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  • These Planners Stepped Away From the Spreadsheets and Into the Community

    December 06, 2017 |

    Next City |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Regional Plan Association is a research and urban planning organization. They are deeply influential in the urban planning in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut metropolitan area. The regional planning process has historically represented the needs of mostly white, affluent people, so this time RPA partnered with eight grassroots organizations, and involved immigrants from Long Island to take part in the regional planning process through focus groups, surveys, and discussions. As many as 1,600 people were engaged.

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  • Faith Based Farms

    December 06, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    In the United States, a multi-denominational movement combines faith and farming. “Gardens are magical places,” says Venice Williams, executive director of Alice’s Garden in Milwaukee, one of three faith-based farms profiled in this story. “This garden and most gardens slow you down, connect you to other people, and help you to put things into perspective and to celebrate everything that the creator has provided for us--however you identify with that creator.”

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  • A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

    December 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Children with disabilities often feel excluded in amusement parks where they are prevented from going on rides, and they don't feel included with the other children. Morgan's Wonderland amusement park and Morgan's Inspiration island water park are designed for children or adults with disabilities but can also be used by able-bodied individuals.

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  • In Jordan, an empowering solution for UN-run refugee camps

    December 05, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Jordan, Za'atari

    Solar power projects at 2 UN refugee camps in Jordan are helping to save money and provide job opportunities for residents of the camps. The solar powered camps are also helping the quality of living, allowing residents to move freely in the evenings and complete tasks even when it's dark outside.

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  • In a Refugee Camp, Classrooms Open Up to Somali Girls

    December 05, 2017 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Daadab

    Somali girls are rejecting traditional norms, refusing to marry early, and continuing their education at the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya. At the camp they have access to primary, secondary, and some postsecondary education. “When the camp was established in 1991, girls made up only 5 percent of the total number of young people in education in Dadaab, according to the Lutheran World Federation. Today, female students account for almost 40 percent of those in school.”

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  • How a sweatshop raid in an LA suburb changed the American garment industry

    December 05, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In 1995 El Monte, a US sweatshop in California that housed workers without paying them, was raided. “The El Monte raid changed the garment industry.” After the raid, former president Bill Clinton created a sweatshop taskforce. “The El Monte raid was a very important point in the history of labor standards in this country.”

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  • How A Textile Factory Empowers Its All-Blind Work Crew

    December 05, 2017 |

    UPROXX |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A startling 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed. The Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping shift the understanding of what types of jobs are available to this population with a revolutionary factory built specifically for its blind employees. Each machine is retrofitted to be used safely and easily, empowering individuals to become more independent. This video takes you inside the factory to meet some of the workers.

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  • First Nations powering up B.C.

    December 04, 2017 |

    National Observer |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    From solar to geothermal to biomass projects, First Nations are finding ways to confront and combat fossil fuel concerns head on. In fact, over 30 Nations have some type of renewable energy source powering their communities, while 15 more have projects underway. Despite a lack of governmental funding assistance, First Nations are acting as a collective model for how communities can provide their own clean power to their own people.

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  • How to fight female genital mutilation with economics

    December 04, 2017 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

    We rarely think of Female Genital Mutilation, which is the total or partial removal of the external female genitalia, as an economic practice. It’s often thought of in cultural terms. However, that’s exactly what Seleiman Bishagazi did. He realized the practice was popular in his community because poor families made a profit from it. So, he “decided to attack the issue with economics and education.”

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  • Pedal to Porch

    December 04, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, Michigan, residents reduce the effects of gentrification through physical activity and shared storytelling. The non-profit Pedal to Porch encourages residents to bike to their neighbors’ homes and record their memories. The effort helps retain some of the identity in Detroit’s changing communities and establishes new connections for the city to grow. Founder Cornetta Lane notes, “communities are more likely to bounce back from social and natural disasters when they know each other.”

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