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  • 40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

    Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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  • Saving business and upgrading the city: how entrepreneurs get relocation help in Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Save Business Now initiative in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, is helping businesses to relocate from dangerous areas of the country. Businesses fill out an online application about their needs so the organization can help them through the process of looking for a new location and connect them with experts and other businesses for support.

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  • Kai energijos krizė ne tokia baisi: Belgijoje – piliečių iniciatyvų bumas

    Naujai statomas kvartalas netoli Antverpeno gyventojus aprūpina tvaria ir šiuo metu pigesne, nei esanti rinkoje. energija - dalis jos yra perkama iš gretimai esančios gamyklos, kuri - jei neturėtų, kur tos energijos dėti - tiesiog išmestų ją į orą, kita dalis - iš atsinaujinančių energijos šaltinių. Tai pasiekta gyventojams susibūrus į šilumos kooperatyvą, keliantį tikslą investuoti į atsinaujinančią energetiką ir pirkti tik perteklinę energiją iš gamyklų.

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  • Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

    Hawaiians are restoring fishponds to working order with tasks like fixing rock walls and removing pollution to reimplement land practices of the past into daily life. These ponds consist of a rock wall, a gate for midsized fish to enter, and things the fish feed on like algae and coral.

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  • Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly

    Farmers in Ohio are implementing regenerative farming practices like growing pollinator plots and cover crops for improved soil health, increased yield, and economic benefits.

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  • Santa Barbara County Finding Success with Co-Response Mental Health Teams

    Since 2018, Santa Barbara County’s co-response teams have paired a Department of Behavioral Wellness clinician with trained law enforcement to respond to 9-1-1 calls related to a mental health crisis. The pair work together to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

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  • One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years. It's still waiting for water.

    Through a complex network of indigenous, governmental, religious and community resources, the Westwater community finally has electricity after a 20-year journey to bring the much-needed resource to the community.

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  • Dual-language immersion: 'Only a matter of time' for New Hampshire?

    Teachers are practicing dual-language immersion by teaching content in English and the student's native tongue to help prevent loss of fluency in their first language while learning the new one.

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  • Successes Against Female Genital Mutilation in Enugu State

    Residents of Enugu State, Nigeria, are putting a stop to female genital mutilation by spreading awareness about the dangers of the practice to communities and enacting laws against it.

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  • Where Can Black Men Receive Mental Health Support? At the Local Barbershop

    Community advocates and mental health organizations like NAMI are creating mental health support groups and informational sessions at barbershops for Black men. The Black male community is strongly impacted by mental health stigma and these groups and resources bring members of the community together to support each other.

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