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Community ed centers help English learners break the ice(olation)

Meg McIntyre

October 01, 2022 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

The Keen Community Education Center offers free English courses for locals whose first language is not English. Along with improving their writing, reading, and pronunciation, students say they find a sense of community among their peers.

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Dual-language immersion: 'Only a matter of time' for New Hampshire?

Meg McIntyre

October 01, 2022 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Teachers are practicing dual-language immersion by teaching content in English and the student's native tongue to help prevent loss of fluency in their first language while learning the new one.

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Workplace equity in Charlotte

Chris Rudisill

September 30, 2022 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce was originally formed as a safe space for LGBTQ+ business owners and professionals to network safely. The Chamber offers a combination of networking events, advocacy, and professional development opportunities designed to ensure members have access to the skills and training necessary to develop an equitable business community.

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How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

Vinaya Kurtkoti

September 28, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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As COVID-19 Subsides, Online Memory Cafes for Dementia Linger

Elizabeth Hewitt

September 28, 2022 |

Next Avenue |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Barre, Vermont

Virtual memory cafes for people with dementia are able to reach more people, avoid transportation and mobility barriers, and open new possibilities — like making new friends across the ocean. First pioneered in the Netherlands in the 1990s, memory cafes have spread around the world as a way for people experiencing memory loss and caregivers can find community and companionship.

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Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

Ray Levy Uyeda

September 26, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, South Dakota

Regenerative agriculture — a technique originally developed by Native peoples — is a farming practice that can not only improve the quality of farms and their products but also serves as a response to growing climate change concerns. While regenerative agriculture currently only accounts for 10% of farms and ranches today, the numbers are slowly increasing.

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In Recovery, Helping Communities Rebuild After Flooding

Katie Myers

September 16, 2022 |

WMMT |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

When severe flooding hit Kentucky, the bakery at the Hemphill Community Center continued to pay its workers to do community support and flood recovery work instead of their typical jobs. The bakery is a recovery-to-work program for people facing addiction, so keeping their jobs and a sense of community helps them continue recovering despite stressful circumstances.

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To build for a warming planet, architects look to nature – and the past

Stephanie Hanes, Whitney Eulich, Nick Roll, Dominique Soguel

September 14, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

A global movement to localize the construction process, and design buildings for the climate they reside in, is bringing back practices like green roofs and using natural materials like mud and salt to keep people cool as the planet warms.

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Detroit's Black-Led Organizations Are Cultivating Access To Nature

Rukiya Colvin

September 12, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Amplify Outside is one of several initiatives emerging from Detroit to help eliminate obstacles people of color face when accessing nature. Following a survey of people of color in the area, Amplify Outside plans to raise money to create a mutual aid fund to support those who want to engage in outdoor activities but don’t have the means and is partnering with like-minded organizations to host events and create a sense of community.

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Nehemiah: Making the American Dream possible for first-time homeowners

Deidre Cohen

September 11, 2022 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Nehemiah project began in the 1980s building privately-owned homes on land that nobody wanted in East Brooklyn and sold the homes at prices that were affordable to working class families. Church and community organizers mobilized local politicians to sell the land for almost nothing and provide subsidies for community members and raise money that could be used for loans. The program has built 6,500 homes and created an estimated $1.5 billion of wealth for first time Black and Latino homeowners.

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