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'We're reattaching people': Mobile history project connects neighbors in North Oakland

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

November 14, 2022 |

The Oaklandside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

HEAR/HERE is a mobile digital history project that documents and shares the stories of Black Oaklanders. The HEAR/HERE truck visits community events and gathering places and asks attendees to answer questions that are designed to help them connect with their neighbors.

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Solar empowers Pala'wan indigenous women to save basketry tradition, natural forest

Keith Anthony S. Fabro

November 12, 2022 |

Rappler |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

The installation of solar panels in communities in the Philippines without electricity allows Pala’wan indigenous women to weave more baskets at night and increase their household income.

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Urban Farms Are Stepping Up Their Roles in Communities Nationwide

Rachel Surls

November 10, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Urban farms across the United States are bringing affordable, fresh, and healthy foods to communities facing food insecurity and are forming connections with residents along the way.

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Power to the People: Could New Orleans take control of its power utility?

Kaylee Poche

November 07, 2022 |

Gambit |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

In order to have more say and control of their utilities, the city rallied together to create a campaign to take over their local electricity distribution. This take-over has created city jobs for local residents that are more secure than those in the private sector and residents have also seen lower electricity rates.

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Shey you sabi? The project sabi initiative engaging with men to curb GBV

Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye

November 03, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

The Project Sabi Initiative organizes town hall meetings, training, sensitization programs, and school-based clubs aimed at educating men and boys about the harms of gender-based violence. The program has engaged more than 2,000 men and boys so far and set up clubs at 81 schools.

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Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

Jeremy Hance

November 02, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

The community on St. Helena’s two-decade reforestation initiative is successfully revitalizing rare native species through a community-driven approach. The project began with the intention to create a public place for island residents and that sense of ownership has allowed the project to keep moving forward despite obstacles.

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They built a skate park in Nebraska's poorest county. Then they watched Junior do something priceless.

Matthew Hansen

October 28, 2022 |

Flatwater Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Omaha Tribe, United States, Omaha, Nebraska

On native land where the local youth are struggling with depression and anxiety, a new skate park has been built as studies have shown that skateboarding is good for teenagers’ mental health – especially teens living in isolated conditions. The skate park helps get kids out of the house and serves as a social support network, fostering a sense of belonging.

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Bees in the D

Cassidy Hough

October 25, 2022 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico's landfills to the brink

Camille Padilla Dalmau María E. Ocasio Torres

October 21, 2022 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s landfills are filling up quickly, but a nonprofit composting program in Vieques called Isla Nena Composta collects, processes, and composts organic materials from hurricane debris to help ease pressure on the landfills.

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How a Community in Vieques is Responding to the Landfill Crisis in Puerto Rico

Camille Padilla Dalmau María E. Ocasio Torres

October 21, 2022 |

9 Millones |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico, Vieques

The island of Vieques’ community composting program, Isla Nena Composta, collects vegetative debris after hurricanes, processes it, and composts it to reduce the strain on local landfills.

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