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Fighting COVID-19 with Ancestral Wisdom in the Amazon

Jordin Rocchi, Lorena Alvarado

December 11, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Siekopai, Ecuador

The Siekopai people have used plants and herbal remedies to treat diseases for years. As the COVID-19 pandemic entered their community, they turned to the ancient medicine of their ancestors to help combat symptoms of the virus and boost the immune system.

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Housing in Uncertain Times

Chris Rudisill

December 11, 2020 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Time Out Youth Center (TOY) provides housing support for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24, though youth as young as 11 can access some of the organization’s services. The Host Home Program matches youth with individuals or a family where they can live for up to 90 days. While in the transitional housing program, TOY checks in weekly and provides groceries and transportation. The youth must apply to jobs every day, a minimum of 10 for unemployed youth and 4-6 for those working part-time. As they exit the program, they complete a basic skills course where they learn things like how to read a lease and pay rent on time.

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La lutte contre les violences domestiques change des vies au Burundi

Clarisse Shaka, Naira Davlashyan

December 10, 2020 |

Euronews |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Burundi

Abatangamuco est un groupe d’hommes burundais qui utilisent les représentations théâtrales, les témoignages personnels, et les consultations individuelles pour changer les idées culturelles sur les violences domestiques. Avec plus de 8 000 hommes dans neuf provinces, le mouvement s'appuie sur les relations communautaires et les gouvernements locaux.

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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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Adapting to address changing refugee needs in Athen

Fabiola Villamor

December 10, 2020 |

The Local |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Greece, Lesbos

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) provides basic necessities, hot showers, English classes, and social interaction for refugees in Greece. JRS also opened a Women Day Centre which catered specifically to the needs of refugee women, providing them with health care, clothing, showers, and haircuts.

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Michigan's weakened environmental laws lead activists to embrace other tactics

Tom Perkins

December 10, 2020 |

Planet Detroit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Environmental deregulation and budget cuts opened the door for a loose coalition of environmental attorneys and activists to do the accountability work for the regulatory system. The groups sue to force companies to follow the law, contest permits, and run media campaigns to raise awareness of corporate misdeeds. Their efforts have been effective, forcing the closure of a toxic incinerator, pushing utilities towards clean energy, and revealing environmental abuses of major companies. The groups work with residents in impacted communities to determine priorities and organize support among neighbors.

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Some NC rent relief recipients have no 'HOPE' of using money

Nate Morabito

December 10, 2020 |

WCNC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

North Carolina's rent-relief program, Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE), has helped 3,000 families pay their rent and utilities. But the program's reach has been cut short by some landlords' refusal to accept the government aid because it comes with a required eviction ban and a cap on rent increases. The program pays up to six months' rent. Charlotte officials are debating a measure that would block landlords from discriminating based on the source of money used to pay rent.

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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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Como o povo Karipuna expulsou criminosos de suas terras na Amazônia

Maurício Angelo

December 10, 2020 |

Mongabay |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Rondônia

Indígenas Karipunas monitoraram o próprio território, em Rondônia, para identificar áreas de invasão e fazer denúncias na ONU. O trabalho teve apoio de ONGs, ajudou o desmatamento a diminuir 49% na Terra Indígena Karipuna e fez com que os criminosos fossem presos e tivessem os bens bloqueados.

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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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