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Jackson's Latino community: Amid growing job mobility, could politics fill gaps that still exist?

Miranda de Moraes

February 28, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The Town’s Equity Task Force works to advise the town on equity and inclusion strategies, specifically for the Latino population in the community. The task force presented seven recommendations to the Jackson Town Council in December, which were accepted, including recommendations like translating town signs into Spanish. Similarly, several local nonprofits have stepped up to serve Latino community members from literacy to food aid.

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Undocumented students win a fight for educational equality in Arizona

Maritza L. Félix

February 22, 2023 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

DACA recipients and advocates in Arizona spent months knocking on doors and speaking with Latino voters to push for the passage of Proposition 308, a measure allowing undocumented students to qualify for in-state college tuition. Their campaign, as well as their outreach with Republican lawmakers, helped get the proposal signed into law in 2022.

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People face a 'desperate' reality after leaving prison. Two Atlanta women are pushing to change that.

Candice Norwood

February 17, 2023 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Barred Business campaigns for improved laws against discrimination in the city and connects residents of Atlanta, Georgia, who were formerly incarcerated with services, funding, and housing.

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Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists

Candice Bernd

February 14, 2023 |

Truthout |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Armed members of Veterans for Equality and other community groups are showing up to protect drag queens from violent protestors at events throughout the state. In addition, several venues that host drag events have begun investing in hiring more professional private security to keep both performers and attendees safe.

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These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

Joanna Thompson

February 10, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Response Location: United States

Custom, designer prosthetics that serve purposes in both function and fashion are beginning to reform the prosthetics industry, allowing people to express themselves and embrace their bodies in new ways. Researchers, developers, and larger businesses are constantly innovating to create new prosthetics that can meet a person’s every need and other companies are working to make prosthetic covers more accessible so anyone can afford the option to personalize their look.

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A Chicago Mural Project Becomes a Nationwide Movement

Martha Contreras

February 09, 2023 |

Borderless Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Mural Movement uses the power of art as a tool to help Black and brown communities heal when grappling with gun violence and racism. The group works with artists who create murals of victims of gun violence and now has 186 murals nationwide.

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How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

Frances Nguyen

February 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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Anti-Discrimination Toolbox

Evgeniya Dolgaya

January 30, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Poland

The Center for Belarusian Solidarity provides legal advice, information, and support to Belarusian migrants who face discrimination in Poland due to their country's relationship with Russia. Lawyers from the center can help advocate for refugees at visa centers or refer them to the Commissioner for Human Rights in more severe cases of discrimination.

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People continue to die in Pima County's jail. Could bail reform make it less deadly?

John Washington

January 26, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Several counties are looking to implement bail reform as a way to address the harms people face in jail while awaiting a court date. Groups like The Bail Project have helped release 23,745 people from jail by helping pay their bail and ensure they make it to court so that bail money can go toward the next person in need.

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

Khawla Nakua

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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