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  • After grassroots victories, Vancouver, B.C. Chinatown turns toward revitalization

    November 11, 2018 |

    International Examiner |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Grassroots organizations, like the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, seek to preserve Chinatown’s heritage and fight the displacement of old-time residents by gentrification. The organizations bought an historic hotel to prevent displacement of 100 low-income residents, revitalized commercial spaces such as restaurants to preserve the neighborhood’s heritage and history, and funded programs to support social connections with events such as Majhong socials that bring together over 100 people. While the organizations agree on the goal to preserve Vancouver’s Chinatown, they sometimes disagree on how to get there

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  • 'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food

    November 10, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, New York

    Many sustainable farming practices originate from African roots, yet the industry in the United States is largely dominated by people who are white. Leah Penniman, an African American farmer based in a food desert in New York, saw the need to change this and began teaching her neighbors growing techniques and management practices, while also addressing social issues such as racism and food access.

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  • With “people power,” Vancouver, B.C. activists stopped a condo in the heart of chinatown

    November 10, 2018 |

    International Examiner |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Residents in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown have banded together to protect their neighborhood from gentrification. With collaboration and crowd-sourced activism ideas, young students and senior residents repeatedly knock down initiatives that would destroy the historic preservation and affordable housing in their community.

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  • Beyond the Stigma: State launching push to promote 'recovery-friendly' workplaces

    November 10, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    A state program is providing supports for businesses to create 'recovery friendly' workplaces for employees with substance use disorders. Supports include connecting employees with a licensed counselor, peer supports, and posted information about recovery resources.

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  • To solve its housing affordability crisis, Boston has turned to residents

    November 09, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    When local policy initiatives fail, it is often because they are not meeting local needs in a way that residents want. The Boston Housing Innovation Lab, know as the iLab, seeks to combat this challenge. So far, it has used creative approaches to let residents “experience” a policy- such as walking through an example compact house to give feedback on its design. This process informed feedback that otherwise would have been difficult to glean. By constantly seeking to understand users, the iLab and local Boston housing groups will be better equipped to create policies that actually help community members.

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  • The New Mexican Revolution? Women-Only Workplaces

    November 09, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”

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  • More girls, African-Americans enroll in AP computer science. Why that matters.

    November 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    At a Boston high school, a targeted approach to attract a diverse student body to computer science courses is showing signs of success. By implementing a "computer science-heavy curriculum," and applying the technology to the student's own interests, the diversity of the school is now reflected in the diversity of those enrolled in the courses.

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  • If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from

    November 09, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Certification schemes, which track international supply chains of commodities like soy or palm oil, can help consumers avoid products that contribute to deforestation. Some such schemes are showing promising results. But in order to save global forests, transparency systems need to be scaled up, with more input from stakeholders.

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  • Gatekeepers: Working to save Kenyans from suicide

    November 09, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, rates of suicide are increasing and cost of help is not attainable for many, so volunteers are stepping in to fill the void. From a hotline to educating religious leaders and police officers to on-the-ground "gatekeepers" who are trained to recognize signs of suicidal behavior, communities are joining together to prevent suicide.

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  • Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges' Audio icon

    November 09, 2018 |

    Streetsblog USA |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In 2016 and 2017, New York City installed infrastructure designed to slow down drivers making left-hand turns in more than 200 locations and banned left turns at high-risk spots as a way to curb pedestrian crashes. Since then, median left-turn speeds have dropped 19 percent at those intersections and the number of vehicles cutting turns so closely they cross the double yellow lines declined by 79 percent. Now cities like San Jose and Los Angeles are looking to follow New York’s lead.

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