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  • Latinos the targets of election disinformation – but activists are fighting back

    October 22, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    Civic and advocacy groups fight disinformation targeted at Latinx voters and conduct voter registration and education outreach. Voto Latino encourages young people to help older relatives spot disinformation and trained its staff to spot and report it to the watchdog group, Disinfo Defense League. Social media posts then flag the information as false. Personal relationships are an effective way to counter disinformation and also help encourage people to vote. Voto Latino alone has registered over 500,000 voters since mid-2019, more than the total amount since the organization began in 2004.

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  • Contact tracing apps: Worth the hype?

    October 22, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Switzerland

    Contact tracing apps have received a lot of attention since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but researchers caution they should be used in conjunction with other tactics and not be relied on to help on their own. However, an early study has indicated that even when only fifteen percent of the population downloads a contact tracing app, infection rates are reduced by eight percent and deaths are reduced by six percent.

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  • Midwestern Youth of Color Are Using Art and Culture to Build Their Political Power

    October 22, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Midwest Culture Lab consists of three organizations working to increase voter turnout among young people, especially young people of color. The partners work with artists, musicians, and other creative people to create messaging and campaigns that are culturally relevant and engage young people in civic participation. One partner, the Ohio Student Association, had artists create an ad that used relatable messaging about a criminal justice reform ballot measure to appeal to young people to vote. The ad brought in over 150 volunteers and contributed to doubling Ohio’s youth voter turnout from 2014 to 2018.

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  • The Country Where Diversity Is Enforced by Law

    October 22, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore's Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) has prevented ethnic enclaves in the city-state through the use of quotas. The four recognized ethnicities cannot surpass the set quotas in public residential buildings, which are inhabited by 80 percent of Singaporeans, resulting in diverse apartment complexes where residents regularly interact with people from different races. Racial dynamics are regulated through government policies for the purpose of "harmonious coexistence."

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  • Meet Philadelphia's First “Community-Supported Fishery”

    October 21, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A community-based seafood program called Fiishadelphia is the first community supported fishery run by high-school students in the city. They offer locally harvested and affordable seafood to a diverse customer base with an emphasis on accessibility for those experiencing economic hardship. The major cost is the distribution, delivery, and operation of the program, but so far, they have purchased 5,000 pounds of various types of fish and 25,000 pounds of shellfish and have connected community members directly to the suppliers.

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  • After serving prison time, these students excel in Fresno State program. How it works

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Fresno Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Project Rebound helps formerly incarcerated students navigate and succeed in pursuing their higher education goals. The program works with potential candidates, whether they are incarcerated or have completed their sentences, and provides aid in meeting basic needs like gas, food, shelter, as well as legal advice referrals and navigating technology. By 2021, 14 California State University campuses plan to be using the program. As of 2016, there were 180 students participating in the program and the number more than doubled by 2019.

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  • Washington state's not new to voting by mail. Here's how we work to keep it safe

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Bellingham Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Since Washington made voting by mail mandatory in 2011, nonpartisan election officials have refined ballot-security procedures to achieve a smoothly run system in which suspected cheating or interference represents a tiny fraction of the millions of votes cast in each election. Those procedures include signature verification, ballot-box integrity, securely blocking Internet access to vote tabulations and voter registration, and other safeguards against electronic or in-person tampering with votes or registrations.

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  • EdNext Podcast: Teaching the Declaration of Independence with a Video Game

    October 21, 2020 |

    Education Next |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Nationally, civic courses lack rigor, partly because few states require coursework in civics. A new video game called “Portrait of a Tyrant,” based on the Declaration of Independence, could change that. “Let’s gamify a story,” said Danielle S. Allen, director of the Democratic Knowledge Project. In this episode, the creators of the video game share the challenges that exist for creating civics curriculum and the way this game can bridge that game between students and history.

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  • Rogers Pass ski permit system adds to 'Holy Grail' of mitigation strategies

    October 21, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: Canada, Rogers Pass, British Columbia

    Terrain closures, avalanche education, and parking management are some of the topics that Canada’s ski permit system tackles. This government-regulated permit system has resulted in zero skier-triggered slides on Rogers Pass. Officials in Wyoming as looking to their northern neighbors to see if a similar system could work at Teton Pass.

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  • Could a Simple Intervention Fight a Suicide Crisis?

    October 21, 2020 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In the 1960s, a psychologist and a team of researchers in San Francisco began sending “caring letters" as a means of suicide intervention, but the practice didn't continue outside of the research study, despite showing positive results. Today though, a clinical psychologist has begun to reintroduce the intervention, via text messages and emails, as a practice to specifically help U.S. service members and veterans.

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