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  • Action Civics for the Win: Philly High School Students Offer Hope

    April 19, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    At Philadelphia’s inaugural Civics Day competition, students from high schools across the city presented their work to address issues important to their community, from countering sexual assault to improving safety on public transit and preventing gun violence. The students were part of a pilot project by Generation Citizen designed to teach youth how to actively participate in political and civic life.

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  • As anti-drag protests rage, counter-protest is a key part of queer activism

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    When anti-drag protesters appeared at a library storytelling event in Calgary, counter-protesters from the Fairy Garden Project showed up with pink angel wings to protect performers and attendees entering the event. The strategy follows a long tradition of counter-protest in LGBTQ2S+ communities.

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  • Our home is where we live: volunteering school for teenagers

    April 17, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Vinnytsia

    The Donetsk Regional Children and Youth Center runs the Technology of Good Volunteering School, a program designed to help teenagers build social and civic skills and learn how to contribute to their communities. Graduates have spearheaded projects such as creating a children's room for a local hospital and sewing baby clothes for new mothers.

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  • Bishop-supported leadership training for immigrants transforms parish communities

    April 12, 2023 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States

    Recognizing the Stranger is a faith-based program that provides support and mentorship to immigrant leaders with the goal of building bridges between immigrant and nonimmigrant communities. The initiative has helped immigrants in the church organize "know your rights" events, advocate for expanded tax credits for undocumented workers, and roll out parish ID cards amid a rise in deportations.

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  • Civic participation, trust, getting to know people: Together Baton Rouge gets things done

    April 09, 2023 |

    NOLA.com (The Times-Picayune) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Together Baton Rouge connects different organizations and individuals to collaborate on important community issues, such as advocating for needed infrastructure work. The group helped bring about the restructuring of a corporate tax break program that brought in $282 million in revenue in 2021.

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  • How Young Voters Helped Make Brandon Johnson Chicago's Next Mayor

    April 07, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's campaign strategically targeted young voters by leveraging social media, collaborating with artists and musicians, hosting rallies and events on college campuses, and recruiting young progressive officials to support his candidacy. In the citywide election, turnout among the youngest voters jumped roughly 30 percent compared to the primary, helping Johnson narrowly defeat his opponent.

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  • How Local Groups Worked to Increase Youth Civic Engagement Ahead of Chicago's Runoff Election

    April 07, 2023 |

    WTTW-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Ahead of Chicago's runoff municipal election, organizations such as GoodKids MadCity and Chicago Votes targeted youth voters with nontraditional events such as fashion shows and art installations, hosted youth-led candidate forums, and helped young residents get set up with IDs and driver's licenses needed for registration. Turnout among voters age 18 to 24 increased by 32 percent between the February election and the April runoff.

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  • Here's What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States On Publicly Funded Elections

    April 03, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Maine's Clean Election Act provides public funding to political candidates who earn a certain number of small donations from voters, with the goal of making it easier for people from a wider range of demographics to run for office. In 2020, the state set a record with 63 percent of women candidates winning their races, and roughly 69 percent of the women who ran took advantage of the Clean Elections program.

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  • Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools

    April 03, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    We Are Not Your Soldiers sends military veterans into school classrooms to discuss alternatives to enlisting and the harm the military has caused. More than 50 veterans have participated in the program, which focuses on debunking myths about recruitment benefits and contextualizing the role of the military in broader social issues.

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  • The Flashlight-Wielding, Frog-Taxiing Guardians of Spring's 'Big Night'

    April 03, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Volunteers from the Harris Center for Conservation Education in New Hampshire spend spring nights helping amphibians cross the road safely. The volunteers work during mass amphibian migration periods and collect data on the species they see for conservation efforts.

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