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  • How Fishers Became Data Scientists to Strengthen Their Marine Protected Area

    October 08, 2020 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Kleinmond

    A research project in a marine protected area (MPA) off the coast of South Africa brought fishers and scientists together to understand the abundance of fish and rock lobster in the waters. The project paid fishers to lower baited remote underwater video stations and got youth involved to review the video footage. By bringing fishers into the project and building trust with the community, they were able to demonstrate the importance of a MPA and empower them to be part of the decision-making process.

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  • Wooster's virtual tutoring program offers educational aid to students during pandemic

    October 08, 2020 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

    A collaboration between Ohio's Wooster City Schools and the College of Wooster has allowed for an enhanced educational experience for many students during the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership not only provides tutoring services to the K-12 students but has also "strengthened the bond between the college and its surrounding community."

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  • How Oakland Got Real About Equitable Urban Planning

    October 08, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Oakland is making an effort to make city planning more equitable to include the needs of communities of color. "Esential Places" is the second iteration of a program that started off as "Slow Streets" and was criticized by local residents for catering to "white and moneyed interests." The initial attempt was informed by survey respondents who were overwhelmingly white and rich. Meetings with community members in distressed neighborhoods resulted in different traffic challenges and pedestrian needs. The shift in policy planning has led to safer intersections with no collisions at previously dangerous sites.

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  • ‘The strength of people's hearts': Venezuelan doctors, neighbors unite

    October 08, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Venezuela

    Facing a shortage of supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic and with little help from the government on the horizon, doctors and community members across Venezuela "created a grassroots support network" as a means of making sure doctors would be properly outfitted to treat patients. Between pooled resources and various donations, the effort has resulted in "3,000 face masks, 2,000 meals, gallons of sanitizing alcohol, hand disinfectant and soap, and boxes of gloves" being delivered to medical professionals.

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  • Northern Cheyenne pen pal program keeps elders connected during pandemic lockdown

    October 08, 2020 |

    National Native News |

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    Response Location: United States, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Nation, Montana

    The Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s Elderly Program Facebook page posted a call for pen pals to keep Northern Cheyenne elders engaged and socially connected during COVID-19 lockdowns. The program started by profiling ten residents of an independent living center, posting their name, picture, and interests. The response has been overwhelming. Every two weeks each resident receives upwards of 40 letters, which are initially placed in plastic bags and “quarantined.” Letters come from all over the world and a lot of people also began sending other supplies that were noted on an Amazon wish list, like sanitizer.

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  • A Native American Clinic Gives Doses of Cultural Healing During COVID-19

    October 08, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis is utilizing telehealth practices to treat both the medical and spiritual needs of the community and its patients. Although the "spiritual-meets-traditional care program" was already in place and had received funding before the coronavirus pandemic, it is now being implemented as a telehealth system with patients reporting that it has helped to create a sense of connection despite the adherence to physical distancing.

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  • As Trump Blames 'The Chinese Virus,' These Asian American Women Won't Stand For The Racism

    October 08, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Responding to growing attacks on Asian Americans, based on racist reactions to the pandemic, one young woman self-published a handbook, "How to Report a Hate Crime," in multiple languages. Though limited funding kept its print run small, the booklet found an audience through social media. Then its author connected with the victim of a verbal assault, inspired her to push back against police department apathy, and sparked a number of new hate-crime reports and better training for Los Angeles police officers.

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  • Community lending helps African businesses in Philly stay afloat during COVID-19

    October 08, 2020 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia's community of African business owners has created its own security net in the wake of the shutdown, which left many businesses closed or in debt. A traditional African system known as "susu" provided the mutual aid entrepreneurs needed to stay afloat. Susus provide an informal loan network in which members contribute regularly and take turns tapping into the group funds. During the lockdown, financial support was given to those participants who were most in need. The informal loan clubs were crucial to the owners who are typically immigrants and were denied federal aid at greater rates.

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  • Bringing the chill of the cosmos to a warming planet

    October 07, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    SkyCool Systems manufactures panels that can be incorporated into existing cooling systems to reduce the amount of electricity needed to turn hot air into cold air. The technology is based on radiative cooling and utilizes a thin, mirror-like film engineered using nanotechnology to send heat into space while absorbing almost no radiation. It lowers the temperature of objects by more than 10 degrees and doesn’t require electricity or special fuels, so it does not produce greenhouse gases. While piloting the panels, a grocery outlet saved over $3,000 in electricity costs over the course of just one summer.

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  • Who ya gonna call? Remote learning helpline for teachers...and parents

    October 07, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    The School Support Hotline in Rhode Island is helping teachers and parents experience smoother virtual classroom experiences by answering questions and providing support for tech issues, along with translation services in over 200 languages. The hotline was started by the Highlander Insitute, an education nonprofit, and is staffed by 40 fellows, who are part of Fuse RI Initiative, and are educators themselves. After its first month of operation, over 200 parents had called into the hotline with questions.

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