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  • ‘It's about inclusion': Norfolk's first drag storytime a progressive step for rural county, advocates say

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Hamilton Spectator |

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    Response Location: Canada, Norfolk, Ontario

    A rural county recently hosted its first drag storytime in an effort to increase representation and inclusion among children — and adults — in the community by exposing them to LGBTQ+ people in their neighborhood. Those who attended felt a sense of belonging, inclusivity, and acceptance in a county that has historically been lacking.

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  • Reformed Circumcisers Leading Campaign Against FGM

    March 20, 2023 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

    The Young Women Democrats Empowerment Program formed in 2010 to work toward ending female genital mutilation (FGM). The organization provides training and educational seminars at local schools and churches and even makes appearances on local radio stations to reform people who performed FGM procedures. So far, the organization has reformed 31 people.

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  • Safe, not seedy: How sex work changed after two decades of decrim in New Zealand

    March 07, 2023 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    Making sex work a legal, recognized profession allows sex workers to conduct business in a much safer way. The decriminalization of sex work has also helped to strengthen relationships between sex workers and law enforcement, ensuring they have someone to call upon in emergencies. There are also now clinics, like the New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective, which provides specialized care to sex workers.

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  • A surprising remedy for teens in mental health crises

    March 03, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Ramsey, New Jersey

    The Teen Mental Health First Aid training program gives students the necessary tools to identify warning signs and help their peers when experiencing a mental health crisis. Training students on how to act as first responders through this program has shown to increase mental health literacy and reduce reports of psychological distress among teens. Due to its results, Mental Health First Aid training is now required for all students and staff throughout the school district.

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  • Low-carbon farming helps India's rural poor battle climate uncertainty

    February 27, 2023 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: India, Jharkhand

    The Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change’s new climate adaptation program is designed to enhance climate resilience and rural farmers are adapting new agricultural practices to better resist the effects of climate change. So far, nearly 1,500 farmers across 48 villages have begun implementing these new sustainable farming practices and have seen not only an environmental benefit but financial gain as well.

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  • ‘Sleep as medicine,' or how to make a hospital stay less unhealthy

    February 19, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Following studies that show how important sleep is to hospital patients, several hospitals are revamping their practices to use sleep as medicine and take a more “patient-centered care” approach to allow patients ample time to rest and heal.

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  • Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists

    February 14, 2023 |

    Truthout |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Armed members of Veterans for Equality and other community groups are showing up to protect drag queens from violent protestors at events throughout the state. In addition, several venues that host drag events have begun investing in hiring more professional private security to keep both performers and attendees safe.

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  • "Please break down the door": How Ivano-Frankivsk women evacuated hundreds of paintings from cities in line of fire

    February 13, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Assortment Room is an art space that serves as both a gallery and a platform to support artists. It also facilitated the evacuation of 600 pieces of art from cities in the line of fire during the war in Ukraine to ensure artists’ work wouldn’t be lost or destroyed.

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  • Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

    February 10, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

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  • The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

    February 09, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

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