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Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence

Matt Kielty Latif Nasser Tracie Hunte Bethel Habte

March 23, 2018 |

Radiolab |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In the 90s, a teacher at Bowie High School, located on the border city of El Paso, Texas, found out that hundreds of his Mexican-American students were being harassed and questioned by Border Patrol agents. Their fourth amendment rights were being violated and a group of students decided to fight back—they sued Border Patrol and won. The court ruled that Border Patrol violated their civil rights and the decision effectively barred Border Patrol from questioning people on the basis of their appearance.

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Hole in the Fence

Matt Kielty Latif Nasser Tracie Hunte Bethel Habte

March 23, 2018 |

WNYC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In the 1980s the Mexican economy falls and a surge of undocumented immigrants begin crossing the Rio Grande river into El Paso, TX. Border Patrol agents begin stopping and questioning high school students near the border in Bowie High School. After one of the high school teachers finds out, the students began to organize, eventually suing border patrol for infringing on their constitutional rights. Ultimately, the high school students win a landmark civil rights case. “We couldn’t believe we took on the federal government and won.”

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Why Swedish gangs use hand grenades (and what the country is doing about it)

Lee Roden

February 28, 2018 |

The Local |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Sweden confiscated thousands of explosive items within months of changing customs laws. The move, along with an amnesty program, are efforts to combat a seeming rise in grenade use by criminal gangs.

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How whisper networks and female friendships help girls overcome sexual violence in conflict zones

Sarah O'Hagan

December 06, 2017 |

Newsweek |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

Around the world, adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual harassment but girls in crisis areas are likely to be forgotten, or the solutions do not reach them. A new training program is designed for such conflict areas. It focuses on the therapeutic importance of female friendships, creates safe spaces, and initiates discussions about gender violence.

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The deportees who want to 'Make El Salvador Great Again'

Jessica Weiss

November 11, 2017 |

Univision |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

The number of people deported from the USA back to El Savador is only rising under the Trump administration, leaving these individuals with the daunting task of starting over. English Cool is a program where deportees teach students English while acting as mentors and pushing them to think about ways to improve the country.

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Public Shaming and Even Prison for Plastic Bag Use in Rwanda

Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura

October 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Gisenyi

Plastic bag litter is a serious problem across Africa and around the world, choking waterways, killing livestock and wildlife when ingested, and causing environmental damage. Rwanda is one of the few nations in the world to completely ban single-use plastic bags, but they take enforcement of the ban to a sometimes controversial extreme, with punishments that can even include jail time. The measures do appear to be working, however, where the clean streets and countrysides of Rwanda stand in stark contrast to the heavily-littered land of neighboring countries.

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Israel's radical new approach to psychological first aid

Abigail Klein Leichman

October 08, 2017 |

Israel21c |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel

In Israel, approaches to help traumatized IDF soldiers were emotionally focused and did not succeed in restoring well-being. The Six C’s model presents a cognitive approach by Dr. Farchi, which involves stimulating the individual through mental and physical action—such as giving them tasks to complete or make complex decisions.

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US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations

Monica Campbell

October 02, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Volunteers, hotlines, community supporting families, these are the basic principles of rapid response networks. A rapid response network is a community led, volunteer response to immigration crackdowns that is being replicated in cities around the country. When people are getting detained, the rapid response networks are activated, volunteers receive a text that a neary neighbor is getting deported and they rush to the house. They take notes, and record with their cellphones. “I feel hopeful that there’s something I can do rather than sitting worried and angry, and I feel like I can be part of something that

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Finding Some Peace After War

Dave Philipps

August 02, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Warrior Expeditions is one of several organizations helping veterans embark on outdoor experiences, such as hiking the Continental Divide. Participants find that these trips, sometimes months-long, offer the time and space to begin processing their experiences of combat and loss.

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These Undocumented Teens are Silent No More

Soni Sangha

April 26, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Undocumented immigrant youth are turning to activism to find their voice. Across the nation, young undocumented high school students are finding support within activism groups and fighting for change. “I started to see that when you’re organizing and you get people together, it all works out perfectly. The effect is not negative, it’s positive. It’s bringing people up, giving them hope.”

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