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In Átl'ḵa7tsem, a new generation of stewards are welcoming herring home

Lauren Kaljur

November 22, 2022 |

IndigiNews |

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Response Location: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Canada

The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh People are helping herring return to spawning locations in Átl’ḵa7tsem through conservation efforts that prevent the fish eggs from dying. They keep a close watch on spawning locations to track any changes and address protection needs.

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Alabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike Alive

Kim Kelly

November 22, 2022 |

Jezebel |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brookwood, Alabama

Union’s auxiliary members and miners’ wives work to support the miners on strike from Warrior Met Coal in Alabama by running a strike pantry, collecting donations, and planning strike activities and marches. In some cases, wives agreed to be arrested in the name of the cause. The bonds they’ve formed throughout the process are what keep them going.

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La Lucha Sigue: Lessons From Latin America's Abortion Victories

Tina Vasquez

November 21, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Mexico

Attorneys and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina used a multipronged approach to legalize abortion that included grassroots organizing, strategically initiating lawsuits, and changing cultural narratives. The last part was key to the movements’ successes because changing the laws without changing the cultural understanding of abortion as a normal part of healthcare can lead to laws not being implemented or being overturned, like what happened in the United States in 2022.

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Absent Federal Oversight of Animal Agriculture Safety, States and Others Step Up for Change

Christina Cooke

November 18, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Organizations like Milk and Dignity are filling in the worker safety gaps left behind in federal regulations by working with farms to implement worker-driven protections.

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Combattre leur violence

Florie Martin

November 16, 2022 |

France Télévisions |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: France

A Cergy, dans le Val-d'Oise, des groupes de paroles pour hommes auteurs de violence sont organisés. Dix hommes, tous reconnus coupables et condamnés, se retrouvent une fois par semaine pour travailler sur les faits de violence qu'ils ont commis et qu'ils nient pour la plupart. Trois animatrices, une psychologue et un metteur en scène conjuguent leurs efforts pour amener ces hommes à briser le silence et se responsabiliser. En Belgique où ces prises en charge existent depuis 1992, le taux de récidive a chuté de 38 % à 18%. En France en deux ans, 30 nouveaux centres ont été ouverts.

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Organizing to Cancel Debt Fuels Systemic Change

Cinnamon Janzer

November 14, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Occupy Wall Street ignited today's debt cancellation movement. Groups like the Debt Collective are winning victories, canceling predatory student debt and pushing systemic reforms like tuition-free college. Though incremental, these changes are rewriting policy and challenging racialized capitalism.

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ND Tribal Advocates Highlight Efforts of Poll Watchers in Midterms

Mike Moen

November 14, 2022 |

Public News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Organizations such as North Dakota Native Vote stationed trained poll watchers at election sites across the state during the midterms to help assist Indigenous voters being improperly turned away. According to North Dakota Native Vote, the organization recorded only one instance of a voter not returning to complete the process after encountering issues at the polls.

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A plan tackling segregated middle schools in Brooklyn shows some patterns are hard to break

Tracy Tullis

November 14, 2022 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

After Brooklyn's District 15 replaced selective admissions with a lottery system, economic segregation in sixth grade decreased by 55 percent and racial segregation decreased by 38 percent compared with the previous year. Though challenges remain in creating truly inclusive school cultures, parents and educators say community attitudes are shifting around what makes for a "good" or desirable school.

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PWDs Faced Challenges at Airports, but CARE Nigeria has Come up with Change Intervention

Blessing Oladunjoye

November 14, 2022 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Center for Ability, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment (CARE) helps people with disabilities navigate the boarding and departing process at airports by setting up a disability desk with resources including people trained in navigating the challenges people with disabilities often face at airports.

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How this Texas election official is winning voters' trust

Natalia Contreras

November 14, 2022 |

Votebeat Texas |

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Response Location: United States, Forth Worth, Texas

In an effort to minimize disruptions from impassioned poll watchers, one Texas county enhanced transparency by offering tours of the elections office, installing large TV screens to broadcast the tabulation process, publicly posting often-requested information online, and hosting workshops to walk residents through every step of election procedures. The county has been praised for its approach and the 2022 midterm election went off without any outbursts from voting activists.

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