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  • Hospital Beats Federal Bureaucracy to Offer Local Traditional Foods

    October 11, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    The siglaug, is an Inupiaq word for ice cellar. It is also how the Inupiaq people are preserving a part of their culture. The siglaug, opened after the Farm Bill was passed, which allowed for the opening of a food processing center. Prior to that, elders staying at the local hospital ward could only eat federally approved foods like spaghetti. “Since 2015, the sigluaq has provided a facility for Harris and others to process donated meat, fish, and fowl according to government regulations so they can be served to elders in the long-term care.”

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  • In Woodlawn, a Ground-Up Approach to a Healthier, Safer Community

    October 11, 2017 |

    WTTW-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Urban areas that have more trees tend to have lower crime rates, attracting more investment and have higher income levels. They also make neighborhoods nicer places to live so that’s why Blacks in Green, a community group in Chicago, is focused on building more gardens, planting orchards and trees with the help of the Morton Arboretum, which works with community groups around the city. Blacks in Green has combined the initiative with efforts to provide more jobs for the community’s young people as well.

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  • These simple design tricks can help diminish hate speech online

    October 11, 2017 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Tech platforms are trying to find a way to battle hate speech while guarding free speech. Various sites have found success by using design elements to de-incentivize incivility, and are promoting more constructive debate in their comments and posts.

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  • Small town tries solving its own problems

    October 10, 2017 |

    The Victoria Advocate |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Palacios, Texas

    When one community decided it was time to seek chance in public discourse, they didn't look for guidance at the national level, but instead asked, "What are the best ways that we can solve this ourselves?" Although still restricted with limited sources, community members across industries in Palacios, Texas are continuously coming together in order to enact change.

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  • How Tenants' Rights Are Flourishing—Right in Trump's New Backyard

    October 09, 2017 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    In Washington D.C., the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase act, gives tenants the right to be the first in line to buy the building they live in, if it goes up for sale. The city, also has a trust fund that finances affordable housing, and provides funds for people looking to purchase a building and create a co-op. Together, these things make it easier for tenants to access affordable housing, and fight gentrification. So, far the city has 137 co-ops. "Now we get to choose our neighbors, we get to set our own rules, and we’re in control of our living conditions.”

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  • Hemp Farmers Face Rocky Road in Diversifying Eastern Kentucky's Economy

    October 06, 2017 |

    West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

    Appalachia, a region put on the map due to coal mining, is now facing a time of declining coal mining jobs. As this persists, however, there is slowly growing movement to turn to hemp farming as a way to bring both jobs and money back into Eastern Kentucky. Although much is still unknown about the future of this crop, it's still standing as a beacon of hope for the community as a means to helping both the people and the region in their fight for increased economic stability.

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  • Milwaukee is Showing How Urban Gardening Can Heal a City

    October 04, 2017 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Urban gardening initiatives strengthen health and community in Milwaukee. The Victory Garden Initiative offers affordable options for residents to begin gardening—as well as information resources and community events.

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  • China's Crazy Plan to Keep Sand From Swallowing the World

    October 01, 2017 |

    Mother Jones |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mongolia, Duolun

    Overfarming, over-grazing, climate change and population growth are all to blame for turning Duolun County in China's Inner Mongolia region into a bigger desert than it was to begin with. With 87 percent of the area turned into desert, sandstorms began to be the norm and would often engulf the neighboring region of Beijing. The Duolun project attempts to stop this by embarking on a tree-planting mission. Not without it's limitations and criticisms, this solution is by no means perfect, but it's somewhat of a start that has seen Duolun reportedly increase to 31 percent forested land.

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  • Can Villages Save Ukraine's Democracy?

    September 27, 2017 |

    OZY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ukraine, Dolyniany

    In Ukraine, decentralization and local control is taking hold as the country pursues government reforms. The process works by combining separate territories into administrative units called unified territorial communities (UTC) and then letting tax revenue go through those units for local projects like maintaining schools and vital infrastructure. So far, "around 400 UTCs have been created out of more than 1,700 villages, settlements and towns" and "local budgets have grown 107 percent."

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  • Recruiting teachers with a social justice hook

    September 24, 2017 |

    Duluth News Tribune |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In 2011, a professor at the University of Colorado implemented Pathways2Teaching in several local high schools. Through this "grown your own" program, juniors and seniors study teaching and education through a race and equity lens. The program has motivated students to stay in school and attracted more students of color to the profession. Now, Duluth's public schools are working to implement a similar curriculum in the hopes of developing a long-term pipeline for local teachers of color.

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