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https://sojo.net/articles/colombias-displaced-people-find-home-transforming-whats-discarded?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Magen Janetsky
Sojourners
21 November 2018
Mixed Media / 1500-3000 Words
In the late 1960s and early 1970s Barrio Moravia was an illegal dumping site where displaced Colombians fleeing violence made informal settlements. Now a community center, organizations, and a public garden with more than 50,000 species have helped transform the neighborhood. “It's a barrio that the same people we see here constructed,” she said. “It's a neighborhood I love with all of my heart, one that I have fought to transform.”
https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/tanzanian-farmers-crack-the-code-for-fighting-land-grab/88561?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kizito Makoye
OZY
13 November 2018
Mixed Media / 800-1500 Words
Indigenous people in Tanzania are using “legal expertise, political pressure and smart solutions like land mapping to win back plots — and then secure them — from corporations they accuse of using loopholes to grab territory.” While indigenous people live in most of the world’s land, they legally own less than ten percent of it. By mapping their territory and publically registering land, it is much harder for corporations to take control.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90263635/this-tool-helps-you-make-sure-your-401k-is-supporting-gender-equality?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Adele Peters
FastCompany
13 November 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
Gender Equality Funds is a tool that makes it possible for people to know if the mutual fund companies in their 401k’s are gender inclusive. The tools pulls data from 4,000 mutual funds companies and gives them a gender score. The aim is to empower people to invest their money in socially responsible funds. “I believe this is going to be a tsunami of capital shifting away from companies that are not responsive on gender equality.”
https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/the-new-mexican-revolution-women-only-workplaces/90078?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Deborah Bonello
OZY
9 November 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/arts/norman-rockwell-freedom.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Laura Holson
The New York Times
8 November 2018
Mixed Media / 800-1500 Words
In the midst of a seemingly increasingly divided political and racial landscape, some artists of color are pushing back to create art that represents marginalized communities. Some artists have chosen to do this by recreating Norman Rockwell’s paintings, which in the earlier part of his career mainly showcased white people. “The image haunted me because of the world we live in,” the artist said, referring to today’s divisive political climate. “I wanted to imagine what it would look like today.”
https://apolitical.co/solution_article/how-to-tackle-populism-rebuild-rural-civic-life?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Fergus Peace
Apolitical
2 November 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Access to civic institutions, such as local newspapers, arts facilities, churches, and even breweries, help people feel more connected to their communities and less inclined to support populist candidates. Rural areas suffering from a lack of strong civic institutions are experimenting with promoting local businesses, organizing town halls, and even designing town mascots.
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