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  • How to fix America's voter registration system so more people can vote

    October 06, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Over a dozen states have adopted some variation of automatic voter registration, which is common in many European democracies. Voters in Oregon are mailed a notification when they are enrolled, which they can send back to opt out if they want. Prior to the 2016 election, 225,000 Oregonians were registered that way and 100,000 of those voted, a turnout rate of 43%. Some believe it is a more accurate way to maintain and update voter rolls. For voter data, states can use DMV and state tax records or join the over 30 states who are members of the nonprofit Electronic Registration Information Center.

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  • Pummeled by the Pandemic, Hotel Owners Get Creative With Their Space

    October 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    In both New York City and Miami, hotels are converting their rooms and spaces into longterm housing for healthcare providers or those experiencing homelessness, as well as office spaces and boardrooms, to overcome financial deficits brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The rooms are paid for by state and county funds or by businesses whose buildings remain closed.

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  • Migratory birds openbill storks find safe haven in Andhra village

    October 06, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Telukunchi, Andhra Pradesh

    The Asian openbill stork makes its home in the Telukunchi village in India for six months of the year, and the locals band together to protect this migratory bird. The birds thrive off of the wetlands environment and up to 10,000 storks breed and lay eggs there each season. This community has largely been able to protect these birds over the years, but more could be done to work with the government to legally protect these habitats.

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  • Cooperating over shared water in West Africa

    October 06, 2020 |

    Geneva Solutions |

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    Response Location: Senegal

    There are over 250 rivers and lakes that are shared between countries, accounting for more than half of world's freshwater. This means that countries have to cooperate to share resources. In 1972, Mali, Senegal, and Mauritania did just that. They formed the Senegal River Basin Development Authority, or the OMVS (for its French initials). In 2005, Guinea joined. The organization is an example of how countries can join forces to share water resources cooperatively.

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  • Six femmes sur dix cibles de violences sexuelles au travail : plongée dans une association qui les défend

    October 06, 2020 |

    Basta Mag |

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    Response Location: France

    En Europe, six femmes sur dix se disent victimes de violences sexuelles au travail. En France, les inspecteurs du travail ont peu de moyen pour répondre aux signalements. L’Association européenne contre les violences faites aux femmes au travail (AVFT) soutient les victimes depuis 1985. Forte de sept employées, de stagiaires et de bénévoles, elle forme les entreprises, se porte partie civile lors de procès et aide les victimes à saisir la justice. Elle reçoit 300 sollicitations par an. Ses saisines ont triplé en cinq ans.

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  • Training police to patrol each other

    October 06, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    In the wake of George Floyd's killing by police in Minneapolis, where several officers failed to prevent one officer's actions, New Orleans police have been besieged by requests from police nationwide to export their method of training officers to intervene to prevent misconduct by fellow officers. New Orleans' reputation for police brutality and corruption has improved, in part because of its "active bystander" training. Complaints are down and public support is up. Now its internal EPIC training course is available free to other departments as ABLE: Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement.

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  • For Kids at Home, ‘a Small Intervention Makes a Big Difference'

    October 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Engaging parents during the pandemic is crucial for student learning. This story takes a look at methods undertaken by an organization in U.S. and another in Botswana. In the U.S., Springboard, has a five-week summer program that helps parents assist their children with book reading. The group also trained 3,000 new Teach for America members and went from working with 62 schools to 667. In Bostwana, the organization Young 1ove launched the Low-Tech Remote Education program, which gives student math classes through text or calls.

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  • How diverse is your government? These two laws changed who holds power in California Audio icon

    October 05, 2020 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In California, two laws have helped to open opportunities for less experienced candidates to win state and local offices, which has increased representation among people of color. A 1990 law set term limits for the state legislature, which forces turnover, and the California Voting Rights Act allowed communities of color to demand electoral changes, including by-district elections that have increased Latinx and Black representatives at the local level. These laws have helped to level the playing field but the benefits have not occurred across all districts, instead they tend to be driven by a few cities.

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  • The Work Is All Of Us

    October 05, 2020 |

    Texas Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    What started as an informal support group in Texas for undocumented workers who had been injured while working, has morphed into a mutual aid organization that helps connect immigrants and those who are uninsured with health necessities and resources. The group is unique in the U.S., as it advocates for both disability rights and immigrant rights, while also providing support for disaster relief efforts.

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  • Decoy turtle eggs put in nests to track illegal trade in Costa Rica

    October 05, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    The conservation organization Paso Pacifico "InvestEggator" program uses a set of fake sea turtle eggs to track the illegal trade of the eggs after they are snatched from nests on Costa Rica beaches. Satellite tags in the decoy eggs were tracked to mostly local sites where the eggs were then sold. This intelligence will help conservationists target trafficking enforcement and deterrence campaigns geographically. The illegal trade in green and olive ridley turtle eggs is a threat to the turtle populations, but previous enforcement aimed at those who poached the nests did little to solve the problem.

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