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  • Local Organizations Use Social Marketing Campaign to Inform About COVID-19

    May 06, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    A marketing campaign complete with graphics, billboards, social media outreach, and paper print outs has been an important tool in disseminating relevant COVID-19 information in northeast Georgia. Three local organizations have created several campaigns to reach as many people as possible, especially vulnerable populations.

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  • Taharka Bros: Ice cream with a side of worker ownership

    May 06, 2021 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore ice cream maker Taharka Brothers is six Black men, worker-owners, who lost most of their business accounts at the start of the pandemic. They saved their business, and their jobs, by starting home delivery and tapping into collectives that help worker-owned cooperatives with financing and business advice. Gratitude for a decent job, good working conditions, and pride of ownership help sustain such a business through tumultuous times.

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  • Huge success for Mother's Day bailout, as annual Philly effort blows past fundraising goal

    May 06, 2021 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund freed more than 400 people from jail in 2020, thanks to $3 million donated amid the COVID-19 crisis and racial justice protests. Organizers of the Black Mama's Day Bailout, an annual targeted campaign that gave rise to the community bail fund five years ago, expected donor fatigue this year might limit their work. But they exceeded the 2020 Mother's Day campaign, freeing 25 women, in part from sales of art made by formerly incarcerated women in a partnership with an arts co-op. Cash bail penalizes people too poor to afford to remain free before trial.

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  • Indonesia coral reef partially restored in extensive project

    May 05, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    A coral reef in Indonesia has been partially restored due to the collective efforts of conversation groups, nonprofits, and even a pet food company. They laid structures on the seabed to help stimulate reef growth. Because of their efforts, they have been able to increase coral cover from 5 percent to 55 percent.

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  • How Asians Became the Most Vaccinated Group in New York City

    May 05, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community centers in New York are playing a crucial role in helping to connect the city's Asian residents with Covid vaccine appointments. From training translators on medical lingo to collecting local resident's information for online scheduling, these community organizations are "filling the gaps government agencies have left behind."

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  • How two Black CEOs got corporate America to pay attention to voting rights

    May 04, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    A small group of prominent Black business leaders personally urged their corporate peers to oppose the restrictive voting laws being considered in dozens of states. Public statements framing voting rights as a moral, non-partisan issue led to hundreds of corporations - including Microsoft and Target – publicly opposing the bills, with some threatening to withhold investment and campaign donations in states that pass such laws. The Major League Baseball All-Star game was pulled from Georgia. Organizers believe White executives were more likely to listen to Black executives than Black grassroots activists.

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  • As Paradise Rebuilds, It's Also Preparing for the Next Fire

    May 04, 2021 |

    Sierra Club |

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    Response Location: United States, Paradise, California

    After the 2018 Camp Fire that tore through the town of Paradise, California, local residents are starting to rebuild. As of April, the town issued nearly 1,500 building permits. They’re also implementing a plan to remove trees that pose a safety concern for residents, which has been an extensive coordination effort between federal, state, and local government officials. Housing prices in the area have increased significantly making it difficult for some people to rebuild, but some organizations are working to help those that want to return to the area.

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  • This Restaurant-Led Agriculture Effort Wants To Help Farmers And Ranchers Fight Climate Change

    May 03, 2021 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder County, Colorado

    A new county initiative in Colorado aims to support regenerative agriculture projects on farms as a way to take carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil in an effort to combat climate change. Restaurants donate 1 percent of their profits to the Restore Colorado initiative in Boulder County. The McCauley Family Farm is one of the first to sign on to this initiative and plan to plant more trees on their grazing land. While it can take years to see any benefits, organizers are looking to scale the initiative to be statewide.

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  • American cities have long struggled to reform their police – but isolated success stories suggest community and officer buy-in might be key

    April 30, 2021 |

    The Conversation |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    One police-reform program that outperformed and outlasted most cities' attempts was Cincinnati's "collaborative agreement," an unusual team effort focused on community involvement at every step. Sparked by a controversial police shooting of an unarmed Black man, the program went beyond federal government and court oversight to include other key stakeholders in the community and police unions. Changed policies on use of force, crime prevention, and police accountability led to lower crime, improved police-community relations, fewer injuries, and fewer racially biased traffic stops.

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  • A Solution to Ending Homelessness Might Be in the Data

    April 29, 2021 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Built for Zero is a data-driven approach to ending homelessness with a proven track record of success. The strategy is scalable and takes into account variables within different communities. It aims to bring homelessness rates down to “functional zero,” which means that the number of people experiencing homelessness is low enough that they can all be housed if they wanted.

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