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Songs for saving

Tanka Dhakal

June 28, 2024 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal

A nonprofit conservation organization, Greenhod Nepal, works with local musicians to create songs inspired by traditional Nepali music about the consequences of poaching. The songs tell stories of real-life events or use the imagined perspectives of animals to educate the public in an accessible way.

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Virtual reality experience promotes understanding of challenges faced by transgender individuals

Jose Mayorquin

June 28, 2024 |

WTVD-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

An interactive virtual reality experience developed with transgender individuals called Body of Mine VR is fostering empathy and understanding by sharing personal narratives and anecdotes that demonstrate their journeys, struggles, and triumphs.

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Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

Alexandra Talty

June 27, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Researchers, conservationists, and shellfish farmers on both U.S. coasts are starting and studying seaweed farms as a way to soak up excess nutrients in acidic water to help shellfish survive and grow.

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Help is On the Way: Filling the Gap for Black Teachers

Latasha Rouseau

June 27, 2024 |

Sapelo Square |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Center for Black Educator Development aims to attract more Black students to teaching careers through courses at career and technical education centers, summer apprenticeship programs for high school and college students, and paid fellowships for participants who go on to pursue education in college. The organization has awarded 55 fellowships since its inception and employs roughly 100 students each summer in its apprenticeship programs.

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How the 'Everywhere is Queer' app is helping LGBTQ+ people find queer-owned businesses

Darreonna Davis

June 27, 2024 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Everywhere Is Queer mobile app houses a directory of over 13,000 LGBTQ+-owned brick-and-mortar and online businesses, services and community groups around the world. The app features a map that highlights LGBTQ+-friendly businesses and safe spaces for members of the community and allies to frequent. The app also features a job board and access to therapists and has been downloaded over 80,0000 times since February.

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With prayers and well wishes, students release thousands of salmon fry in Okanagan waters

Aaron Hemens

June 27, 2024 |

IndigiNews |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Okanagan Nation, Canada, Penticton, British Columbia

The Okanagan Nation Alliance leads a Fish in Schools program that donates fish spawn and the equipment to raise them to elementary and secondary schools near their territory. Thousands of fish raised by the students are released into local waterways during ceremonies at the end of the school year as a part of their efforts to bring salmon back to the area.

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California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

Bill McKibben

June 27, 2024 |

The New Yorker |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The California-based startup Magrathea Metals is producing magnesium with renewable energy to make the process less expensive and material-intensive. The company aims to make the more environment-friendly metal competitive with steel and aluminum.

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Safety Training Gives Ugandan Women Chance At Motorcycle Taxi Jobs

Rhonet Atwiine

June 27, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Women Rising for Africa is training women to become boda boda taxi drivers, teaching them the necessary skills to enter the male-dominated industry and gain financial independence. The organization enrolls the women in defensive riding, road safety, self-defence, financial literacy and first-aid classes to equip them when entering the business. Since 2022, the group has trained 90 women riders.

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Need a new outfit? Try the library.

Claire Elise Thompson

June 26, 2024 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dover, New Hampshire

A pilot project at the Dover Public Library in New Hampshire provided locals with an alternative to fast fashion by hosting a clothing library. Like borrowing a book, people could check out up to five occasion-wear garments, which are the type of pieces you might only wear once, for two weeks at a time.

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How the Amy's Kitchen Boycott Worked, and What It Might Mean for Other Labor Organizers

Grace Hussain

June 26, 2024 |

Sentient |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Amy’s Kitchen workers led a two-year boycott of the company’s products with the support of the Food Empowerment Project, in an effort to petition for better working conditions. After several months, the company agreed to a meeting with the workers in which they crafted an informal agreement meeting their demands and guaranteeing they wouldn’t face punishments for their organizing.

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