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  • The life-changing power of West Virginia's only queer youth summer camp

    September 07, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Weston, West Virginia

    The Appalachian Queer Youth Summit, West Virginia's only summer camp for LGBTQ2S+ teenagers, provides a welcoming venue for campers to explore their identities and connect with other queer youth, all while building skills in storytelling, advocacy, citizen lobbying, and knowing your rights. Participants have gone on to advocate for changes in their state, successfully driving efforts to ban conversion therapy at the municipal level, and have also formed a tight-knit community that extends beyond the camp grounds.

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  • Primary Turnout Surged in Wards 7 and 8. Mail-In Voting Is a Big Reason Why.

    August 23, 2022 |

    Washington City Paper |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Following the expansion of mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington, D.C. mailed a ballot directly to every eligible voter in its 2022 primary election. The strategy is considered a crucial factor contributing to increased voter turnout in two of the city's poorest and most underserved wards, which saw their highest percentage of eligible voters casting ballots since the 2010 primary.

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  • South Africans say apps step in where government fails

    August 17, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Apps are providing vital services when the South African government is unable to do so. From informing citizens of power cuts to filling in potholes and seeking mental health, these citizen-build resources are addressing community issues and even creating employment opportunities.

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  • TIRRC Votes harnesses "Black and brown political power"

    August 15, 2022 |

    Tennessee Lookout |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Ahead of Tennessee's August 2022 primary, organizations such as TIRRC (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition) Votes and the Effendi Foundation targeted their outreach toward immigrant communities to increase turnout in key elections, resulting in wins for several TIRRC-endorsed candidates. The organizations relied on culturally-relevant strategies, including employing engagement coordinators from multiple countries, bringing candidates to speak at local mosques, and using community-specific language in written outreach.

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  • The Democracy Deficit

    August 09, 2022 |

    Foreign Policy |

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    Response Location: France

    In response to the yellow vest movement, France decided to experiment with "open democracy" by convening the French Citizens Convention on Climate, which asked 150 randomly-selected citizens to consider ways for the country to curb greenhouse gas emissions. With the help of more than 100 experts, the convention developed 149 recommendations that were used as the basis for France's most ambitious climate legislation proposal to date.

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  • Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento's Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center offers a civics education program where students of color can learn about movements spearheaded by marginalized people, connect with like-minded peers interested in making change, and develop their voices as advocates. Students have gone on to intern at City Hall, advocate for issues like improved WiFi access and higher teacher pay, and even work for the center themselves.

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  • ‘Better for democracy': Two US cities offer Arabic voting ballots

    August 03, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Municipal officials in two southeast Michigan communities exercised their local governing power to bypass federal voting legislation that does not include Arab Americans among the "disenfranchised communities" with a right to receive election ballots in their first language. Through a city council resolution and collaboration among county officials, the Michigan Secretary of State, and Dominion Voting Systems, the cities offered Arabic ballots for the 2022 state primary, which is thought to be the first example of Arabic-language ballots being offered in a state-organized election in the United States.

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  • Group seeks to turn Arizona's primaries into nonpartisan elections

    July 30, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    States such as Washington and California have nonpartisan "top-two" primaries, in which the top two vote getters move on to the general election regardless of their party affiliation. In Washington, voter turnout in primary elections has jumped from 18 percent in 2003, before the law went into effect, to nearly 55 percent in 2020.

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  • ‘It's a beautiful thing': how one Paris district rediscovered conviviality

    July 14, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    The République des Hyper Voisins, or the Republic of Super Neighbors, is an experiment organized by residents of Paris's 14th arrondissement to encourage community engagement, combat social isolation, and improve how the neighborhood functions. The group has organized mutual aid efforts, installed compost collection points, facilitated the launch of a new health clinic, and given residents opportunities to weigh in on local development projects.

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  • In California Cities, a New Frontier for Public Financing of Elections

    July 13, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    To give less affluent political hopefuls a fighting chance in local races, Seattle's "democracy vouchers" program provides each resident with four $25 vouchers to donate to candidates of their choice. The initiative has nearly doubled the number of candidates running for city positions since 2015, and those using the vouchers are more likely than cash donors to be young and low-income, leading other cities, such as Oakland, Calif., to consider adopting similar programs.

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