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  • Giving Up Glyphosate

    Moira Donovan

    January 25, 2022 |

    Maisonneuve |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Glyphosate is herbicide that kills deciduous trees, weeds, and shrubs and it is one of the most used herbicides in Canada. However, the World Health Organization stated that the herbicide is probably carcinogenic. Indigenous groups have linked it to the deaths of plants and animals. Across Canada, various groups and organizations are trying to end the use of the herbicide, from indigenous groups, to timber companies, and grassroots activists.

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  • Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments

    Chabeli Carrazana

    January 17, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A concept that was popularized by MLK Jr., guaranteed basic income, will be launching in his hometown of Atlanta. Monthly cash payments have proven to be beneficial to recipients in a number of pilot programs across the world. Qualifying recipients have seen increased employment opportunities, better health outcomes, and the ability to avoid predatory debt.

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  • How a Newark Program Is Pushing Police and Community Members to Heal Old Wounds Together

    J. Brian Charles

    January 11, 2022 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    To address deep divisions and mistrust between the community and police, Newark launched Trauma to Trust, a conflict resolution program that brings officers and residents together for mediation and discussion. Participants receive two days of training around trauma, critical race theory, and implicit bias, and more than 500 people have taken part since the initiative began.

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  • Redefining Mobility For Children With Disabilities

    Jejje Muhinde

    January 11, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Angel Rider Wheelchairs provides free wheelchairs to children across Rwanda. The group constructs and distributes the wheelchairs themselves and coordinates with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities, who provides a list of children nominated to receive one. Access to the wheelchairs have changed the quality of life for many of the children, allowing them to attend school and other social activities for the first time in their lives. The non-profit has donated over 2,000 wheelchairs in the last five years.

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  • The Feeling Of Freedom After Prolonged "Awaiting Trial" In A Nigerian Prison

    Ekpali Saint

    January 10, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Considering the overwhelming number of low-income inmates awaiting trial in Nigeria due to lack of legal representation, Heafort Foundation takes up such cases and provides legal services free of cost. Since 2019, the foundation has helped about 200 inmates get out of jail while also supporting them with the means to complete their education or learn new skills so they can restart their lives again.

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  • Domestic Workers in Lebanon Are Making a Dramatic Escape

    Laure Delacloche

    January 07, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    Ethiopian domestic workers stuck in Lebanon can now rely on help from an organization started by Ethiopian women who were once in their shoes. Victims of labor exploitation have a hard time escaping abusive situations, leaving them stranded in Lebanon without a place to stay or a means to get home.

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  • The Human Library connects people by tackling stigma and isolation

    JoAnna Haugen

    January 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Library patrons are being encouraged to have dialogues and explore diversity through The Human Library. People from various backgrounds are “on loan” to chat for 30 minutes at a time, which can lead to conversations with people who may not have ever met under any other circumstances. The aim of the project is to improve a sense of community and even to “address global challenges.”

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  • ‘Boys and girls have equal freedom': Kerala backs gender-neutral uniforms

    Hannah Ellis-Petersen KA Shaji

    January 02, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Kerala

    In an attempt to provide ease of movement to girl students while playing, Valayanchirangara primary school introduced "gender-neutral" uniforms for all its 756 students that eliminated the earlier requirement for them to wear skirts. It has since inspired several other schools in Kerala to similarly change their uniforms and snowballed a movement, supported by the state's education minister no less, where more such measures to promote gender equality in schools are being encouraged and adapted.

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  • Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft

    Rucha Chitnis

    December 28, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Legislation known as the Garment Worker Protection Act is being hailed as a game changer for workers in the fashion industry. Low wages, forced overtime, and sweatshop conditions are common for garment workers in California but the new law will hold employers. Labor rights activists across the world are taking notice.

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  • “Meet a Jew,” Germany's New Scheme to Convince the Country That Jews Are People

    Peter Yeung

    December 28, 2021 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Through the "Meet a Jew" program launched by the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Jewish volunteers visit schools, universities, sports clubs, and religious centers to share their stories with non-Jewish Germans and combat growing antisemitism. The initiative held 540 sessions in 2021 to facilitate conversations about what it means to be Jewish and how Jews fit into German society.

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