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  • Literacy tutoring programs show promise in Oakland

    November 21, 2022 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Children Rising is providing high-dosage reading and math tutoring to elementary students at schools in Oakland, California, to make up for lost learning during the pandemic. This type of tutoring includes one-on-one instruction multiple times a week during the school day.

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  • South Korea has almost zero food waste. Here's what the US can learn

    November 20, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea’s mandatory composting policy and curbside composting program help the country recycle almost 100% of its food waste. Residents put their food waste into designated bags, squeeze out the liquid, and leave it in a bin by the street to be delivered to a processing plant where it is turned into biogas, animal feed, or fertilizer.

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  • Absent Federal Oversight of Animal Agriculture Safety, States and Others Step Up for Change

    November 18, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Organizations like Milk and Dignity are filling in the worker safety gaps left behind in federal regulations by working with farms to implement worker-driven protections.

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  • Blue bonds: A market solution to the climate crisis?

    November 15, 2022 |

    The Indicator |

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    Response Location: Barbados

    Through "debt swaps" and blue bonds, The Nature Conservancy helps governments trade high-interest debt for new debt with lower payments to free up funds for environmental action projects. A recent debt swap in Barbados resulted in $50 million in savings for the country, which is now being put toward protecting its oceans.

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  • How to Fight Digital Colonialism

    November 14, 2022 |

    Boston Review |

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    Response Location: India

    When Facebook rolled out its Free Basics program offering internet services through a company-controlled portal, Indian activists launched the Save the Internet campaign to oppose the initiative and the practice of "zero-rating" on the grounds that these practices violated Net Neutrality. Through marches, social media organizing, and viral videos, the movement was able to sway public opinion and the Indian regulatory authority ultimately outlawed zero-rating.

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  • ‘To Protect and Conserve:' Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Nevada’s water conservation laws include restrictions on outdoor watering, grass bans, and fines for water waste that are enforced by water waste investigators who educate residents on how to reduce waste and give out fines. As a result, Nevada’s water use dropped 26% in the last two decades.

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  • "Brave to Rebuild": how volunteers are helping to rebuild Kyiv region after russia's invasion

    November 11, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    A group of volunteers in Ukraine created the Brave to Rebuild initiative to clear debris and make necessary repairs to homes that were destroyed in the war so their inhabitants can spend the winter in them.

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  • Unions offer graduate student workers a stronger platform to secure living wages and reasonable workloads

    November 10, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

    Graduate student unions, like Oregon State University’s Coalition of Graduate Employees, use collective bargaining to allow student employees to successfully negotiate for fair wages, reasonable hours, and other terms of employment.

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  • Election Protection Force Fights Voter Suppression: Racist Poll Workers, Vigilantes, Missing Ballots

    November 08, 2022 |

    Democracy Now! |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Beaumont, Texas

    The Election Protection coalition is a group of law and advocacy organizations that deploys volunteer attorneys to polling places, runs a hotline where voters can bring questions or concerns, and files lawsuits when necessary to enforce voter rights. The coalition filed a lawsuit after Black voters in Beaumont, Texas reported being harassed and improperly turned away by white poll workers, successfully obtaining a court order removing the presiding election judge from their position.

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  • Asian Americans Set to Play Decisive Role in Midterm Elections

    November 04, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Thanks in part to increased activism in light of COVID-19-related racism and targeted, multilingual outreach by voter advocacy organizations, turnout among Asian American voters increased by roughly 47 percent between 2016 and 2020.

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