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Inside America's Greatest Modern Labor Success Story

Timothy Noah

February 17, 2022 |

The New Republic |

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Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

The success achieved by the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas, despite daunting challenges, is an impressive feat. The unions' effectiveness in mobilizing their membership, taping into political influence, and aggressively organizing is a blueprint for other unions looking to make their mark.

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How Vancouver's First United centres Indigenous healing

Nancy Painter

February 11, 2022 |

Broadview Magazine |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

First United Church Community Ministry Society serves a majority Indigenous clientele with a transitional shelter and space for people to get their mail and use the phone, take a shower, receive a hot meal, and consult with advocacy workers. Centering Indigenous leadership is key to the organization’s mission to provide a safe place for Indigenous people to heal and rebuild their identities.

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How Saanich Peninsula's Shoreline Medical Society has been fighting the doctor shortage

Emily Fagan

February 11, 2022 |

Capital Daily |

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Response Location: Canada, Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia

Shoreline Medical is a non-profit primary care network on the Saanich Peninsula that has expanded residents’ access to primary care doctors. The group has successfully attracted family care doctors despite a severe shortage through combining community and hospital-based care. Doctors spend five weeks working in family medicine and one week assisting with low-severity cases in the emergency room. The physician staffing growth has allowed Shoreline to increase their patient case load to over 17,000 residents, 11,000 of whom previously lacked a primary care doctor.

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South Africa Is Pioneering a Better World for Domestic Workers

Tolu Olasoji

February 10, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: South Africa

Domestic workers in South Africa fought for many worker protections by banding together and demanding change. The racial inequity of apartheid left many domestic workers unprotected and exploited. Now, short-term unemployment aid, minimum wages, and other legal protections have been implemented.

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Philly's Way Home navigates solutions on housing for LGBTQ+ people through first-in-the-country program

Andrew Kolba

January 25, 2022 |

Al Día News |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Way Home is a rapid rehousing project designed specifically for LGBTQ+ adults. The program runs on a housing-first model with extremely low barriers for screening people out. This is particular important to address the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people who have more barriers to employment, which is important to afford long-term housing. Using a $400,000 CARES Act grant, Way Home works with LGBTQ+-friendly landlords, and pays a portion of the rent for 40 LGBTQ+ residents facing homelessness. The program also offers bilingual services

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The Ohio Organization Rekindling Indigenous Foodways

Zeb Larson

January 21, 2022 |

Belt Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

The Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio opened a food truck that sells Indigenous cuisine to boost public awareness of the Native American community and increase intertribal and inter-generational knowledge sharing.

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How $1,000 a Month in Guaranteed Income Is Helping N.Y.C. Mothers

Andy Newman

January 18, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Cash payments for mothers experiencing poverty in New York City have provided a security net, helping to fill in the gaps for food and baby supplies. The guaranteed income doesn’t come with any conditions, meaning mothers were able to spend the money any way they needed too.

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Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments

Chabeli Carrazana

January 17, 2022 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A concept that was popularized by MLK Jr., guaranteed basic income, will be launching in his hometown of Atlanta. Monthly cash payments have proven to be beneficial to recipients in a number of pilot programs across the world. Qualifying recipients have seen increased employment opportunities, better health outcomes, and the ability to avoid predatory debt.

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How women-friendly design could make Philly a more livable city for all

Courtney Duchene

January 13, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: Austria, Vienna

As the result of a photography exhibit that highlighted the gender inequality built into public transportation, Vienna directed resources to make urban planning more equitable. The city now prioritizes more streetlights to address public safety concerns, wider sidewalks to accommodate strollers, more benches, apartment buildings with stroller storage spaces, and more. The efforts have resulted in more accessible infrastructure, increasing not just the quality of life for women, but for all residents of the city.

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Door-to-door campaign helps Guadalupe turn the tide against COVID

Miguel Torres

January 05, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Guadalupe, Arizona

After becoming a COVID-19 hotspot, Guadalupe built partnerships and built trust among community members to effectively track cases, dispel misinformation, and increase vaccinations. The Town Council partnered with Pascua Yaqui tribal leaders, the broader Maricopa County, Native Health, and a COVID-19 response team composed of faculty, staff, and students at Arizona State University to lower infection rates. A combination of at-home testing, contact tracing and, eventually, vaccination events helped, as did the use of promotoras – community health workers who talk with residents to help ease anxiety.

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