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  • Face au Covid, l'efficacité des réseaux autogérés de soignants, plus réactifs que le gouvernement

    November 13, 2020 |

    Basta Mag |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Organisés en collectifs formels et informels, des "soignants de ville" ont tout fait pour réduire l’afflux de patients vers l’hôpital en pleine crise sanitaire et ont, eux aussi, sauvé des vies. Les soignants du 20ème arrondissement de Paris estiment à une centaine le nombre de morts évitées par leur auto-organisation pendant la première vague de l’épidémie.

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  • How Mumbaikars can coexist peacefully with ferocious spotted cats

    November 13, 2020 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Nashik

    As humans encroach further on leopard habitat, more people get attacked by the wild cats. After four people were killed in Nashik in a four-month span of 2020, Sanjay Gandhi National Park leopard rescue team and others set up cameras and traps to capture nine leopards. Though DNA testing failed to determine which animal was responsible, the attacks stopped. Those animals believed safe were returned to the wild away from human populations, while others were kept in captivity. The rescue operation, part jail and part rehabilitation, combines with public education to try to lower human-animal conflict.

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  • How Africa Is Leading the World in Corona Response

    November 13, 2020 |

    The Daily Show |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

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    Response Location: Central African Republic

    Many countries in Africa have been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 due to lessons learned from fighting the Ebola epidemic. Although not all African countries have implemented successful strategies, those that have seen success credit strong government leadership, community compliance, and a physically healthy population.

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  • Crowdfunded solar puts Red Lake Nation on a path to energy sovereignty

    November 13, 2020 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota

    The Red Lake Nation in Minnesota is building a 240-kilowatt solar array on top of a workforce training center, which will generate about half of the building’s electricity. This project was financed through crowdfunding, where they raised $250,000 from religiously inclined microlenders. The goal: to allow the tribe to have energy sovereignty, create higher-paying jobs, and maintain a healthy environment.

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  • Hard-Knocks Restaurant Workers Are Embracing Mental Wellness

    November 13, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    An initiative being piloted in the Sacramento hospitality industry aims to decrease the stigma restaurant workers face when talking about mental health concerns with their peers. This peer-to-peer mental health support program encourages workers to disclose how they are feeling to a fellow team member who has been trained in mental health counseling. Restaurant owners have reported that this program has positively changed the culture and 22 percent of those who work at a restaurant where the initiative has been piloted have reported that they have utilized the service.

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  • Covid Thwarts Booze, Party Policies

    November 13, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven, colleges and universities are taking different approaches to enforcing social distancing, visitation rules, and drinking in the dorms. Some have implemented strict rules, while others have embraced flexible social distancing policies. For example, at the University of New Haven no guests are allowed, while at Yale, one visitor is allowed. “When shame and blame come into public health ... that’s actually counterproductive to public health efforts.”

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  • How faith leaders organized to win two major environmental victories in Louisiana

    November 13, 2020 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Religious leaders in Louisiana successfully mobilized their communities to vote against a state amendment that would give manufacturers a tax break at the expense of local governments. The interfaith network of 250 religious organizations took on the role of educating their congregations and neighborhoods. Plans for a large plastics manufacturing plant have also been delayed due to the efforts of religious groups.

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  • Youth advocacy groups kept voters safe and informed on Election Day

    November 13, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Civic participation by youth advocacy groups registered tens of thousands of young voters and educated many more on election-related issues, including local and state ballot initiatives. Events held on zoom provided registration information and helped students connect with their peers, where they made pledges and plans to vote. Arizona PIRG Students New Voters Project educated 10,000 students this way, while CALPIRG Students' 500 volunteers registered 10,000 students, provided voter information to over 150,000 students, and made over 90,000 peer to peer Get Out the Vote contacts.

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  • In Brazil, Women Candidates Find Strength in Numbers

    November 12, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Collective, or shared, candidacies, where groups of candidates to run for a single elected position in Brazil, has helped elevate women and other marginalized groups with progressive platforms to rise to power. From 2016 and 2018, 22 of the 98 groups that ran were elected. In 2020, 41% of the joint candidacies were led by women. A national bill to formalize collective candidacies has stalled since 2017, so one member of the group is formally elected, and is the one to cast votes and give formal speeches, while the others are hired as advisers but still are empowered to write and propose bills.

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  • For families involved in Philly's child welfare system, this program is building a safety net

    November 12, 2020 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program within the child welfare system in Philadelphia is providing wraparound services for parents at risk of losing custody of their children. The multi-disciplinary services include an attorney, social workers, and a peer advocate in addition to services that help stabilize families such as housing, employment, and addiction treatment. Similar programs in New York City and Washington state show significant reductions of time spent by children in foster care and increased rates of reunification - saving money and reducing trauma.

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