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  • Can Religion Save the Environment?

    April 17, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States

    The "creation-care" movement advocates for action on climate change from an evangelical, human-centered perspective. These activists stress the impacts of climate change on daily life, human beings, and the creation made by a higher power and have had success with engaging people across political lines.

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  • AI tool helps law enforcement find victims of human trafficking

    April 16, 2018 |

    Futurism |

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    Response Location: United States

    When Emily Kennedy was a teenager traveling in Eastern Europe she saw street kids she learned were trafficked by the Russian mob and decided to tackle human trafficking in her college work. The company she launched, Marinus Analytics, created a software application that has been used by authorities to rescue hundreds of victims in the U.S. and Canada and is expanding. The data it gathers has also debunked assumptions about how and where trafficking takes place.

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  • ‘Men Treat Us Like We Aren't Human.' Indian Girls Learn to Fight Back.

    April 16, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    In New Delhi, violent sexual assaults against women have sent shock waves of fear to young women in the city. In response, a constable is teaching them how to protect themselves. As many as “180 girls, aged 11 to 17,” are being taught how to “deflect attacks.”

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  • Do wage theft laws in Ohio harm or help workers?

    April 15, 2018 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Laws against wage theft can be effective if enforced. The probability of violations decreased in Ohio during a 13-month period of full enforcement, but rose again after the enforcement policy changed.

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  • The girls who took over a town in rural India

    April 15, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: India, Thennamadevi

    The teenage girls of Thennamadevi are leaders in their community. They’re actively fighting against gender discrimination by organizing. They successfully lobbied politicians and brought streetlights, and sanitary napkins to their village. Across the country, similar girls clubs are being implemented, reflecting an international girls power movement.

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  • The Mumbai creche that means toddlers aren't left home alone

    April 13, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    For the millions of migrant workers employed in the construction industry in India, there is hope for their children. Mumbai Mobile Creches (MMC) is a childcare provider that cares for children while parents work all day. This is part of a law that says any construction site with over 50 women needs daycare, but MMC is one of the few large providers. The benefits extend to everyone involved: the mothers are less anxious and more productive, and kids learn and eat healthy food in a safe environment.

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  • A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted “Welcoming” Policies

    April 11, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    In the state of New Mexico, policy makers, activists, religious leaders, and the community are all working hand in hand to make the state a safe harbor for undocumented immigrants. The state is refusing to cooperate with ICE and aside from California is one of the most friendly to immigrants. A community organizer says, “We wanted to push back against this narrative that ICE just gets to come in our communities and kidnap people from their homes.”

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  • How Nearly 2,000 Cameras Tamed a Notorious American Prison

    April 09, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Attica, New York

    1,875 cameras and 915 microphones is what it took to change a culture of abuse in Attica State Prison, notoriously known as one of the worst places to serve time in amongst prisoners. Since the installation of the cameras, incident reports against corrections officers dropped 80 percent.

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  • Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

    April 07, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Pueblo, Colorado

    When lead and arsenic levels threatened the communities in Southeastern Colorado, the Environmental Protection Agency was asked to step in. In order to have a seat at the table when decisions were being made, community members in the city of Pueblo created a Community Advisory Group. This allowed them to not only increase their understanding of possible decisions, but also offer feedback. It has also offered a model for surrounding communities that are facing similar situations.

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  • Theatres seek help from 'intimacy experts' in the wake of #MeToo

    April 06, 2018 |

    Financial Review |

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    Response Location: Australia, Sydney

    In order to respond to sexual harrassment allegations against prominent members of the Australian theater community, directors, unions, and companies have collaborated on a new code of conduct. The code includes a ‘safe conversations officer’ acting as an ombudsman, intimacy training for employees, and ways to reduce a company or production’s reliance on one actor for financial security.

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