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  • Tackling mental health awareness through campus communities

    May 02, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Mind Clinic is a virtual mental awareness and counseling initiative run by volunteers, including those who are trained and experienced professionally. The goal of the organization is to create a pipeline for university students seeking mental health help. Volunteers listen to those in need, primarily through WhatsApp, and then assist them in getting the necessary care.

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  • Temple University's successful grad student strike offers lessons for academic labor organizers

    May 02, 2023 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A 42-day strike coordinated by the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association resulted in a new contract that raised wages and eliminated the previous wage system among other improvements to the student workers’ benefits.

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  • How Campus Cafeterias Became Hotspots for Climate Action

    May 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    To be a part of the voluntary Cool Food Pledge universities commit to reducing their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent or more by 2030. Those who sign on receive recommendations on how to help encourage diners to eat plant-based.

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  • How a unique Ukrainian shelter provides animals a first-class home

    May 02, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Irpin

    Running on donations, Zoopatrol UA rescues, treats, and finds homes for animals in Ukraine left behind when the war started. The shelter has helped over 1,000 animals since its inception.

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  • Breaking Away From Hate

    May 02, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Anti-hate organizations like Parents for Peace and Life After Hate work to help former extremists and white supremacists leave that life behind. The groups provide mental health care, education, deradicalization, mentorship, and helps them identify areas of support within their communities.

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  • How India's First 'Green Village' Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

    May 02, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Khonoma

    A community-led conservation project spurred by traditional knowledge allowed the residents of Khonoma, India, to become self-sustaining and earn additional income from ecotourism, as opposed to relying on hunting and logging.

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  • A West Philly high school is giving the entire junior class work experience through a robust new internship program

    May 02, 2023 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Boys’ Latin Charter High School in West Philadelphia is changing up the traditional school day with a program that matches the entire junior class with internships at different places around the city. Students are matched with partner businesses and organizations based on their interests so they can better understand what they want to do after high school and have more equitable opportunities.

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  • How a dinosaur is redefining a rural coal town

    May 01, 2023 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rangely, Colorado

    The Dinosaur National Monument in an old mining town is bringing in tourists and is turning a profit for the town. In 2021, visitors to the Monument spent $24.3 million.

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  • Ryan House solves unmet needs of children with life-limiting sickness

    May 01, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Ryan House is one of three pediatric hospice homes in the United States and provides respite, palliative care and hospice to children with life-limiting illnesses. Staff at Ryan House focus on creating positive experiences and memories, while simultaneously supporting family members and connecting them with other families that share in their experiences. To date, Ryan House has helped more than 1,000 children and their families.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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