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The Mental Health Café Helping Nigerians Navigate Climate Change Anxiety

Chinonso Kenneth

October 22, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The ZenCafé in Lagos, Nigeria, offers a safe space for people to talk about eco-anxiety and potential solutions to the problems they face with others who are experiencing similar feelings.

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How Denver Could Become the First City to Ban Slaughterhouses

Grace Hussain

October 07, 2024 |

Sentient |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Animal rights activists in Denver, Colorado, got a slaughterhouse moratorium on the city’s upcoming election ballot by switching up their approach and having deeper, sincere conversations with people while canvassing. Instead of focusing on personal choice, the campaign centers on collective action via voting.

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School-age kids lead the fight for a greener future in Nigeria's Borno State

Rukaiyatu Idris

October 01, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

Volunteers from the Breath with Green Youth Development Initiative visit elementary schools in Borno, Nigeria, to teach students about climate change while planting trees. Their goal is to educate students about how they can take action to mitigate the climate impacts they’re experiencing.

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On the trail of the jaguar: Population growth a success in Sonora. Can the U.S. do the same?

John Washington

September 30, 2024 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Sahuaripa, Sonora

Conservationists at the Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora, Mexico, are successfully increasing the jaguar population by giving them plenty of room to roam and educating the public about their importance. The organization pays ranchers for photos of the cats, giving them a way to earn additional income other than selling their pelts.

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How the Minnesota Council of Churches is bridging divides this election year

Anna Colletto

August 26, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota Council of Churches’ Respectful Conversations initiative brings together members of different congregations to find empathy and common ground around divisive issues such as policing, guns, and the upcoming election. Since 2012, the program has hosted more than 300 conversations attended by over 8,000 people, the majority of whom reported a stronger sense of empathy for people with different viewpoints after participating.

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Convincing the Cops

Dan Gorenstein Ryan Levi

July 18, 2024 |

Tradeoffs |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina, instated an alternative crisis response program that dispatches social workers to respond to 911 calls about people in mental health crises. The team’s successes earned the support of an initially skeptical police department.

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Virtual reality experience promotes understanding of challenges faced by transgender individuals

Jose Mayorquin

June 28, 2024 |

WTVD-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

An interactive virtual reality experience developed with transgender individuals called Body of Mine VR is fostering empathy and understanding by sharing personal narratives and anecdotes that demonstrate their journeys, struggles, and triumphs.

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Songs for saving

Tanka Dhakal

June 28, 2024 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal

A nonprofit conservation organization, Greenhod Nepal, works with local musicians to create songs inspired by traditional Nepali music about the consequences of poaching. The songs tell stories of real-life events or use the imagined perspectives of animals to educate the public in an accessible way.

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What do violence interrupters in Oakland do? We spoke with one to find out

Roselyn Romero

June 06, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Volunteer violence interrupters with Youth Alive — a nonprofit based in Oakland, California — are breaking cycles of violence by providing immediate support to victims and their families after a crime. They receive tips from the community, direct people to resources, mediate conflicts, and even help survivors relocate.

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Minnesota Is Testing a Model To Add More Civility to Politics

Cinnamon Janzer

May 17, 2024 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Minnesota’s Civility Caucus brings Democrats and Republicans together for monthly sessions where they learn more about each other and their respective districts. Members say having opportunities to get to know their fellow lawmakers helps create a better foundation for working together. At least one bill has been cosponsored by members of the caucus from opposite parties.

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