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'ICE Is Everywhere': Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis

Emily Dreyfuss

June 25, 2018 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Using their research skills to obtain public information, a group of librarians created an interactive map showing the location of ICE offices and juvenile detention facilities. They also created a toolkit to assist digital humanities workers to know how to respond in a crisis.

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The Cops Standing With, and For, the Gay Communities They Serve

Joseph Darius Jaafari

June 22, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Gay Officers League in the New York Police Department started in the early 1980s when memories of the Stonewall Riots were still fresh to support gay officers in the NYPD while also improving relations between the LGBTQ community and the police. NYPD is now one of the most diverse forces in the nation and there are more than 2,000 GOAL members in Philadelphia, Chicago and New England. They have become role models in the gay community while also changing attitudes within law enforcement.

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The App and the Cut: Strategic Technological Development against FGM

Dorcas Wangira

June 21, 2018 |

KTN News Kenya |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu, Kisumu County

FGM, or Female Genital Mutilation, is still being conducted in Kenya albeit now in secrecy. A group of high school girls in Kisumu, Kenya developed an app that is part of the effort to end the practice. The app includes educational resources as well as connections to local police stations and offers ways of tracking local advocates' outreach. While the app has garnered a lot of international attention as well as some support from those who work on the ground in the issue, it still faces many challenges before it can become truly effective.

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Broadcasts in a Native Language, Speaking to Every Corner of Peru

Raul Vilchis

June 21, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Peru, Cusco

Luis Soto, is the first indigenous Peruvian to voiceover a soccer game in his native language, Quechua, since 1982. In Peru, indigenous people “make up about a fifth of the nation’s population” and continue to grapple with racism and classism in Peru. Something, Soto believes he is counteracting. “ I do it so people can feel represented.”

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Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers?

Janelle Zara

June 20, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As artists of color are routinely marginalized or erased from art history, black gallerists have served a critical role to support and champion black artists. Gallerists provide an entry point for artists as well as promoting work to collectors and institutions and protecting the context in which the work is displayed.

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How off-the-grid Navajo residents are getting running water

Fred de Sam Lazaro

June 20, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Thoreau, New Mexico

In the Navajo Nation, a territory the size of West Virginia that spans counties in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, people live in extreme poverty and lack access to clean water or electricity. A group called DigDeep is now serving the Navajo residents with large water storage systems and solar-powered pumps to bring water directly into the home rather than traveling miles away to carry water home. DigDeep is equipping nearly 300 homes in the area and has since received funding from Rotary International to expand their work further.

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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Nebraska prisons playing major role in mental health care

JoAnne Young

June 20, 2018 |

Lincoln Journal Star |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraska prisons house many of the state's mentally ill, and they are working on comprehensive care for them. Prisons work to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism through mentorship programs. The Mental Health Association runs programs in Nebraska prisons and trains peer supporters on the inside.

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Solar Libre: Family Affair

Melanie La Rosa

June 19, 2018 |

Latino USA |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria left many properties and people in Puerto Rico completely devastated. One family decided to do what they could to begin the reconstruction process on their own by forming Solar Libre Puerto Rico - a volunteer organizing that brings emergency solar to the region.

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What India's first trans women-led dance troupe wants people to know

Priti Salian

June 19, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

Grassroots efforts can create dialogue and foster acceptance for the trans community. In Mumbai, the Dancing Queens, led by trans women, not only perform for audiences, they also work to facilitate discussions and promote awareness of LGBT rights in India. The dance group’s members consist of activists who have been working to change social attitudes in India.

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