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A radical idea for an ancient African conflict: talking to the enemy

Ruth Maclean

January 10, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Nassarawa

Intense and violent conflict between herders and farmers has long plagued the Nigeria's middle belt region. Community members and a humanitarian organization are taking steps to mend these complicated relationships, however, through organized meetings on neutral ground that allow the herder and farmer to talk about forgiveness and shared interests.

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Part of an age-friendly city: advocacy training for elders - The Bay State Banner

Sandra Larson

January 10, 2019 |

The Bay State Banner |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston Senior Civic Academy teaches older adults how to stay informed about and involved in local politics, covering issues from financial insecurity to dementia-friendly city planning. The program, which serves elders across the city and is part of a world-wide push to create elder-friendly cities, invites older adults to take an active role in politics and advocacy, and gives them the tools to do so.

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Australia tried 3 fixes to take bias out of hiring — here's what worked

Jennifer Guay

January 09, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

The government of Victoria, Australia partnered with businesses across the state to workshop ways cultural, gender, and other biases could be eliminated in workforce interview processes. By creating anonymous CVs, using non-gendered language, and training employees on unconscious biases, this "Recruit Smarter" plan saw increased employment consideration for women, minorities, and people with disabilities.

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The Instagram Community That's Decolonizing Fitness

Deonna Anderson

January 09, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Trans- and queer-affirming people often feel isolated in a fitness industry where even the gym sign-up forms only have selections for either female or male. Decolonizing Fitness, an Instagram-based community, aims to change the stigma for this population by connecting those identifying as trans- and queer-affirming with trainers and gyms they are comfortable in.

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After A Run Of Tainted Food Scandals, Women In This Country Took Control Of The System

Daniel Hurst

January 08, 2019 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan, Koriyama City, Fukushima

Following the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, a group of women took the initiative to ensure that the food they consume meets radiation standards twice as strict as the government's. The Seikatsu Club formed in 1965 and has since built itself up to 400,000 members (about 90% of whom are women) and works with 200 producers. The group is highly productive: they run their own milk factory, join with worker collectives to sell goods like jam or cookies, operate a fund for farmers whose products are tainted, offer child and elder care, and much more. Seikatsu is a success due to its local citizens' control.

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Black Lung: Reclaiming Coal Country

Elizabeth McGowan

January 08, 2019 |

Blue Ridge Outdoors |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ashcamp, Kentucky

While waiting on $1 billion of federal money to help address repercussions from a century of coal mining, communities in Kentucky and other Appalachian towns create their own solutions. Chapters of the Black Lung society seek financial means to help individuals with black lung receive medical care, and local businesses turn abandoned mines into sustainable energy plants and other new economic drivers.

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In India's Fast-Growing Cities, a Grassroots Effort to Save the Trees

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

January 08, 2019 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

In booming cities across India, residents and nonprofits are fighting to save trees from rampant development. One protest in Delhi brought 1,500 citizens out, stalling a proposal to fell 14,000 trees in the city. And the Center for Environmental Research and Education in Mumbai plant's new trees with an unusually high survival rate of 90 percent. But to stem destruction, these groups must help city planners and politicians understand the many benefits that urban trees provide.

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LA Foodways: Explore the History of Los Angeles Agriculture

Juan Devis

January 07, 2019 |

KCET-TV |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The history of Los Angeles, a farm town-turned metropolis, leads to the present-day food situation, in which the quantity of food produced is insufficient to feed everyone - yet food insecurity persists. Food Forward distributes produce that might not sell and brings it to partners across the city. Their food justice work has been supported by groups such as the Watts Labor Community Action Committee.

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Why Co-op City Confounds Stereotypes About Big Housing Projects

Adam Tanaka

January 03, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A racially integrated middle-income housing unit in the Bronx serves both as an inspiration and an enigma in the New York City housing market. Co-op City, which just celebrated its 50th birthday, accepts tenants of all income brackets and ethnicities, serving as a model in an otherwise quickly gentrifying neighborhood.

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How a Guatemalan Town Tackled Its Plastic Problem

Lola Mendez

January 03, 2019 |

Atlas Obscura |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna

San Pedro La Laguna, a town in Guatemala, has banned single use plastics including plastic bags and straws after realizing that plastic pollution was ruining the ecosystem of Lake Atitlan and that a new waste facility would be unable to handle the amount of garbage created in the village. To ensure that people follow the new regulation, there are heavy fees - but the town also bought traditionally made biodegradable replacements; the change is being framed as a way to return to traditional, indigenous ways for the communities.

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