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Water: Lessons in survival from a bone-dry land

Taylor Luck

September 01, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Jordan

Facing constant water shortages has led locals to innovate and find new methods of survival from pursuing water delivery business ventures to digging rainwater wells for families in need as an act of charity. These practices, particularly digging wells, allows residents to become more independent and grants the ability for community growth through sharing critical water resources.

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Ban the Box policies reduce barriers for the formerly incarcerated

Tamar Sarai Davis

August 30, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

The Ban the Box campaign has led to legislation like New York's Fair Chance Act, which prevents employers from asking questions about conviction history during the application process and makes it unlawful to rescind an offer because of a previous offense. Ban the Box policies are now being implemented in cities and states across the country and have improved job prospects in places such as Washington, D.C., where the number of applicants with conviction records being hired grew by a third after the policy was put in place.

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A Conservation Project in Jamaica Puts Community First

Gladstone Taylor

August 30, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Jamaica

The Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary, created with input and buy-in from local fishers, manages and maintains coastal fisheries by employing fishers, captains, coral gardeners, supervisors, managers, and board members. The crew runs educational programs, has planted 18,000 corals and released over 20,000 sea turtles every year, established a sea urchin nursery, and patrols sanctuary borders waters to ensure compliance with the sanctuary policies. The Sanctuary generates enough money to employ 18 people, creating a loop where nature helps support those who nurture it.

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The silent revolution: From the streets to the class

Saadatu Albashir

August 30, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna

The Centre for Girls Education in Zaria City, Nigeria provides educational programs for female students across age groups and stages of life, from preschool initiatives centered around the Montessori philosophy to programs for married adolescents. The organization has served more than 7,000 girls to date and encourages older girls and past participants to share their perspectives and experiences with younger students through "cascading mentorship."

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Inside the 'Energy Villages' Powering Germany's Green Transition

Michaela Haas

August 29, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Germany, Schonau

The Virtual Citizen Power Plant joins residents to share energy to power their homes and offices to achieve energy sovereignty. Studies show that villages that participate in these renewable energy programs see a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions, better price stability, and more energy independence for farmers and homeowners, on top of improving residents’ sense of community.

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Brothers Empowered to Teach: 'Planting seeds for that next generation'

Jan Risher

August 28, 2022 |

The Advocate |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Brothers Empowered to Teach provides a paid fellowship to train Black men to be teachers. The organization focuses on the development of the whole person, from character building and life skills to teaching experience. They have placed over 170 people in classrooms since its inception, providing visibility and representation for young children to see people who look like them in careers they may not have thought possible for themselves.

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How Mondragon Became the World's Largest Co-Op

Nick Romeo

August 27, 2022 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

An association of cooperatives has provided fair labor practices and equity for almost 70 years. Members of the coops vote on critical decisions that impact working conditions. When business is booming, everyone does well and when times are hard, everyone has a reliable security net.

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Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification

Emily Nonko

August 24, 2022 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

When faced with a lack of affordable housing, a grassroots collective came together to purchase a community space. The queer collective offers inexpensive housing, community, and a food system.

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Los Angeles Is Creating a Model for Fighting Mass Incarceration

Mark Engler Paul Engler

August 22, 2022 |

Dissent Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

JusticeLA, a coalition of community organizations, unions, and activists, performed its own in-depth data analysis and research to help develop a set of recommendations to prioritize treatment and assistance over jail time in Los Angeles County. After the county adopted the recommendations, the grassroots effort successfully campaigned to allocate discretionary funds toward implementing them, providing a sustained budget for the "Care First, Jails Last" agenda.

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More than a day at the beach: Piping plover volunteers work to save a species

Peter Feuerherd

August 20, 2022 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A secular community of volunteers formed the NYC Plover Project to watch over a group of the in-danger shorebird species that nests in sand dunes at a local beach. Volunteers scan the nesting ground for threats with binoculars and educate beachgoers about the problem at hand.

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