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  • Harlem Organization Helped Change the Face of Construction

    April 27, 2023 |

    New York Amsterdam News |

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    Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

    Fight Back, Inc. is a local community-based organization that worked to get construction jobs for Blacks, Spanish-surnamed, and other minorities in New York City over the years. The organization has been very effective in integrating the skilled and construction trades and ensuring workers of color have equal opportunity and has been replicated in other cities like Seattle and Detroit.

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  • Campaña del mes: señalá la falta de accesibilidad arquitectónica y ayudá a derribar barreras

    April 25, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Acceso Ya trabaja desde 2004 señalando los obstáculos físicos que afrontan quienes tienen movilidad reducida. Cuenta con un centro de denuncias con el cual podés señalar lugares de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en los que no pueden circular personas con movilidad reducida.

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  • Tech education for deaf community in Jos—here's how DTF confronts odds

    April 19, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    Deaf Technology Foundation offers weekly activities to train Deaf students in programming, robotics, and other computer science skills. The sessions, which are taught using sign language, have served roughly 1,600 students so far.

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  • Campaña del mes: cómo ayudar a que más estudiantes con discapacidad visual puedan tener libros accesibles

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Tiflolibros, la primera biblioteca para personas con discapacidad visual de habla hispana, trabaja en adaptar los libros escolares a un formato accesible, para que puedan reproducirlos los lectores de pantalla, software que traduce en audio contenidos digitales. Ya se han adaptado 3.518 archivos, tanto manuales y textos escolares. Unas 76 editoriales han aportado archivos y 2.800 familias y escuelas han solicitado materiales a Tiflolibros.

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  • As anti-drag protests rage, counter-protest is a key part of queer activism

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    When anti-drag protesters appeared at a library storytelling event in Calgary, counter-protesters from the Fairy Garden Project showed up with pink angel wings to protect performers and attendees entering the event. The strategy follows a long tradition of counter-protest in LGBTQ2S+ communities.

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  • Restoring Hope For The Displaced Girl In Nigeria's Borno State

    April 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    After a local school was destroyed during conflict with Boko Haram, Mallam Thabit began offering night classes for girls who were left without access to education. Thabit advocated for the school to be rebuilt and helped establish a new education program.

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  • Bishop-supported leadership training for immigrants transforms parish communities

    April 12, 2023 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States

    Recognizing the Stranger is a faith-based program that provides support and mentorship to immigrant leaders with the goal of building bridges between immigrant and nonimmigrant communities. The initiative has helped immigrants in the church organize "know your rights" events, advocate for expanded tax credits for undocumented workers, and roll out parish ID cards amid a rise in deportations.

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  • Tucson played pivotal role in study on fairness in policing

    April 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Researchers trained Tucson police officers in procedural justice, which involves treating people with dignity and respect by giving them a voice and showing neutrality, to help them de-escalate situations with fewer arrests and less violence while building trust in the community.

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  • After 50 years, this Vancouver immigrant services agency is busier than ever

    April 07, 2023 |

    Vancouver Sun |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an immigrant services agency that connects immigrants with the resources they need to adjust to life in Canada. The group helps an average of 73,000 people each year from more than 150 countries and provides assistance in finding affordable housing, English language training, career and social services and accessing care for seniors.

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  • Caste in India: Hip hop fights for Dalit rights

    April 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Dalit hip-hop musicians are using their art and social media to propel the Dalit rights and anti-caste movements to the forefront of mainstream conversation.

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