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Displaced Sri Lankans defy military to reclaim homeland

Lisa Fuller

May 18, 2018 |

Al Jazeera |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka, Iranaitheevu

26 years after being displaced from their land, hundreds of Tamil civilians orchestrated a plan that defied the Sri Lankan navy to return to their homeland. “Over 100 community members are now living on the island. Other plans to arrive in the coming months.”

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Everyone is welcome: the only gay hangout in the Arab world

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

May 17, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

From giving refuge to offering makeup sessions, Helem is an umbrella for some of Lebanon’s most marginalised people

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How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

Gabrielle Hernandez

May 17, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The organization Southerners on New Ground is helping reform the criminal justice system in the south. Activists won a small victory in Atlanta, where the mayor and city council approved a resolution that replaced cash bonds with signature bonds for misdemeanor offenses. They also raised money to help people pay their cash bails as part of a larger event called the National Bail Out collective, which bailed out 147 Black women in 26 cities this year.

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Human Biases Are Built into AI—this Artist Is Helping to Change That

Tess Thackara

May 15, 2018 |

Artsy |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A diverse group of people developing, coding, and testing artificial intelligence technologies is critical as the inherent biases of the creators can be found in the AI. Artist Stephanie Dinkins is working to raise awareness of the role AI plays in daily life, the narrow stream of data and perspective informing most AI, and the value of diversity in AI development.

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U.S. environmental groups are largely white. Here's what some are — and some aren't — doing about it.

Virginia Gewin

May 15, 2018 |

Ensia |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A lack of diversity in the environment and conservation sector has been well calculated, documented and established, but the story doesn't end there. Many groups across the U.S are looking to not just recruit a more diverse population, but actually change organizational culture. "“We learned we need to be intentional about change, not just well-intended,” Jamie Williams, President of The Wilderness Society explains, as one group working to achieve this change.

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Raising babies behind bars

Justin Jouvenal

May 11, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Decatur, Illinois

Nursery programs inside prisons are not common. The Decatur Correctional Center is one of the few in the country. Eleven years since its inception, “more than 90 women have gone through the Moms and Babies program.”

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Redefining Success

Emily Dugdale

May 10, 2018 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

While Hawaii's Kamalani Academy tries to improve the school experience for and academic achievements of immigrant students from the Marshall Islands, it is looking to an unlikely place for inspiration: Springdale, Arkansas.

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Instagram's Queer Appalachia brings love — and services — to those who need it most

Heather Dockray

May 10, 2018 |

Mashable |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

The Queer Appalachia Instagram account has created a virtual community combating the isolation and fear that are often present in the lives of queer people living in Appalachia. In a region particularly hard-hit by the opioid crisis, it has also created a network of sponsors for those in recovery through a telehealth program managed by the account.

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LACMA and Arizona State University Team Up for a New Grad Program Aimed at Diversifying Museum Leadership

Henri Neuendorf

May 09, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Arizona State University have teamed up to provide graduate students with a scholarship, an opportunity to work at LACMA, and a salary for that work. Furthermore, the program is aimed at people of color and has a goal of helping to diversify the curatorial profession.

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Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City

Keren Landman

May 05, 2018 |

NPR |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tifton, Georgia

For transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, seeking healthcare can be an agonizing process due to discrimination and a lack of provider familiarity with their unique healthcare needs. QMed, a virtual health service for transgender and gender nonconforming people who live in the southeastern United States - particularly those in rural areas where there are fewer doctors - allows transgender people to access the healthcare they need free from discrimination.

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