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

    April 06, 2018 |

    Financial Review |

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    800-1500 Words

    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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  • Sacramento's Quest to End Solitary Confinement for Kids

    April 05, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Solitary Confinement on youth can be extremely emotionally damaging. The practice is also costly, and can lead to expensive lawsuits. Yet, a slew of states and youth detention centers are trying to reduce the time young people spend in solitary confinement. In the Sacramento Juvenile Detention, one program is doing that.

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  • Human experience will always speak louder than any campaign

    April 04, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    A campaign by human rights organization Amnesty International is emphasizing personal stories of hope and understanding instead of encouraging fear and trepidation. So far, the viral campaigns have helped to show the plight of refugees in human terms and given those who disagree with their human rights a reason to see a new perspective.

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  • Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence

    April 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Newburgh, New York

    To decrease the amount of gun-related fatalities, cities are focusing on joint efforts with their communities and police departments to target those most at risk for shooting or being shot on the streets. Known nationally as Ceasefire, this initiative aims to identify the individuals from this selected target group - and open a dialogue about their options and the consequences of gun-related retaliation. Nationally, the program has had some trouble sustaining when the cities rely too much on the police department, but when it works, shooting have decreased dramatically.

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  • Providing youth-friendly health services key in fighting teenage pregnancies

    April 03, 2018 |

    New Vision |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Iganga, Iganga District

    Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) Clinic is taking a youth centered approach towards teaching reproductive health. Their methods, which include having youth days, hiring youth peer counselors, and providing private rooms for youth to discuss their sexual health, allow them to reach teenagers. “As a result, their uptake of contraception has increased.”

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  • 'I have no thought of escaping': inside the Brazilian prisons with no guards

    April 02, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Itaúna, Minas Gerais

    In Apac prisons, inmates hold the keys. “By committing a crime, prisoners break the social pact,” says Ana Paula Pellegrino of Igarape Institute. “An Apac prison restores this by allowing inmates to work for the community.” Inmates contribute to local projects, follow a routine of work and study, and are addressed by name rather than number. The rehabilitation-focused approach is completely different from what happens in Brazil's mainstream prisons, a fact that motivates inmates to honor the rules.

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  • An International Final Four: Which Country Handles Student Debt Best?

    April 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In a March Madness bracket style competition between Sweden, the United States, Australia, and Britain, experts choose Australia as the country with the most effective student loan repayment system. Judges cite automatic collection of income-based payments as Australia's best feature and discuss what the U.S. can learn by "acknowledging that possible ideas for improvement don't stop at the border."

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  • How This Tribe Got Their Coastal California Lands Returned

    April 02, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    In 1915, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians who lived off of the coast of Northern California had their land stripped away as United States territories formed. A century later, the tribe has successfully regained their land and ownership rights to it by forming relationships with organizations that respect the identity and cultural rights of the group.

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  • As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

    April 02, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Marysville, Ohio

    The Ohio Reformatory for Women is a prison that offers inmates a chance to enroll in Tapestry, an inpatient drug treatment program that tries to delve into the deeper causes women turn to drugs. It also believes in connecting women who are addicts with one another because “on the outside there’s not enough support.” The 18 month program is “about healing mind, body and spirit.”

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  • We Can Fix the Law Enforcement Landscape Facing—and Failing—Campus Sexual Assault Survivors

    March 30, 2018 |

    Ms. Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Justice Department’s National Center for Campus Public Safety Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault and Adjudication Institute offers trauma-informed trainings for campus officers, police officers, and school officials in an effort to better serve students who have experienced sexual assault. As it stands, navigating the various authority figures can be confusing, re-traumatizing, and complicate due process and criminal justice matters. So far, the Center has facilitated trainings for nearly 300 different organizations.

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