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How one California community is turning an old oil field into protected habitat

Amal Ahmed

August 01, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Fullerton, California

The Friends of Coyote Hills led a 30-year community campaign that successfully protected 24 acres of threatened habitat from development through voter mobilization, strategic fundraising, and federal wildlife protections, while securing $70 million toward purchasing the remaining 483 acres and demonstrating how grassroots organizing can leverage multiple funding sources and environmental laws to preserve urban green spaces.

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Affirmative action helps students thrive at universities across Brazil

Michael Fox

July 22, 2025 |

The World |

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Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Federal universities in Brazil operate on a quota system of affirmative action in which half of the available seats are awarded based solely on academic achievement and the other half are for students from underrepresented populations, including those identifying as Black, Indigenous, or disabled. The policy has encountered significant pushback, but it has also helped thousands of students access higher education.

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'It's everyone's business.' In Finland, national security is a shared responsibility.

Mark Sappenfield

July 18, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Finland

Finland’s approach to national security focuses on creating a comprehensive culture, emphasizing the idea that defending the country is a shared responsibility. Regular citizens can take volunteer courses in everything from using firearms and recognizing disinformation to surviving in the wild and interpreting maps, and the country’s men are conscripted at 18 for military or community service.

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How Norway Is Proving That Homelessness Is a Solvable Problem

Peter Yeung

June 26, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Norway

Norway’s approach to tackling homelessness hinges on collaboration, with the national government providing data, strategy, and support that allows municipalities and local nonprofits to implement the best initiatives for their populations. Since 1996, the country’s rate of homelessness has dropped by nearly half.

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Maryland students aim to prevent school violence with help from Sandy Hook Promise

Emely Miranda-Aguilar

May 26, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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Response Location: United States, Ijamsville, Maryland

Sandy Hook Promise spearheads prevention programs designed to help students keep their schools safer from gun violence, including Students Against Violence Everywhere, or SAVE, a network of youth-led clubs dedicated to improving school culture and encouraging student advocacy. There are more than 5,000 SAVE clubs across the country, and one club in Maryland has helped members find a sense of empowerment through getting involved.

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The women of Salta are building their future

Eva Marabotto

May 26, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Argentina, Salta

The "Constructoras" training program in Salta, Argentina, combined with 10% gender quota laws for public works, has trained over 1,100 women in construction trades since 2022 and helped increase women's participation in the sector nationally from 4.1% to 7.1%, though progress faces significant challenges from political rollbacks and persistent workplace discrimination. Read this article in Spanish here: https://solu.news/aeh0

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Escuelas travesti, trans y no binarias: un modelo educativo de Argentina a Nueva York

Agustina Bordigoni

May 19, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

El bachillerato Mocha Celis de Buenos Aires creó un modelo educativo inclusivo específicamente diseñado para población travesti-trans y no binaria que ha graduado a más de 300 estudiantes desde 2011 y se ha replicado exitosamente en 15 provincias argentinas y cuatro países latinoamericanos, demostrando que un enfoque de "ternura" y escucha activa puede romper las barreras de discriminación que tradicionalmente expulsan a esta población del sistema educativo formal.

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Los recicladores son héroes invisibles en la Economía Circular

Gabriela Castillo

May 19, 2025 |

Periodismo Público |

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Response Location: Ecuador

La Ley Orgánica de Economía Circular Inclusiva, en conjunto con diversas iniciativas públicas y privadas, ha formalizado, reconocido y mejorado las condiciones laborales de los recicladores de base en Ecuador, lo que ha permitido avances como el aumento de ingresos para algunos recicladores y una mayor recuperación de materiales.

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Mujeres en obra: las salteñas que construyen su futuro

Eva Marabotto

May 15, 2025 |

elDiarioAR |

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Response Location: Argentina, Salta

El programa Constructoras de Salta capacitó a 1,100 mujeres en oficios de construcción desde 2022 y logró que 15 municipios aprobaran leyes de cupo del 10% en obras públicas, contribuyendo al aumento nacional de participación femenina en el sector del 4.1% al 7.1% entre 2007-2023, aunque enfrenta limitaciones por la disolución del Ministerio de Mujeres nacional y la falta de reglamentación local. Puedes leer este artículo en inglés aquí: https://solu.news/xuvw

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This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

Nicole J. Caruth

May 14, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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