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  • People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There

    June 25, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: Canada

    A recently proposed Canadian law would create comprehensive support for the repatriation of cultural objects back from museums to First Nations people. The law addresses a common and critical hurdle for repatriation: funds for the transport and safe storage of objects upon their return.

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  • San Francisco Restaurants Can't Afford Waiters. So They're Putting Diners to Work.

    June 25, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Diners at Souvla, a Greek restaurant in San Francisco, fill their own water glasses and find their own tables. The self-service model is gaining popularity as the city’s restaurateurs feel the pressure of rising rent and labor costs.

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  • Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

    June 25, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Manila Bay in the Philippines is covered in trash - more specifically discarded plastic waste that has been exported from the United States. Facing an imminent risk of the Bay (which many local fishers depend on) disappearing, two organizations partnered together to create the “Stopping Plastic Where It Starts Tour." Targeting specifically U.S. communities experiencing the harmful impacts of fracking, the tour aims to reduce plastic consumption and production through awareness.

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  • Where Autistic Workers Thrive

    June 24, 2018 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: United States

    Fortune 500 companies are learning to be flexible with hiring processes and recruitment to ensure that people on the autism spectrum are being accommodated. Workers with autism are incredibly productive -- at JPMorgan Chase, they "achieve, on average, 48% to 140% more work than their typical colleagues -- but there is a need for flexibility and understanding to cultivate their talent.

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  • Farmers staring at losses after India shuts door to ‘ndengu'

    June 24, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    An initiative in Kenya showed major promise in pulling farmers out of poverty by supplying them with subsidized seeds to grow green grams, ndengu, for overseas markets. The success of the idea relied heavily on a promise by the prime minister of India to buy the entire crop, which triggered a series of steps to help the farmers grow grams and export them. But despite a bumper harvest, India banned importation of the crop to help its own farmers, leaving Kenyan officials to look at other options.

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  • Muslim Sex Educators Forge Their Own #MeToo Movement

    June 23, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    For almost ten years, HEART Women and Girls, has been offering culturally-specific sex education for the Muslim community across the United States. HEART not only provides in-person training and online discussions, but also trains professionals outside of the HEART community who work with Muslim women experiencing sexual harassment or abuse.

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  • Where Danes Butt Heads (Politely) With Their Leaders

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Allinge

    Thousands of Danes attend a political festival called Folkemodet every year to mingle with government ministers and corporate executives and enjoy live music, comedy, and art. The casual atmosphere allows participants to ask tough questions of their leaders in person. Participants say the festival helps them learn more about political issues and inspires them to become more politically active.

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  • When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshalltown, Iowa

    Primary care practioners are prescribing buprenorphine to patients struggling with opioid substance use disorder, providing a support for medication-assisted recovery. Practices use a team-based approach and grant funding to provide this support and overcome the challenges of limited staff capacity and insufficient reimbursement.

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  • Rx: zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup Medicaid plan offers food as medicine

    June 22, 2018 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, a Philadelphia non-profit, makes and delivers healthy meals to people with serious illnesses. The deliveries kick-start healthy eating at home, so recipients are more likely to continue healthy habits when their six-week service ends. Health Partners says it’s working to reduce patient costs and create better health outcomes. Several insurers are adding the service for their Medicaid patients.

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  • The Cops Standing With, and For, the Gay Communities They Serve

    June 22, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Gay Officers League in the New York Police Department started in the early 1980s when memories of the Stonewall Riots were still fresh to support gay officers in the NYPD while also improving relations between the LGBTQ community and the police. NYPD is now one of the most diverse forces in the nation and there are more than 2,000 GOAL members in Philadelphia, Chicago and New England. They have become role models in the gay community while also changing attitudes within law enforcement.

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