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How a Tech Geek Is Using Machine Learning to Hold Human Rights Abusers Accountable

Katia Savchuk

December 28, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Patrick Ball, cofounder of the nonprofit Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG), has helped use quantitative data to put numbers behind things that were before unprovable — i.e. the difference between genocide and random violence. Ball and HRDAG have analyzed existing data to come up with the "invisible" data, overlaying several sets of statistics with machine learning to come up with stats like the fact that you were eight times more likely to be killed by the army in the Ixil region in the early 1980s if you were indigenous. Ball also advises nine truth commissions, four UN commissions, and more.

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With no oil cleanup in sight, Amazon tribes harvest rain for clean water

Dan Collyns

December 27, 2018 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ecuador, Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos

Following decades of oil companies contaminating the water, indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Sucumbíos province have built systems for rainwater collection and filtration. These systems have provided people with clean water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing--a potentially powerful tool for other contaminated rural areas.

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Finland's 'housing first' homelessness strategy could help ease Toronto's shelter crisis

Laetitia Van der Vennet

December 26, 2018 |

CBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

As Toronto's local government strives to address the city's growing homeless problem, officials look to a model in Helsinki, Finland that swapped emergency shelters for permanent housing. Folks who move into these apartments pay what they can, and they're able to set down roots rather than move from shelter to shelter.

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How One County Became a Lab for California's Prison Reform

Abbie Vansickle , Manuel Villa

December 21, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

After San Joaquin County adopted a slew of criminal justice reforms, crime dropped by 20 percent, the lowest number in a decade. One of the things that was implemented were speciality courts aimed at decreasing arrest time and helping “former prisoners find jobs, housing and treatment for mental health and addiction problems.” Other measures include ending cash bail and racial bias training. “Crime has always been issue No. 1, but the narrative in this city is one about being a second chance city.”

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Building the next generation of 'guardian' cops — a blueprint for San Francisco?

Julian Mark

December 18, 2018 |

Mission Local |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission has developed a training approach that emboldens police officers’ sense of guardianship by teaching empathy, how to build trust, and how to listen. As San Francisco’s police department grapples with how to be both guardians and warriors in their community, they seeks to adopt a similar model.

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This Detroit public school is attempting to beat tough odds

David Hall

December 17, 2018 |

NBC News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

An elementary school in Detroit works to give low-income students the resources and education they need to be successful. From supplying children with uniforms and breakfast to cleaning the school to provide a better work environment, teachers and staff address the underlying affects of poverty in the classroom.

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Mandera, Isiolo step up war against maternal deaths

Nasibo Kabale

December 17, 2018 |

Business Daily |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Mandera, Mandera County

Two regions within Kenya, Mandera and Isiolo, have made significant strides in reducing their rate of maternal mortality cases. Both counties employed similar tactics, such as improving facility quality, increasing the number of healthcare workers, and training local community volunteers to advocate for ante-natal care. Among other metrics, Mandera now records 588 deaths per 100,000 live births (down from 3,795), and Isiolo now has 57 facilities (up from 47) to make healthcare more accessible.

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As access to abortion gets harder in the US, women turn to an online service in the Netherlands

Allison Herrera

December 17, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

An online service provides medical consultations and abortion pills to women in countries where abortion is restricted or illegal. Called Women on Web, the service has expanded to the United States where abortion services are often prohibitively expensive when they are available at all.

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What cities can learn from West Sacramento's age-friendly journey

Courtney McNaull

December 14, 2018 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

As part of the city of West Sacramento's process to be more friendly to their aging population, they partnered with the organization AARP to implement their age-friendly framework and received funding to fund their obligatory three-year plan. This funded the facilitation of many surveys of anyone over 45 in the city, which led to the realization that seniors don't want to be defined by their deficits. This reportedly changed the mindsets of public policy makers, paving the way for future programs to be engaging and uplifting for all ages.

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Student led initiative and city district can offer advice as suburban schools diversify

Justin Murphy, Georgie Silvarole

December 14, 2018 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

Student-led initiatives in Rochester City School District help students of color share their experiences with racism and foster communication between students, faculty, and administration - within and outside the classroom. While there is still evidence of racial bias and stereotypes, the district has made strides toward solving these problems.

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