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  • A Single Drone Helped Mexican Police Drop Crime 10 Percent

    June 11, 2018 |

    Wired |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Ensenada

    Unmanned drones are increasingly providing valuable services in non-military situations such as rescue operations. In one city in Mexico, just one drone prompted 500 arrests and a drop in the crime rate of 10 percent, with a 30 percent drop in home burglaries. But drones also remain very controversial because of their start as weapons of war and unease over their surveillance capabilities, making careful regulations for their use essential.

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  • Ironworkers help men prep for life outside of Goose Creek Correctional Center

    June 11, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wasilla, Alaska

    A welders union in Alaska is helping fill vocational gaps for prisoners by bringing actual welding equipment to a correctional center so inmates get real-world experience. Although they work with virtual training programs, getting to experience what real welding is like is key for them to actually get jobs once they’re released.

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  • ICE Came for a Tennessee Town's Immigrants. The Town Fought Back.

    June 11, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Morristown, Tennessee

    After a raid in a Tennessee plant resulted in 97 immigrants being detained, and 130 American-born children affected, a town came together to help their immigrant neighbors. A church was converted into a crisis response center, professors organized a speaking event at the college, 1,000 attended a prayer vigil, and 300 marched in a protest downtown. “We love Morristown. We are here to send a message of love and unity.”

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  • From Farm to Factory: The Rural-Urban Coalition for Immigrants' Rights

    June 11, 2018 |

    Next City |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    A group of activists in Waukesha, Wisconsin are honoring the role of immigrants in the community by mobilizing 10,000 people from rural and urban areas across the state to march for the "Day without Latinx & Immigrants." The group, called Voces De La Frontera, also uses the collective power immigrant workers have in the dairy state to influence policy and gain protections for migrants. Through inclusion and conversation, Voces now has 1,500 members, nine adult chapters, and 15 youth chapters in schools, all working together to support immigrants in Wisconsin.

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  • Australia's visas for seasonal workers: aid or exploitation?

    June 11, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    The Seasonal Workers Program in Australia was implemented when there was a need to be met for more farming laborers. Although not without issue, the program is drawing many Pacific Islanders as a means for them to boost their incomes, while Australia ensures the labor they need to thrive.

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  • Training pivotal as cuts to mental-health services take hold

    June 10, 2018 |

    Daily Inter Lake |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kalispell, Montana

    Law enforcement agencies in Montana are undergoing Crisis Intervention Training so they are better equipped to respond to mental health emergencies. After budget cuts resulting social worker layoff, the region anticipates an uptick in emergency mental health calls, so they are planning ahead to train police officers to respond.

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  • How a University and a Tribe Are Teaming Up to Revive a Lost Language

    June 09, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oxford, Ohio

    The Myaamia Center, a language initiative led by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, has led to the preservation of the Myaamia language and culture. The center, which has become a model for other universities, is the result of a relationship between the university and the tribe that dates back to 1972. Together, they have helped move predominantly white institutions like Miami University towards racial equity.

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  • Kenya learns waste management from Tanzania

    June 09, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Arusha

    Thanks to a modernized waste-management system introduced by Tanzania in 2014, Kenya is able to see a future for fixing their quickly growing trash pollution problem.

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  • Three ways cities remodelled their streets for people, not cars

    June 08, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Pedestrian-oriented development takes many forms, but three cities have demonstrated success. In New York City, a local transit commissioner convinced the city to pedestrianize parts of Times Square using data to make the case. In San Paulo, local officials simply repainted streets to test redesign efforts. Finally, Barcelona is becoming known for its superblocks, which decrease car use by redesigning large city blocks.

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  • A Rare Look Inside One of the Only High Schools at an Adult Jail

    June 08, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A new high school inside the New Orleans jail gives juvenile detainees the opportunity to earn credits toward graduation, not just a GED, and possibly find a different future. It's showing promise, with three people earning diplomas so far and more passing state exams in English and math. But the challenges are many because students are in a violent jail awaiting adjudication that could mean many more years behind bars.

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