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  • The 'Army Of Environmental Super Voters' Is Growing, And Marching On City Hall

    Alexander Kaufman

    March 18, 2021 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Environmental Voter Project has contacted nearly 6.2 million non-voters that care about the environment in 17 states since 2015, estimating that over 733,000 of them now vote regularly. They identify voters using demographic and behavioral data, verify the data using surveys, and apply algorithms to predict “super environmentalists,” focusing on people who don’t vote. They concentrate on local elections, such as mayoral races, and call, text, and knock-on voters’ doors. They also fundraise, increasing donations from about $475,000 in 2017 to nearly $2.7 million in 2020, mostly from small donors.

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  • Unifying America: ‘Braver Angels' Try To Bridge The Political Divide

    Natalie Brand

    March 18, 2021 |

    CBS News |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Braver Angels works to decrease political polarization by pairing up Republicans and Democrats for one-on-one conversations about each other’s political views and experiences. The goal of the conversations is to encourage understanding through talking and listening, not to change anyone’s views. Participants often find they share similar goals but just have different perspectives on how to achieve them. The group has about 15,000 members representing every state. Membership surged after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capital, after which around 4,500 Braver Angels gathered virtually to try and heal.

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  • Long shot: Vaccination campaigns move at the speed of trust

    Sydney Kornegay Marc Lefkowitz

    March 18, 2021 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Health centers around Cleveland seek to build trust with residents in order to dispel misinformation and increase vaccination rates against COVID-19. Health officials use social media, engage with trusted messengers like local religious leaders, and acknowledge fears while gently pushing back against misinformation to effectively build trust among the community. Culturally competent and targeted outreach has also been an effective way to convince people to get vaccinated within some immigrant communities.

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  • How a Nigerian security guard used football to end tribal conflict

    Kelechukwu Iruoma

    March 18, 2021 |

    TRT World |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, River State

    A series of four football competitions in 2017-18 brought peace to two communities whose land dispute had led to violence. In the absence of a government response, the chief security officer of the Igbesikala-Ama, a minority group, put his peacemaking training to work to recruit teams from eight communities to participate. Included were people from the two communities in conflict and members of the youth "cults" who had done the fighting at their elders' instigation. The competition brought an end to the violence, though a lack of money put an end to the football competitions.

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  • Mississauga company reduces electronic waste & offers computers to those who can't afford them

    Nida Zafar

    March 18, 2021 |

    The Pointer |

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    Response Location: Canada, Mississauga, Ontario

    Older electronics are being refurbished and redistributed to those in need by Renewed Computer Technology. The federally funded, Canadian nonprofit collected 13,500 computers and laptops last year for schools, libraries, and charities. RCT also provides steeply discounted electronics for economically disadvantaged families in addition to affordable high-speed internet access.

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  • Hot Trash

    Nigel Poor Earlonne Woods

    March 17, 2021 |

    Ear Hustle |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

    Prison visiting rooms provide an irreplaceable connection between incarcerated people and their family and friends from outside prison. The in-person visits, despite the many rules that complicate the simple act of conversation, offer a grounding in what's happening in the lives they left behind, along with opportunities to have an intense dialogue about past mistakes and regrets. Interviews produced inside San Quentin Prison reveal the mixed blessing of video visits, the only form of contact for a year during the pandemic.

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  • Ein Froschzüchter kämpft gegen illegalen Wildtierhandel in Kolumbien

    Manuel Rueda

    March 17, 2021 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Kolumbien gilt als eines der artenreichsten Länder der Welt. Doch jedes Jahr fallen tausende Tiere der Wilderei zum Opfer. Ivan Lozanos hilft, bedrohte Arten wie den Goldenen Pfeilgiftfrosch vor dem Aussterben zu bewahren, indem er sie züchtet und legal verkauft.

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  • Avid Bookshop's New Book Club Promotes Literature About Race and Labor

    Abir Saberi

    March 17, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Georgia’s Racial Justice Centering Committee, part of the University of Georgia’s United Campus Workers, runs the Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club at the Avid Bookshop. The moderator-led discussions provide attendees with exposure to diverse literature and an opportunity to learn about the intersection between labor and race. While University of Georgia students are the target audience, the book club is open to the public. Meetings are currently held on zoom, but in-person meetings at the bookshop introduced a wider audience to the diverse books and increased support of the local business.

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  • Rescuers take advantage of mental health services during tragic year

    Emily Mieure Tom Hallberg

    March 17, 2021 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Teton County, Wyoming

    First responders who face devastating emergency response outcomes in Wyoming are finding support through the Teton Interagency Peer Support group. The group anonymously connects the first responders with trauma-informed counselors – so far, 135 people have utilized the service.

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  • Hopeworks expands its outreach to support small businesses and fight regional poverty

    Courtney Duchene

    March 17, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Hopeworks is providing a paid job training program along with internship and employment opportunities in any of three businesses owned by the nonprofit. Hopeworks also provides living arrangements in a residential program where students, alumni, and interns can all live together. The nonprofit adopted a trauma-informed approach that allows participants to learn healthy coping mechanisms.

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