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  • Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

    March 02, 2023 |

    The Emancipator |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Tax Sale Benevolence Program reaches out to owners of properties in Cook County, Illinois, with tax debt to help them pay it off and connect them to helpful resources so they do not lose their homes.

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  • Forging Pathways to Land Access for BIPOC Farmers in Georgia

    March 02, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    It can be difficult to find and afford farmland in the United States, so a web tool called Georgia FarmLink connects disadvantaged farmers to landowners and resources for help with legal and business advice.

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  • In India, Sacred Groves Are Helping Resurrect a Near-Extinct Forest Ecosystem

    March 02, 2023 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: India

    Auroville is home to foresters, ecologists, and other conservation advocates working on various reforestation efforts like propagating tropical dry evergreen forest species and planting drought-resistant species. Today, community-run nurseries supply about 50,000 saplings a year for tree-planting projects in Auroville. There are also “forest groups” made up of local residents who plant native species, collectively planting more than half a million evergreen saplings of over 200 different species.

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  • This Free Grocery Store is Trying to Address Atlanta's Food Access Problems

    March 02, 2023 |

    Capital B (Atlanta) |

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    Response Location: United States, Grove Park, Georgia

    The Grocery Spot is a free grocery store where residents can access redistributed food from local pantries and for-profit grocery stores that have more than they can sell. The Grocery Spot addresses food waste and access, providing more than 140,000 pounds of free food to more than 600 families each week.

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  • 'The wild, wild west'

    March 02, 2023 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Berthoud, Colorado

    The Colorado-based company Biochar Now heats waste wood for hours to produce biochar. The charcoal-like material sequesters the carbon from the organic material it’s made of. And the company’s product has been used to clean up salts, toxins, PFAS, and heavy metals from oil spills and Superfund sites.

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  • Banks For The People

    March 02, 2023 |

    Noēma |

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    Response Location: United States

    Public banks are owned and run by governments, and because they store money for the state instead of individuals, they can invest back into the communities they serve instead of extracting from them in the chase for profits.

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  • Mexican expats are trumpeting the ruling party's message and getting out the vote

    March 01, 2023 |

    Coda Story |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Morena New York Committee 1 offers programs and events that aim to engage members of the Mexican Diaspora living in the United States and encourage them to participate in Mexican elections. The organization recently mounted three processions in New York City to demonstrate support for the country's sitting president.

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  • In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

    March 01, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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  • Meet the all-female ‘disease detectives' revitalising their nation's health

    March 01, 2023 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Mymensingh District

    Teams of Shasthya Shebikas, female community volunteers, are spread across the country providing door-to-door healthcare services to those in need who often struggle to access care. This community healthcare system, in partnership with the local government and other area NGOs, provides free or low-cost care to about 80 million people each year and has seen dramatic health improvements in terms of infant and maternal mortality and vaccination rates.

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  • New Fire Mountain Fabrics store offers Indigenous fabric and motifs

    March 01, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

    Fire Mountain Fabrics and Supply is a Native-owned fabric shop in Minnesota that sells materials used to make the regalia worn in different ceremonies that can often be difficult to find.

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