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  • What Happens When a School Stops Arresting Kids for Throwing Skittles

    Aviva Shen

    November 27, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

    After a school in Jefferson Parish gained national notoriety for having an 8th grader sent to juvenile jail for six days for tossing Skittles on a school bus, the area's schools reformed school discipline by adopting a system of mediation and community conflict resolution based on restorative justice principles. In the first year, one middle school's suspensions have dropped by more than half. Racial disparities in school suspensions or arrests have led many other schools to follow a similar path. Success seems to depend on making restorative justice central to the mission, not just a disciplinary add-on.

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  • When Communities Say No One Should Stay in Jail Just Because They're Poor

    Amy Roe

    November 27, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Across the United States, organizations like Southerners on New ground and the Bronx Freedom Fund are posting bail for individuals facing low-level offenses who cannot afford it on their own. Such initiatives have gained in popularity because of the Black Mamas Bail-Out, a coordinated effort during May of each year. In posting their bail, these organizations are working to equitably help people of color, who are disproportionately affected by the cash bail system.

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  • Lessons learned: Hiring ex-offenders pays off, but the workers need help

    Jane M. Von Bergen

    November 27, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    How do you find a job when you get out of prison? For some, it’s almost impossible. But, UpLift Solutions trains former offenders, and if they pass the six week course, they get hired at ShopRite, a grocery store. For some, the program is life changing.

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  • Breast cancer once killed far more black women than white women in Chicago. Here's how that changed.

    Ese Olumhense

    November 27, 2017 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, the disparity in mortality rates between white and black women who contracted breast cancer was once disturbingly high, one of the worst in the nation . But ten years of fostering partnerships between the city and groups like the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force has helped make Chicago a leader in creating more equal access to services like mammograms, support groups, and assistance with open enrollment for health care.

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  • Take the Power Back

    Sylvia Rowley Russell Beard

    November 22, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Germany, Cologne

    In the face of climate change as a result of increased CO2 emissions, millions of concerned citizens have grown frustrated at the lack of change from more traditional forms of civil engagement such as petitions, protests, and campaigns against the behemoths of the oil industry. But some have found hope in a growing movement that pushes governments and large corporations to leverage a more effective tool: divestment - or withdrawing financial support from the fossil fuel industry.

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  • The Dutch Learn to Welcome Refugee Students

    Gordon Darroch

    November 22, 2017 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, The Hague

    In order to lower the dropout rate of Syrian refugees in Dutch schools, the Foundation for Refugee students launched a program called refugees@campus. The project pairs native Dutch students with refugees because they argue, connections are crucial to success. “Around 60 percent of refugees who complete a foundation program designed to prepare them for more strenuous study go on to enroll in a university. But 25 percent of those who enroll abandon their studies in the first year.” So far, 300 students have been paired.

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  • Rohingya Volunteers Help Rape Survivors Find Solace in Women-Only Hubs

    Katie Arnold

    November 17, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

    A large ethnic cleansing campaign in Myanmar leading to rape and unsafe conditions of women has resulted in an increase in female refugees to Bangladesh. A center run by the United Nations Population Fund is a place for women and girls to come and talk to other females about their trauma and to have fun with the other attendees.

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  • Armed, Anti-Racist ‘Rednecks' Take On White Supremacy

    Leigh Ann Smith

    November 16, 2017 |

    The Establishment |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Millions of Americans, particularly the working class, LGBQT, minorities, and immigrants, feel left behind by the system, and in light of the revival of violence from white supremacists and the tumultuous debate on gun control, many feel that the only solution is to take the defense of their rights and needs into their own hands. The Redneck Revolt is an anti-racist, pro-gun organization that works to represent the working class - across race, sexual identity, and creed - and to protect their communities and interests from white supremacists and economic disparity alike.

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  • Can “Laptop Humanitarians” Solve History's Largest Refugee Crisis?

    Elizabeth Stuart

    November 16, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: England, London

    There are many refugees who could use the help that willing volunteers offer - access to services, resources, and someone who will listen to their struggles. With Facebook and other social media, those connections have become easier to make. While some try to formalize these volunteer structures, others worry that they may have unintended impacts.

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  • Rohingya Women and Girls Fleeing Rape Find Solace in Safe Spaces

    Katie Arnold

    November 16, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

    Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have fled from Northern Myanmar's military ethnic cleansing to Bangladesh, often having suffered rape and gender violence. The United Nations Population Fund center is a place for women to talk about their trauma with counselors and relax with fellow refugees.

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