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  • To Boost Turnout, Some Cities Just Synced Up Their Local Elections With National Cycles

    November 22, 2022 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    To boost turnout in local elections that often see low participation, cities such as Berkeley, Calif. and Ann Arbor, Mich. have shifted their election cycles to match up with higher-profile presidential contests. Researchers found that moving municipal elections to sync up with presidential elections boosts turnout by an average of 29 percent, and at least 11 communities approved similar measures this year to make the switch to even-year elections.

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  • Alabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike Alive

    November 22, 2022 |

    Jezebel |

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    Response Location: United States, Brookwood, Alabama

    Union’s auxiliary members and miners’ wives work to support the miners on strike from Warrior Met Coal in Alabama by running a strike pantry, collecting donations, and planning strike activities and marches. In some cases, wives agreed to be arrested in the name of the cause. The bonds they’ve formed throughout the process are what keep them going.

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  • A Call for Help Answered

    November 21, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The A Call for Change helpline is a hotline for abusers seeking help with stopping their violent behavior. The calls are confidential and anonymous and provide support and resources while also holding callers accountable for their actions.

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  • Climbing rocks and revenue in the not-so-flat Midwest

    November 21, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Michigan rock climbers are taking on an additional role as environmental stewards. Many of the state’s popular climbing locations are not conserved or cleaned by anyone else, so the climbers pick up litter and take action to prevent erosion.

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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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  • Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya

    November 21, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Makindu

    The solar-powered freezer donated by Green Life Energy allows vaccines to be stored at the appropriate temperature, providing more access to necessary immunizations, specifically for those in rural communities. Nurses say the freezer box has the capacity to hold up to 500 doses of different vaccines, including polio, measles, tuberculosis, and the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Tucson House staff, partners help young residents prepare for school

    November 21, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson C.A.R.E.S., through the public housing community Tucson House, provides resources and services like pop-up pet vaccine clinics, food assistance, eviction prevention and connections to physical and mental health care, to residents in need. Tucson C.A.R.E.S. referred about 700 residents to various service providers in its first year.

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  • La Lucha Sigue: Lessons From Latin America's Abortion Victories

    November 21, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Attorneys and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina used a multipronged approach to legalize abortion that included grassroots organizing, strategically initiating lawsuits, and changing cultural narratives. The last part was key to the movements’ successes because changing the laws without changing the cultural understanding of abortion as a normal part of healthcare can lead to laws not being implemented or being overturned, like what happened in the United States in 2022.

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  • What should I do about PFAS in my water?

    November 21, 2022 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Filtration systems can be installed in homes to remove PFAS from the water. Homeowners with contaminated water can use filtration methods like granular activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and reverse osmosis to essentially catch the particles while the water goes by.

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  • Philadelphia Should be Proud of our Eviction Diversion Program

    November 21, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion Program connects tenants at risk of eviction with local nonprofits and organizations to help them through mediation with their landlords. This process avoids court proceedings that can damage renters’ credits while still keeping landlords paid.

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