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  • The race to put Indigenous land on the map

    June 20, 2023 |

    Rest of World |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Malaysia, Sarawak

    Organizations like the Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak combine oral history interviews, GPS data, and GIS software to create visual maps of Indigenous lands in danger of being encroached on. While court cases around land rights are still ongoing, Indigenous people trained in the data collection say the mapping process has helped empower them and made them feel involved in protecting their communities’ rights.

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  • Can e-voting revolutionize Nigeria's democracy? Lessons from FUOYE campus elections

    June 13, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oye, Ekiti

    Following violent disruption during campus elections in 2021, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, implemented an electronic voting process which allowed students to cast their ballots online via a university portal. Some students who had previously abstained from participating in elections due to safety concerns were able to vote, but the platform also experienced technical glitches and fears around cyberattacks, which left some students unable to cast their ballots.

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  • What If Everyone Had To Vote?

    June 12, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: Australia

    In Australia, voting has been mandatory since 1924, with failure to vote punishable by fines up to $79. The country sees an average turnout of 90% for its federal elections, not just due to compulsory voting, but also because of automatic voter registration, mail-in voting, Saturday elections, and extensive outreach with populations unable to vote in person, not to mention their tradition of handing out "democracy sausage" at the polls.

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  • Georgia voters sign up in record numbers following change to automatic registration in 2016

    June 08, 2023 |

    Georgia Recorder |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    After Georgia implemented an automatic voter registration system that’s integrated with driver’s license applications, the percentage of state residents registered to vote increased from 78 percent to 98 percent over four years. Election officials are also automatically updated when a voter changes residences, streamlining the process for updating voter records.

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  • Toxic Nuclear Waste is Piling up in the U.S. Where's the Deposit?

    June 06, 2023 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    The Yucca Mountain project, intended to safely hold radioactive spent nuclear fuel from around the country, was paused after resistance from Nevada locals and politicians.

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  • Citizen smartphone application assists Zimbabweans in speaking-out against corruption

    June 05, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    The CitizenApp allows Zimbabweans to anonymously report instances of government corruption, which are then made available to law enforcement officials and investigative journalists. The app has attracted 580 users since its launch in March 2023.

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  • Slow but steady progress on removing offensive place names in Oregon

    May 24, 2023 |

    Street Roots |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The U.S. Board of Geographic Names and the Oregon Geographic Names Board are changing offensive and racist geographic place names in the state. When looking to change a name, the boards reach out to community members and experts for recommendations. They also review new name proposals that locals submit for both unnamed and named locations.

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  • How Conecta Arizona is Fighting Mis- and Disinformation in Latinx Communities in the United States

    May 24, 2023 |

    Aidóni |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Conecta Arizona is a WhatsApp-based Spanish-language news service originally created to help combat misinformation in migrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years since its launch, the service reaches more than 100,000 people and partners with freelance journalists and experts to provide information on voter registration, mental health resources, immigration laws, and more.

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  • How El Paso Is Fighting Back Against Book Bans In Texas

    May 24, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In an effort against book bans, the city council of El Paso, Texas, unanimously passed a resolution that mandates every public library in the city to include a section of banned books featuring the stories of historically marginalized people.

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  • Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are gathering on Zoom to meet prominent Palestinians

    May 24, 2023 |

    The Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    High school junior Ezra Beinart founded an initiative that invites Palestinians to speak with young American Jews via video chat. The goal of the project, which has hosted six speakers so far, is to introduce Jewish teenagers to perspectives on Israel-Palestine that they may not be exposed to within their communities.

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