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Solar Power Is Clean and Cheap, But Still Has Challenges to Overcome

Ethan Brown

March 25, 2022 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Solar energy is a clean, cheap, renewable, and land-efficient resource, making it a valuable technology to scale up in the face of climate concerns and clean energy. Diversifying the supply chain for creating and sourcing solar panels can help make solar energy more reliable when faced with geopolitical and human rights issues.

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Tina Turner, Greek tragedy, and the proven poverty cure that empowers women

Lane Anderson

March 25, 2022 |

Matriarchy Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Brazil's Bolsa Familia program provides monthly grants to families to help cover the costs of education and health care. The funds, which are specifically disbursed to women, have improved poverty rates and helped empower some women to leave abusive relationships.

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Restorative justice solutions for youth are growing abroad, can they become part of the mix in the U.S.

Elizabeth Thompson

March 24, 2022 |

North Carolina Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy

As North Carolina reevaluates its approach to juvenile justice, the state is looking to examples like Italy, where restorative justice practices such as victim-offender mediation, in which the victim and perpetrator of a crime meet with a mediator to discuss and reconstruct the incident, play a critical role in cases involving youth. The country incarcerates fewer children and young adults on a given day than North Carolina despite its population being roughly six times the size of the state's.

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Take this cash and call me in the morning

Julia Hotz

March 24, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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Neue Schnitte aus alten Stoffen - Textilverwertung in Thailand

Gerlind Vollmer

March 24, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Thailand

Bei der Textilproduktion lässt es sich nicht vermeiden, dass Stoff übrig bleibt. Das thailändische Startup Moreloop hilft Textilproduzenten mit einer Datenbank, überschüssige Stoffreste zu neuer Kleidung zu verarbeiten. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten machen bereits mehr als 70 Firmen mit.

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These rural organizers have found an answer to dog whistle politics: Multi-racial, working-class solidarity

Jaisal Noor

March 24, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Organizers with Down Home North Carolina use deep canvassing, a door-knocking strategy based on active listening and in-depth, nonjudgmental conversation, to spark political discussions with voters who are often left out of the democratic process. Canvassers are trained to center issues of race and class to build solidarity across demographics and recorded high levels of support from voters in 82% of conversations surveyed between November 2021 and January 2022.

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Fibroid Treatment in African Women

Wemimo Adewuni

March 24, 2022 |

Nigeria Info FM |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

High intensity focus ultrasound is being used in the Management and treatment of fibroids in women in Nigeria. It provides a non-surgical and non-invasive treatment option for women who meet specific criteria including the size of the fibroid and its location.

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The dining shed—soon to be banned in NYC—awakened a sense of what's possible with the city street

Aaron Timms

March 24, 2022 |

The Counter |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, many restaurants in New York City introduced “dining and drinking sheds,” ad-hoc sidewalk structures that allowed patrons to gather outside, where it was generally considered safer. Cities across the country followed suit, reimagining public spaces and their shared use. The spaces also brought customers to businesses that struggled to stay afloat during pandemic fears and shutdowns.

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This Ability in the Kenyan Society

Adhiambo Edith Magak

March 23, 2022 |

The Elephant |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

This Ability Trust is a nonprofit working to help women and girls with disabilities facing violence. Their Mama Siri program is a toll-free phone service that people with disabilities can call for information and help with things like reporting violence to the police and getting to a safe space.

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‘Workforce' housing adds homes for locals. What about the price?

Billy Arnold

March 23, 2022 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Teton County’s workforce program is helping local workers find affordable housing. With a low volume of available housing and skyrocketing rents, having housing options that are set aside specifically for local workers has been helpful.

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