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Cree kids become recording artists talking about mental health, friendship and culture

Samantha Schwientek

November 10, 2023 |

CBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Cree youth in Calgary, Alberta, are expressing their views and experiences by writing, recording, and performing original music. The program, called Nikamo, is part of a collaboration between a local theater and a nonprofit focused on supporting youth mental health.

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What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

John Branch

November 05, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In an effort to reduce the staggering number of suicides each year off the Golde Gate Bridge, the city is installing 3 ½ miles of stainless steel nets strung end to end on both sides of the bridge. While it’s not a perfect solution, this “suicide deterrent system” has already proven successful at reducing the number of deaths each year.

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This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI

Melissa Heikkilä

October 23, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Nightshade is a new tool designed to fight against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without permission. Nightshade “poisons” the training data to essentially confuse the AI model and prevent it from copying an artist’s work. The purpose of Nightshade is to return the power to artists to protect their intellectual property and prevent large AI companies like Google and Meta from taking advantage of them.

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Norris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and art

Siani Colon

September 13, 2023 |

Kensington Voice |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in Philadelphia provides access to fresh food and an inviting place to hold events and art programs for the local community. It also discourages the illegal dumping of trash, which many of the sculptures are made from.

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'All these islands are full of trash': Activists take hands-on approach to clean our beaches

Ariel Rodriguez

September 08, 2023 |

WTVJ-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Florida

The Florida nonprofit Before It’s Too Late brings together children from different communities to teach them about the environment and their ability to create change through art, like painting murals.

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Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

Geetanjali Krishna

September 05, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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En Guatemala, un colectivo de jóvenes artistas forma una familia con el cine

Isabella Grullón Paz

July 18, 2023 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Guatemala

La productora cinematográfica Desobediencia Perfecta reúne a colaboradores de mente abierta en un espacio inclusivo en Guatemala para producir trabajos artísticos sobre temas sociales difíciles. El grupo adopta un enfoque democrático para cada proyecto. Reúnen recursos entre ellos y se apoyan en la tutoría de figuras solidarias en la industria cinematográfica de Guatemala para darle vida a sus proyectos, que ya incluye dos cortometrajes.

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

Sanket Jain

June 22, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Maharashtra

A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

Fatimah Bashir

June 16, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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Latino advisory group works to bring more Spanish-speaking audiences to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

May 10, 2023 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

The Spanish-Language Community Advisory Network works with a performing arts center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to bring in Latino audiences by showing culturally-relevant films, reducing language barriers, and even inviting the films’ cast and crew to the screenings.

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