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  • Where the garbage goes

    June 01, 2025 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Soap Creek, Oregon

    A grassroots community initiative (VNEQS) organized local expertise, advocacy, labor activism, and legislative collaboration to oppose a landfill expansion and push for stronger environmental monitoring and accountability, resulting in increased public awareness, regulatory scrutiny, and pending policy reforms.

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  • Vietnamese American memorial planned for Dorchester sparks intergenerational conversations

    May 26, 2025 |

    The World |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Project 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative is a public art installation to memorialize the Vietnamese who fought alongside U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War, as this group is often forgotten. The memorial tells stories from the perspective of the Vietnamese, highlighting the impact of war on families and communities.

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  • A Historic House Museum Advances Small Artisans and Makers

    May 16, 2025 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    The Heurich House Museum in Washington, D.C., has created two targeted initiatives—the Urban Manufacturing Incubator and the DC Makers' Guild—to support local small-scale artisan businesses facing barriers to growth such as high rent fees and limited visibility. These programs provide mentorship, business coaching, market entry opportunities, like various mini markets throughout the year, and advocacy support to improve market conditions for these small businesses.

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  • The Black mothers behind one of the biggest environmental fights of the 20th century

    May 09, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Niagara Falls, New York

    Black mothers at Griffon Manor organized community activism, advocacy campaigns, and coalitions to demand equitable government support and recognition after the Love Canal, New York, environmental disaster—eventually resulting in partial victories such as federal relocation assistance, although persistent structural racism and media neglect severely limited their initial visibility, effectiveness, and lasting recognition.

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  • Term Limits Come to a Small Southern City

    May 08, 2025 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Bossier City, Louisiana

    The Bossier Term Limits Coalition formed to prevent their local government from being filled with entrenched politicians by gathering signatures to put term limits on the ballot. Despite obstacles in legitimizing their petition in the eyes of the court, the group’s measure eventually passed with more than 80% of the vote.

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  • How a social network is bringing people together in increasingly divisive times

    May 07, 2025 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Colchester, Vermont

    Front Porch Forum is a social networking platform that allows local community members to connect, whether it be to sell items, get together and even support each other during tough times. Despite varying politics and beliefs, the Forum helps bridge a gap during a time when divisiveness is at a peak. There are currently more than 250 forums across the state, specific to each community.

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  • The Quiet Engine for Affordable Housing in Red and Blue States

    May 01, 2025 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) like BlueHub Loan Fund are stepping up to help create and preserve affordable housing. BlueHub Loan Fund recently financed a project in Nashville that converted two abandoned motels into affordable studio apartments, when larger banks wouldn’t finance the project.

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  • How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

    May 01, 2025 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Faced with severe heat waves, escalating electricity costs and frequent blackouts, Pakistan took a grassroots approach to transitioning to solar power, making electricity more accessible and affordable. They’ve become a major market for solar, importing 17 gigawatts of solar panels from China in 2024 alone, doubling their 2023 numbers, making Pakistan the world’s third-biggest importer of solar panels.

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  • How this Limpopo NGO prepared itself for Trump funding cuts

    April 29, 2025 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Limpopo

    After sudden U.S. government funding cuts jeopardized South Africa's HIV programs, Limpopo's Hlokomela Clinic quickly reorganized around existing resources, training community health workers to identify and encourage farm workers to visit still-operational clinic sites for HIV testing. By leveraging volunteers, they partially offset the impact of losing their dedicated HIV testing outreach team and program funding.

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  • Jakarta's Urban Farms Come To The Rescue Of Food-Insecure Residents

    April 23, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    Community-led urban farms in Jakarta empower residents to transform underused city spaces like alleyways and campus grounds into productive local food sources. These initiatives often blend traditional gardening with community organizing, educational outreach, and sometimes smart technology or agricultural research to improve food access, enhance green space, and foster local resilience.

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