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'Fight for it to be better'

Sydney Cromwell

November 13, 2024 |

Southern Science |

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Response Location: United States

The Capacity Collaborative and Thriving Earth Exchange are working together to establish volunteer community science hubs to support environmental justice projects in communities around the United States. The organizations connect communities with scientists and experts who volunteer their time to help move their projects forward.

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Ideas We Should Steal: More Worker-Owned Businesses

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

November 12, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Democracy Brewing is a worker cooperative, which means worker-owners split the profits and have an equal say in business decisions that affect working conditions. Studies show that this type of business structure results in higher wages and household wealth for workers of color, and these workers also tend to stay in their positions longer.

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Non-profit organizations reach out to help Western NC

Jonathan Golian

November 09, 2024 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, several community-led organizations are joining forces to help those in need by gathering and distributing supply donations and helping those affected apply for FEMA assistance, unemployment and other relief support.

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A Sporting Way to Build Community

Anna Patton

November 08, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Margate

At Mental Health Swims, volunteer hosts organize meetups at the beach, lakes, rivers, or outdoor pools, encouraging people to get together for a swim and enjoy the benefits of a dip in cold water. Beyond improving well-being, the group also focuses on social connections in a safe space, as participants often connect with each other to talk about what might be bothering them, helping increase social interaction in an age where it’s sorely needed.

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Advocates are working to increase incarcerated voter engagement in San Diego. Here's how:

Katy Stegall

November 01, 2024 |

KFMB-TV |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

In San Diego County, Pillars of the Community trained people incarcerated in local jails to become “inside organizers” who can help others incarcerated there register to vote and fill out their ballots. In all, seven inside organizers helped roughly 230 people register to vote ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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To save affordable housing, states promote resident-owned mobile home parks

Kevin Hardy

October 30, 2024 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States

Residents of mobile home communities are coming together to collectively buy the land their houses are on and establish cooperatives. It ensures their rent stays affordable long term, and some state governments are making it easier to do so to help address housing affordability crises.

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Campus food forest fosters community, offers number of opportunities through regenerative agriculture

Dalia Zamora

October 24, 2024 |

Hilltop Views |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

A food forest uses a stack system in which all plants serve more than one purpose. At St. Edwards, the food forest is still young, but provides organic and locally produced food available for the entire community.

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Tigray war rape victims turn to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal trauma

Veronique Mistiaen, Hana Kahsay

October 22, 2024 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: Ethiopia, Tigray

Groups of women, in collaboration with local charity organization Daughters of Charity, are working together to create HAL (helpful active listening) circles to help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence heal. HAL circles are women-to-women groups led by those trained in supportive communication skills, the effects of trauma on the mind and body and healthy coping methods. Over the past several years, the group has connected with 1,320 survivors.

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Black women lean into leadership program to build power and sisterhood

Deborah Barfield Berry

October 22, 2024 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The Power, Innovation and Leadership executive education program brings Black women together to train them to become strong leaders, spearheading causes around issues like reducing poverty, advocating for reproductive justice and protecting voting rights. 25 women have graduated from the program already, and the next cohort is set to start in January, as they work toward their goal of training 100 Black women leaders.

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Renewables Are Expanding on Indigenous Lands, Co-Ownership Offers a Solution

Andrew Kaminsky

October 21, 2024 |

Triple Pundit |

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Response Location: Arhauco, Colombia

Energy developers and Indigenous communities are coming together to share ownership of renewable energy projects to promote equity and inclusion within the projects directly impacting Indigenous land. Co-ownership is on the rise globally and offers benefits like insights from Indigenous knowledge of the land and less risk of the project being canceled or protested in court.

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