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  • With free print newspaper, Indian farmers record their protest

    February 04, 2021 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Because of internet shutdowns, six friends created a bilingual newspaper to document and record the farmer protests in India. Thousands of farmers have been protesting for weeks about the government’s new agricultural laws. Since there are many older farmers and the government has blocked the internet, they give out free print copies of their biweekly “Trolley Times” newspaper with information on speeches, medical aid, and community kitchens. While producing the newspaper has become harder, they are able to print about 5,000 copies for the farmers.

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  • Antibody infusions are stemming Covid hospitalizations in Lafayette

    February 04, 2021 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    Hospitals in Louisiana are using a monoclonal antibody infusion treatment to help the most at-risk patients recover from Covid-19. Although this treatment comes with limitations – including a 10-day window of when it must be administered – it has shown significant overall mortality declines when used.

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  • Can free cash really solve Philly's poverty problem?

    February 04, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Universal Basic Income programs around the country have demonstrated the effectiveness of distributing cash to people who are economically struggling. Philadelphia distributed $1.7 million through the Worker Relief Fund in the summer of 2020 when thousands of residents were excluded from federal and state pandemic financial aid and plans are also in motion to provide cash payments to 300 families in need of housing assistance.

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  • Video Game-Themed Writing Workshops Draw Homeless Teens Together in a Time of Isolation

    February 04, 2021 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Bronx shelters have teamed up with industry professionals to put together an after-school program offering students an opportunity to receive mentorship. In the program, which is based around video game-themed writing workshops, students are able to practice their writing skills, while being able to manage pandemic-induced isolation by connecting with other students and instructors.

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  • How steel might finally kick its coal habit

    February 03, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Woburn, Massachusetts

    Boston Metal is transforming how steel is made by replacing coal with electrons. Instead of using the fossil fuel in furnaces to melt iron ores, the Massachusetts-based company uses electric currents to heat the ore, which doesn’t create any greenhouse gas emissions. So far, the company has made only several tons of steel, but it recently received investor funding to expand its work.

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  • Nonprofit Grocery Store May Be A Solution for Food Desert In Southern Dallas

    February 03, 2021 |

    KERA News |

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    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    When a Dallas nonprofit failed to attract a corporate grocery owner to one of the city's food deserts, a nonprofit looked to Waco's Jubilee Market as a model for a nonprofit, community-based grocery. Jubilee's parent organization, the nonprofit Mission Waco, carefully researched the market before taking the plunge into this low-margin business. Though it doesn't quite turn a profit yet, Jubilee has improved the surrounding community and the lives of people who once lived miles from the nearest quality produce and other affordable groceries.

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  • Getting vaccinated is hard. It's even harder without the internet.

    February 03, 2021 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    A focus on infrastructure has been emphasized as the solution to bridging the digital divide, with “billions of dollars going into expanding broadband infrastructure.” Rural communities have historically struggled with broadband infrastructure but many people living in cities are also kept from accessing reliable internet service due to high costs. Affordability, not just infrastructure alone, must be addressed into order to remedy a lack of internet access.

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  • ‘Make no mistake': Drag queens are leading a racial reckoning in Chicago's famous LGBTQ neighborhood

    February 03, 2021 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chicago Black Drag Council launched after a series of protests that called on Chicago’s LGBTQ neighborhood to address racial discrimination and oppression. A handful of businesses quickly agreed to a live-streamed town hall to discuss ways to increase inclusivity. As a result, a prominent host of popular drag shows was ousted for racial discrimination and the business chamber dropped the neighborhood’s nickname, “Boystown,” from marketing materials because it is not inclusive. The Drag Council has also raised tens of thousands of dollars in cash and supplies to support Black- and trans-led initiatives.

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  • Cleveland saw a decrease in unsheltered homelessness in 2020: Can that continue?

    February 03, 2021 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    During 2020, the city of Cleveland reduced the rate of people experiencing homelessness by 30% due to provisions put in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Using eviction moratoriums for those at risk of losing their homes, and hotels for those who were unhoused, the agencies responding to homelessness along with the city and county were able to better engage with the community's needs.

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  • Minneapolis Is Funding Artists' Community Healing Projects With Police Dollars

    February 03, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Through its Creative CityMaking program, the city of Minneapolis pays artists to use their skills to promote healing and community-building in projects they design on their own. The program had existed for seven years when the George Floyd case roiled Minneapolis. The city council carved $150,000 out of the police budget to add to its artist-led community healing work. One of the 10 most recent grantees, Rising From the Ashes, produced a series of online gatherings for local queer artists and artists of color, concluding with an online exhibit of art made during the 2020 uprising.

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