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Writing the next chapter in literary diversity

Haillie Parker Allie Barton

December 12, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Kindred is a program to diversify Pima County libraries' staff, events, and collections. They run programs centered around Black history, culture, and experiences, including Black story time and talks featuring prominent local people of color. Topics include Black history, female entrepreneurship, and quilt codes for the Underground Railroad. A grant allowed them to distribute 200 copies of Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” with a guide for discussion. Pima County built on Kindred’s work by launching new collections featuring materials written by and for LGBTQ+, Indigenous, and Latino patrons.

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There is no Gen Z ‘enthusiasm' gap

Iliana Hagenah

December 10, 2020 |

Scalawag |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Civic engagement groups creatively encouraged young Black voters to vote. Mississippi Votes ran fellowships where local representatives educated young people on the political landscape of their state and used "geofencing," to share sample ballot links and precinct information on social media when users’ smartphones were within specific geographic locations. Engage Miami reached young people with "Get Out And Vote" TikTok videos, and partnering with social media influencers. In addition to registering thousands of new voters, both groups lent resources to youth voices in Black Lives Matters protests.

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How Cherokee Nation Is Beating Back COVID

Mary Harris

December 10, 2020 |

Slate |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Talika, Oklahoma

Leaders from the Cherokee Nation have been praised for their success in containing the coronavirus pandemic through aggressive and rapid actions. A key component to that success has been the Cherokee Nation's private healthcare system, which includes a hospital on the reservation. Other efforts that have played a role include a mask-wearing mandate and messaging that focuses on protecting the community's elders.

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How a new approach to fighting domestic violence is changing lives in Burundi

Clarisse Shaka Naira Davlashyan

December 10, 2020 |

Euronews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Burundi

A grassroots movement in Burundi has resulted in more familial bliss for households who suffered from domestic abuse. Through CARE International, a group of Burundian men are taking on toxic masculinity, entrenched cultural misogyny, and "destructive gender roles" through community meetings. Previously abusive men speak to their communities about how and why they were able to break the cycle and how their families have benefitted from a better home environment, better relationships, and even the benefit of being able to make and save more money as a result of helping their wives, instead of abusing them.

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How Canada's first Indigenous coast guard program is already saving lives

Matt Simmons

December 10, 2020 |

The Narwhal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: First Nations of British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia

The Canadian Coast Guard is building a working relationship with indigenous communities that live on the coast of British Columbia, in order to better coordinate rescue efforts. The indigenous tribes "have intimate knowledge of the geography, which allows them to expertly respond to emergencies on the water." The result has been the formation of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary.

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Give Us a Chance

Jan Novotný

December 09, 2020 |

Euro |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic, Jihlava

After a Housing First program in Brno, the Czech Republic's second-largest city, stabilized families' housing and health status, the city of Jihlava used local and European Union money, plus a charity's services, for a two-year pilot to provide subsidized apartments and social services to a dozen families. Nationwide, EU-supported Housing First projects have found housing for about 400 people in 16 cities. Though often opposed as a giveaway, the programs both longer-term and in the pilot phase have shown that after a family is housed, the resulting stability helps set them up to solve many other problems.

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Newly Formed KC Bail-Out Group Successful After Its First Year in Action

Jazzlyn Johnson

December 08, 2020 |

The Community Voice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

In its first year, Operation Liberation helped more than 30 people post bail to be released from the Jackson County Detention Center. The operation focuses on bailing Black people out of jail when their lack of money keeps them jailed on low-level charges. Kansas City's population is about one-quarter Black, but its jail skews 58% Black. Operation Liberation provides social supports to people once they are released from pretrial detention, helping with everything from housing to transportation. Its first year's work was funded by more than $75,000 in donations.

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Tip Me's Digital Tipping Solution Lets You Tip the Workers Who Made Your Clothes

Katia Mullova

December 03, 2020 |

Reset |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany

To mitigate the problem of unfair supply chains, Tip Me allows consumers to send money directly to the workers creating the merchandise in factories halfway across the world. Brands pay a fee to sign up for the system "in order to boost their ethical credibility" which provides funding for Tip Me, allowing the company to handle the logistics of getting tips into the hands of those for whom they are intended. Half of all shoppers have used the tipping feature when presented with the opportunity.

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‘Our goal is to empower students based on their talent – not the colour of their passports'

Louise Rasmussen

November 30, 2020 |

The Local |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

Student Circus is an online platform which is demystifying the job application process for international students in the United Kindgom. The website was started by two international students who were having a hard time job searching, mainly because many employers didn't list whether they sponsored job visas or not. The service is offered for free to students from select universities.

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A helpline connects Indigenous immigrants to crucial COVID-19 information

Anna V. Smith

November 30, 2020 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lincoln County, Oregon

After a contact tracing effort spurred by an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County, Oregon resulted in the realization that resources weren't being offered in Indigenous Mayan languages, the Oregon Health Authority created a helpline to better connect community members with translators. The hotline is now being used in several other counties and has also been used to offer additional public health information – such as when wildfires began erupting throughout the state.

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