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  • Not just another statistic

    May 06, 2020 |

    National Observer |

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    Response Location: Lekungen Traditional Territory, Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    The number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada is high, so a group of Indigenous women formed an organization called Power Our Women (POW) to teach other Indigenous women across the country self-defense skills. Participants talk about their cultures, learn physical self-defense, build confidence, and learn situational awareness. Participants describe the program as healing but difficult. POW has now reached more than 5,000 women across Canada, including remote areas in northern Manitoba.

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  • Tampa Bay Area creatives make music, build virtual audiences despite COVID-19

    May 05, 2020 |

    83 Degrees Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

    Tampa Bay Area performing artists are finding ways to adapt their practices to abide by the social distancing guidelines brought on by COVID-19. Creatives are learning how to stream their performances online, discovering new computer skills and software, and hosting Instagram livestreams. Not all artists have the financial luxury to only work on their art, but some of these coronavirus efforts also raise a little support through "tip jars." Everyone is eager to return to "normalcy," but these artists are happy with how they are meeting the moment.

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  • Sweden's male-only supper clubs...for feminists

    May 04, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Private dinners for only men to discuss notions of feminism and toxic masculinity have been picking up in interest across Sweden. What started in earnest following a string of assaults against women in 2016 has now become more commonplace after the #MeToo movement. Male participants testify to how comforting it is to be able to talk these issues out amongst men and figure out the best ways to act with people that they don't know as well as their own group of friends. The program now has served thousands of men across Sweden and is also publishing online guides for anyone to set up similar conversations.

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  • As Maine gradually reopens, disease investigations will be more important than ever

    May 02, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Contact tracing of the novel coronavirus is helping Maine slowly and safely reopen after lockdown by tracking the spread of the virus and mitigating risk of those who may have been exposed. In order to effectively contact trace during a pandemic, at least 30 staff per 100,000 people are needed, of which most states – Maine included – don’t have.

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  • To Keep the Economy Afloat, the Fed Turns to North Dakota

    April 29, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Bismarck, South Dakota

    The Bank of North Dakota is the only state-owned bank in the country, and their lending program is so effective that the federal government followed suit in the face of the unprecedented coronavirus. North Dakota's program is named The Main Street Lending Program, and it works by allowing local banks to be able to offer more loans to small businesses in their time of need by supplying 95% of the loan. This article explains how it works and lays out, policy by policy, the similarities and differences between North Dakota's approach and the federal government's subsequent approach.

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  • In Seoul, the Art World Gets Back to Business

    April 27, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    The art world in Seoul is cautiously taking steps to reopening business following the COVID-19 quarantine. To keep safe, galleries are practicing the usual social distancing guidelines, wearing masks, and collecting contact information from visitors in order to contact trace if necessary. The art world is now in the process of figuring out how to adapt their business with the new normal brought by the coronavirus.

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  • As pandemic continues, community nursing effort looks to grow in the Upper Valley

    April 25, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lebanon, Connecticut

    In the New England region of the U.S., community nurses are working to fill a void in health care during the coronavirus pandemic for those who may require medical attention but do not need hospital care. As described by the co-director of the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project, "the last thing the health care system needs right now is a lot of people in the emergency room because there have been complications of their chronic diseases, or they’ve fallen or they have problems with their medications."

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  • How San Francisco's Chinatown Avoided Covid-19 Panic

    April 24, 2020 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    It wasn't until first cases of coronavirus were recorded in the United States that San Francisco and other U.S. cities took action to mitigate the spread, but in Chinatown, precautions started much earlier and the preparations seem to have worked. With only three recorded cases in Chinatown, the residents credit trust in authorities, community-driven communications, heightened hygiene practices, and the local Chinese Hospital, "which has strong ties to the community it serves."

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  • Ramadan In The Age Of Coronavirus: Some Colorado Muslims View Isolation As An Opportunity To Grow In Their Faith

    April 24, 2020 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    An Islamic organization called Downtown Denver’s Islamic Center is helping members of their community adjust to the quarantine and maintain their spiritual practice. All services and counseling has been moved online, and their preexisting food assistance program is still going on, albeit adjusted to accommodate for the shortage of volunteers during the quarantine. They even have many one-on-one phone calls with people to work through specific issues. It's not perfect, and they still want to do more, but for now they are serving a great spiritual and communal need.

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  • South Korea Offers a Lesson in Best Practices

    April 21, 2020 |

    Foreign Affairs |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea's national government took quick action and implemented sweeping policy changes that have helped the country better control the spread of Covid-19. Contact tracing and democratizing the creation of testing supplies were two key aspects, but a major influencer was how quickly the country set these actions into motion by centralizing their approach.

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