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  • Agroforestry saves soil and boosts livelihoods in Tajikistan

    November 13, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan, Faizobod

    To restore degraded lands in Tajikistan, farmers are turning to agroforestry, a traditional cropping method that more closely mimics natural systems. An estimated 45 gigatons of carbon is sequestered by agroforestry systems globally. Add that to the benefits of reforestation, erosion control, and the return of wildlife habitat.

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  • This new fund will help retiring baby boomers turn their businesses into worker co-ops

    November 13, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Evergreen Cooperatives, a network of worker-owned businesses in Cleveland, Ohio, has seen success in keeping business structure flat and wealth at the local level. Now, they’re growing. They recently acquired the Cleveland Clinic laundry. Different than a traditional business acquisition, Evergreen Cooperatives helped transition employees to become worker-owners. Called the “acquire-convert-support strategy,” Evergreen hopes to add more businesses with the help of several local foundations.

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  • Seattle Is Changing Who Gets A Say At City Hall. Could Austin Learn A Thing Or Two?

    November 12, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Getting renters involved in the conversation increases the diversity of voices and opinions in City Hall. In 2016, Seattle created a Renters’ Commission to provide a platform similar to traditional Home Owners’ Associations, where members can have an input and act as advocates for their communities. By having residents involved with the Renters’ Commission, Seattle hopes to rebalance power and involvement in local politics, from a model traditionally dominated disproportionately by homeowners, to one more representative of the city’s actual diversity.

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  • In Amsterdam, a Unique Housing Agency Managed to Transform a Neighborhood

    November 12, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    Residents of a street in Amsterdam called Zeedijk took it upon themselves to rid the street of heroin abuse and blight by creating a public-private real-estate partnership. The partnership rehabilitated the street while ensuring locals weren't pushed out or displaced. Now, other areas in the city, including the Red Light District, are using this same approach to protect the rights and safety of their residents.

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  • 'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food

    November 10, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, New York

    Many sustainable farming practices originate from African roots, yet the industry in the United States is largely dominated by people who are white. Leah Penniman, an African American farmer based in a food desert in New York, saw the need to change this and began teaching her neighbors growing techniques and management practices, while also addressing social issues such as racism and food access.

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  • With “people power,” Vancouver, B.C. activists stopped a condo in the heart of chinatown

    November 10, 2018 |

    International Examiner |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Residents in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown have banded together to protect their neighborhood from gentrification. With collaboration and crowd-sourced activism ideas, young students and senior residents repeatedly knock down initiatives that would destroy the historic preservation and affordable housing in their community.

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  • Resistance in the Heartland: Fighting ICE in Small-Town Iowa and Nebraska

    November 07, 2018 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Pleasant, Iowa

    Inter-ethnic organizations and grassroots communities can quickly channel resources and support to families and communities devastated by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. In Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a network of immigrant groups have stepped in to provide legal and financial assistance, as well as family support, to the local Latinx community. The groups include IowaWINS, an organization that originally operated in support of Syrian immigrants.

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  • Silicon Valley voters just demanded that tech companies be responsible for their communities

    November 07, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Taxing big tech is a popular idea among residents of cities profoundly shaped by the industry. San Francisco, Mountain View, and East Palo Alto have all approved new taxes pulling money from big tech to fund housing and homelessness programs, public transportation and bike paths, and local STEM education.

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  • What If Hip Hop Can Make Architecture and Planning Better?

    November 06, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Kids will be the ones carrying out the effects of current city planning efforts. To get kids involved in city planning at a young age, Michael Ford started a series of “Hip Hop Architecture Camps.” By teaching about building, development, and neighborhoods through the lens of hip hop music, young people could engage creatively and connect to the process. The camps now takes many forms and have spread internationally.

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  • Could you float for four hours? Drowning prevention program saves kids

    November 04, 2018 |

    The Sydney Morning Herald |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Surat

    Thailand's Surat Thani province, consists of more than 100 waterways making drowning a very real concern – especially for children – but strategic preventions have resulted in no child drownings in the last two years. Children as young as two are taught water safety tactics and eventually are trained how to float for up to four hours to survive.

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