    In Oregon, voters are automatically registered when they get their driver's license, and voters are automatically sent a ballot when election time comes. The state had the highest turnout rate in the country in the 2022 midterm election, with 61.5% of eligible citizens casting a ballot.

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  • Can a Mayor's Youth Council increase civic participation?

    January 02, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    The Mayor’s Youth Council gets students involved in their community by engaging them in decision-making and infrastructure development, like addressing environmental concerns and advocating for more and better sidewalks. The Council also connects youth with leadership opportunities and gives a closer look at how local government functions so they can make informed decisions when they’re able to vote as adults.

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  • For decades, Chinatown has created a blueprint for fighting big development. Here's how they do it.

    December 29, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Chinatown remains authentic and keeps its position downtown by organizing together to preserve the community through activism.

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  • How New York Is Giving Residents A Voice In The City Budget

    December 16, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City's Civic Engagement Commission has run two pilot projects implementing participatory budgeting, a process in which local residents help decide how local funding should be allocated. The latest pilot project allocated $1.3 million to 33 projects in "priority" neighborhoods, including youth sports programs and culturally-based mental health workshops.

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  • 10 years after Sandy Hook, Moms Demand Action volunteers are turning activism into political power

    December 14, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense was founded following the Sandy Hook shooting to advocate for gun safety reforms. Thanks in part to the group's support and training, roughly half of Moms Demand Action volunteers who ran for office in the most recent election cycle won their races, including several who flipped seats previously held by Republicans.

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  • The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

    December 14, 2022 |

    Scalawag |

    Illustrations |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Ahead of a vote on a ballot measure that would have ensured that no right to abortion could ever be added to Kentucky's constitution, pro-choice activists connected with voters via protests and door-knocking campaigns. Their efforts focused on registering new voters and exploring the nuances of reproductive health care, and the amendment was successfully defeated by a margin of nearly 5 percentage points.

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