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  • What Happened When Activists Took Over Vacant Homes in Los Angeles

    January 21, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Vacant homes owned by the state of California were occupied in protest by activists in Los Angeles who want to bring attention to the homelessness crisis. Known as the Reclaim and Rebuild Our Community collective, the activists’ stance is “homes should be used to house the City’s growing homeless population.” As a result of the tactic, 25 homes have been successfully transferred to the Los Angeles Housing Authority.

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  • When Drivers are in the Drivers' Seat for Taxi and Ride-Hail Companies

    January 21, 2021 |

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    Driver cooperatives are providing an alternative for gig workers who use ride-hailing apps to make a living. Though the pay isn’t high, drivers are paid fairly for the time they spend working, have stable schedules and employment, and know their complaints and suggestions will be heard and implemented.

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  • A Florida Study Showed How to Save Energy at Home. Why Aren't More Cities and States Following Suit?

    January 21, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    A pilot energy retrofit project in Florida has shown that these upgrades for homeowners ultimately saves them money and energy, and can be made accessible to people from all types of socioeconomic backgrounds. This private-public partnership retrofitted 56 single-family homes, some with “shallow” retrofits like LED lightbulbs and smart plugs and some with “phased deep” retrofits like energy-efficient windows and air conditioners. The program showed that all participants saved energy and could be scaled to other states.

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  • The Sausage-Making to Revive a Black-owned Sausage Factory in New Orleans

    January 14, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Community land trusts typically provide affordable housing but now one is responsible for the revival of a family business in New Orleans. Commercial community land trusts are emerging as viable solutions for tenants being displaced by higher rents as well as the revitalization of historically Black centers of commerce. Commercial land trusts are an avenue for the Black community to have “economic self-determination.”

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  • A Tiny Public Housing Authority Offered Residents the Vaccine. Could Others Follow Suit?

    January 12, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Central Falls, Rhode Island

    A small public housing authority in Rhode Island took the initiative to develop a methodology to administer the COVID-19 vaccine once the city began to offer the vaccine publicly. While a significant number of the residents had signed up to receive the vaccine, this number increased after the mayor and mayor-elect were publicly vaccinated at the site.

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  • A Traveling, Pop-Up Library Holds Exclusively Books Written by Black Women

    January 06, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    A pop-up library is highlighting books written by Black women and has over 3,000 books in circulation with books from every genre. Founder Ola Ronke Akinmowo also travels to other states with several hundred books and does presentations on Black writers. The initiative has inspired similar projects in Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, and Los Angeles.

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  • How Oregon's Radical Decriminalization of Drugs Was Inspired by Portugal

    January 05, 2021 |

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    After Portugal decriminalized hard drugs in 2001 to treat drug use as a health problem and not a crime, the country expanded treatment services that produced sharp drops in drug-overdose deaths and HIV infections. Its numbers of people incarcerated on drug charges also dropped by nearly half. The Drug Policy Alliance studied Portugal's approach and made a modified version of it the model for Oregon, where courts and prisons have been the gateway to the state's limited treatment services. Oregon voters approved decriminalization and a vast increase in treatment programs that will roll out in 2021.

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  • At Chicago's Immigrant-Run Corner Stores, Striving for Food and Racial Justice

    December 30, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Corner Store Campaign alleviates food insecurity in Chicago by providing fresh produce and supplies to customers who frequent the neighborhood establishments - typically in places that are more likely to be food deserts. The program is run by Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), which also seeks to ease and heal the historically-fraught relationship between immigrant corner store owners and the black communities they typically cater to by partnering with the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative to engage in dialogue about policing and community safety.

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  • Philadelphia's Eviction Diversion Program Extended After Showing Results

    December 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Dozens of evictions have been prevented in Philadelphia through a program that calls for mediation between landlord and tenant. The Eviction Diversion Program requires that disputes be worked through before an eviction claim can be filed. The success of the temporary program has led to an extension until March and “the hope is that it will become the new normal.”

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  • How Tulsa Is Reconnecting Immigrants and Refugees to High-Skill Careers

    December 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Skilled immigrants are better able to capitalize on their education and work experience with some help. Initiatives in Massachusetts and Oklahoma aim to help immigrants and refugees navigate complicated higher education systems to better match their previous education with credits in American universities. These programs also help them recognize cultural differences that could affect their job search in addition to increasing “cultural competency” for employers.

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