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  • « Vous ne vous trompez pas sur mes jours de « clean » hein ? J'ai dix-huit mois trois semaines et un jour »

    May 25, 2021 |

    Le Monde |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: France

    Installée dans le Val-d’Oise, l’association EDVO aide les usagers dans leur bataille éprouvante et quotidienne contre la drogue. Grâce à sa méthode, 75 % des participants ressortent « clean ». Accueillis dans un hôtel social pendant un an, les résidents ne sont pas encadrés par des soignants mais d’anciens toxicomanes, des "pairs aidants". Une thérapie basée sur la méthode Minesotta fondée aux Etats-Unis dans les années 1950. Elle considère l'addiction non comme un manque de volonté ou un trouble en soi, mais comme un symptôme de carences affectives.

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  • More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement

    May 25, 2021 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States

    At least 11 states have enacted laws that automatically seal certain criminal records, to help people find jobs and housing without long-ago mistakes posing unfair obstacles. Pennsylvania's 2019 law has helped an estimated 1 million people. Debates and criticisms focus on safety concerns; whether to grant law enforcement officials access to sealed records; and the limits of such protections based on types of crimes and how long ago they were committed. When expungement isn't automatic, the cost and complexity of applying for help can be so daunting that few manage to win a second chance.

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  • Okemos Public Schools is changing its mascot. Belding already did and says they have no regrets.

    May 25, 2021 |

    WSYM-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, East Lansing, Michigan

    Many parents and community members lobbied the Okemos School Board, which approved a name change for the public school's mascot from one that objectifies and stereotypes Native Americans to one that promotes a positive imagery for students of all races and backgrounds. Belding area schools also approved a name change after parents protested an interim solution that allowed the use of the mascot’s name without imagery as not going far enough. The Native American Heritage Fund provided grants to schools wanting to change their mascots to help mitigate the obstacle of the high costs of rebranding.

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  • Online Town Halls Likely to Survive Beyond the Pandemic

    May 25, 2021 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    Orange County congressional members increased the number of town halls they hold since the coronavirus pandemic forced them to from in-person to virtual events. Going virtual increased the frequency of citizen’s access to hear from their representatives and also allowed many more people to tune in, especially those unable to attend town halls due to work or physical ability. A virtual event held by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) was attended by 100,000 people, whereas in-person events pre-pandemic drew about 400 people. Live-streamed virtual events are faster to arrange and less expensive to host.

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  • Formerly Incarcerated People in West Virginia Find Community Support

    May 24, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Community reentry councils are helping formerly incarcerated people access the support they need to get back on their feet. The councils are a network of agencies and organizations that can aid in securing housing, employment, clothes, transportation, and even help with navigating food stamps and Medicaid paperwork. The collaborative reduces recidivism rates by giving formerly incarcerated people the tools and services they need to thrive.

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  • Reimagining a Better World After George Floyd's Death

    May 24, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Two ways that communities affected by police violence and racial injustice responded to the uprising after George Floyd's murder were block-by-block organizing and participatory budgeting. The first, used in Minneapolis, provided public safety and mutual aid when neighbors formed networks to guard buildings, put out fires, mediate disputes, and deliver aid to people living through a period of unrest. In participatory budgeting, 30 cities turned over control of $400 million in public spending to communities, which set policy based on communal decisions and directed financial priorities.

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  • Wild Basket initiative brings traditional foraging techniques to future generations

    May 24, 2021 |

    CBC |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    The Wild Basket allows community members of Temiskaming First Nation to gain traditional knowledge about native food sources and foraging techniques while re-connecting to the land and their roots. The initiative also provides a source of native food. The wild foods include mushrooms, fiddleheads, spices, and tea leaves which are sold to restaurants and other community members.

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  • What Robots Can—and Can't—Do for the Old and Lonely

    May 24, 2021 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Joy For All Companion provides lifelike robot pets to lonely seniors. These robotic pets provide much-needed company to a group of people most at risk of being impacted by the loneliness epidemic that was exacerbated by COVID-19.

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  • Inside Elephant Territory

    May 24, 2021 |

    Outriders |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    New tactics are being implemented to prevent elephants from approaching farmland in Sri Lanka. Clashes between people and elephants have increased with the expansion of small farms encroaching into elephant habitats. One solution to prevent damage to crops and to protect people has been electric fences. The fences deliver a small shock - enough to deter the elephant without harming it.

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  • The Healing Force of Family

    May 24, 2021 |

    Stanford Social Innovation Review |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India

    Through the use of video storytelling classes, two graduate students developed a pilot project that is helping to "teach medical caregiving skills to families of cardiac patients" in India. The project proved so helpful during the initial stages that a local hospital adopted the training program and it is now being implemented across other regions as well.

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