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  • Atlanta's Cyclorama had the black role in a Civil War battle all wrong. She set about to fix that.

    March 26, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Contextualizing artistic representations creates more complex narratives and offers an opportunity to educate about historical memory. The Atlanta History Center has opened an exhibition that illuminates the absence of people of color in the “Battle of Atlanta” Cyclorama, an artwork that celebrates the 1864 Union victory. The museum presents the work alongside interactive guides and films that explain the erasure of African Americans from the memory of the scene.

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  • Santa Cruz Girls Build Violence Free Lives

    March 26, 2019 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste

    In Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, the organization Cepia has started Girls Clubs in nine different neighborhoods and are teaching young girls, ages 8-12 about female empowerment, safety, and how to report crimes. In the area, violence against women is common, which is something these Girls Clubs is hoping to prevent. The clubs have reached over 650 girls and is now developing a program for boys, to teach them about positive masculinity.

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  • Ecuador legalized gangs. Murder rates plummeted.

    March 26, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Ecuador

    When faced with a rise in gang violence, Ecuador tried an approach that was in complete opposition to "zero tolerance," the methodology America has been attempting to use to tackle the problem. Rather than target gang members as wrongdoers, the country "allowed the gangs to remake themselves as cultural associations that could register with the government, which in turn allowed them to qualify for grants and benefit from social programming."

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  • Drawing better lines so that Native votes count

    March 24, 2019 |

    Indian Country Today |

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    Response Location: Crow Indian Reservation, United States, Montana

    Including Native Americans in the political process requires sustained efforts in redistricting by communities. The success of the 2018 mid-term election in bringing the first Native American women into Congress was made possible by the creation of legislative districts that gave Native American communities a voice. A comparison of the US states of Montana and North Dakota illustrates the importance of long-term collaboration, legal action, and community organization in redistricting efforts.

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  • MPHS Entrepreneurship Club tackles energy efficiency with light replacement project at high school

    March 24, 2019 |

    Sky-Hi News |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand County, Colorado

    The Entrepreneurship Club at a high school in Grand County, Colorado took the initiative— and a $2,000 grant from the Grand Foundation— to replace all of the lights in their school with energy-efficient LED lights. Tristan Schwab initiated the project after learning about the divide in energy efficiency between urban and rural areas. The students reinstalled 200 lights in their building and, once the school has improved its efficiency and saved 40% on electric bills, plan on installing solar panels to further their work.

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  • In Pakistan, dads taking part in maternal care could save lives

    March 22, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Punjab

    To combat holding the record for the world's most dire infant mortality rate, Pakistan is placing efforts on increasing paternal supports before, during and after childbirth through the implementation of a hotline. Directly addressing a lack of education that men receive around women's health care, the hotline has already seen significant success.

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  • Oregon's Troubled Foster Care System

    March 22, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    The foster care system in Tennessee drastically reduced the number of children removed from their homes by implementing a preventive strategy that seeks to help parents remedy problems leading to child neglect. The strategy includes parenting classes, behavioral therapy, housing vouchers, and rehab, among other services. Fewer children in Tennessee face the trauma of entering the foster care system, easing the burden on case workers and allowing them to focus on victims of abuse who need their help the most.

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  • School meal participation rises statewide, locally

    March 20, 2019 |

    Valley Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Ignatius, Montana

    “Not being hungry is one of our most important considerations for students as far as academic achievement,” says St. Ignatius, Montana Superintendent Jason Sargent. This reasoning has lead the state to implement free school meals to all grade levels as well as offer “grab and go” stations that allow students to take food from the cafeteria with them to their classes.

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  • Detroit Pop-up Midwifery Clinic wants to get neighbors talking about birthing options

    March 19, 2019 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Despite offering services for expectant mothers, Detroit's infant mortality and less-than-adequate prenatal care rates are both negative outliers when it comes to Michigan's statewide statistics for those figures. Realizing that many women may not be aware of the services available, five women created the Detroit Pop-up Midwifery Clinic that brings the educational resources straight to the people that need them.

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  • Telluride isn't immune to Colorado's high country housing problem. But it's finding a solution in diversification

    March 18, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

    While towns across the Mountain West struggle to provide affordable housing, Telluride looks to diversification of housing to build sustainable, economically beneficial houses and apartments. From tiny homes to dormitory-style apartment buildings, the city's developments leave room for singles and families alike, and easily afforded with government bonds and subsidies.

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