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  • US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations

    October 02, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Volunteers, hotlines, community supporting families, these are the basic principles of rapid response networks. A rapid response network is a community led, volunteer response to immigration crackdowns that is being replicated in cities around the country. When people are getting detained, the rapid response networks are activated, volunteers receive a text that a neary neighbor is getting deported and they rush to the house. They take notes, and record with their cellphones. “I feel hopeful that there’s something I can do rather than sitting worried and angry, and I feel like I can be part of something that

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  • On the Move With the Donkey-Powered Mobile Libraries of Zimbabwe

    October 02, 2017 |

    Literary Hub |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Tsholotsho

    An organization in Zimbabwe has taken a creative approach to libraries; the Rural Libraries and Resources Development Programme sponsors donkey-powered mobile libraries that travel around the country to brink books and Internet access to rural communities. Using donkeys to carry over 1,000 books across the country, the program has increased country-wide access to English learning resources and the Internet.

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  • Manufacturing in Massachusetts: : Teaching a Younger Workforce New Skills

    October 02, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Despite heavy pressure, attending college is not for everyone, and a university degree no longer guarantees job placement; meanwhile industries like manufacturing are facing a decline in interested, qualified workers. Various initiatives in Massachusetts are implementing accessible job training programs, especially for minorities, that are helping to place people in manufacturing jobs that provide improved economic opportunity, while hopefully positioning the state for burst of industrial growth.

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  • Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors

    October 02, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Scientists in Mexico are deploying instruments to create a network using GPS, pressure and seismic data, to track the movement of tectonic plates with the goal of creating models of earthquakes and tsunamis that would help mitigate loss of life in the next disaster. The decision to focus on the Guerrero Gap was prompted by the 2011 quake and resulting tsunami that devastated parts of Japan. That came from an event similar to what happens in the Gap, prompting a Japanese scientistic group to invest in the research in Mexico.

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  • Opioid crisis puts Ohio jails at the center of burden and opportunity

    October 01, 2017 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    As jails in Ohio struggle with the skyrocketing numbers of people addicted to opioids, they are increasingly becoming the state's primary detox centers. This article explores how several counties are addressing the issue by connecting inmates to jobs, training and housing to cut down on overdose deaths and reduce recidivism. Medicaid has also made it easier to get inmates health insurance coverage, which gives them access to treatment and medications upon release.

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  • The Compass, Making it Work, Making it Work: Affordable Medical Equipment in India

    October 01, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India

    This episodes highlights two efforts that have been put in place to provide a service poor people don’t have access to. One of those is Simpa Network, which is providing affordable electricity through solar power to people in India. The other has been dubbed “Amazon for the Poor,” which borrowed Amazon’s model to deliver products to people that live in rural parts of Kenya. So far, 50,000 people have opted to order goods.

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  • China's Crazy Plan to Keep Sand From Swallowing the World

    October 01, 2017 |

    Mother Jones |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mongolia, Duolun

    Overfarming, over-grazing, climate change and population growth are all to blame for turning Duolun County in China's Inner Mongolia region into a bigger desert than it was to begin with. With 87 percent of the area turned into desert, sandstorms began to be the norm and would often engulf the neighboring region of Beijing. The Duolun project attempts to stop this by embarking on a tree-planting mission. Not without it's limitations and criticisms, this solution is by no means perfect, but it's somewhat of a start that has seen Duolun reportedly increase to 31 percent forested land.

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  • Tsunamis Are Bringing New Species to Our Coasts

    September 28, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A new study shows where unprecedented amounts of aquatic invaders are washing up in Hawaii and the West Coast and could help guide a quick response for cleanups as well as ongoing monitoring. That's how biologists eradicated a mussel in Australia and parasites and invasive algae along the California coast. Stopping them before they get a foothold is key to protecting public health and ecosystems, as well as fisheries and tourism.

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  • Quaker City Coffee is betting that former drug dealers will make good entrepreneurs

    September 28, 2017 |

    Generocity |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Quaker City Coffee Company taps into the skills and expertise of formerly incarcerated people while providing much needed jobs. The company is small, but it aims to serve as a model for other such efforts to help ex-cons find employment.

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  • GPS darts help stop high-speed police chases

    September 28, 2017 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Lucas County, Ohio

    With the help of a grant, the sheriff’s department in Lucas County is using GPS-enabled darts to catch criminals who run. Instead of engaging in a dangerous high-speed chase, officers can tag the car with a dart, watch where the car goes on a computer, and meet it when it stops.

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