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Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?

Ethan Brown

February 03, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Salt marshes are waterlogged areas along the U.S. coastline that absorb carbon by trapping it in layers of sediment and peat. The wetlands also act as buffers against natural disasters.

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Anti-Discrimination Toolbox

Evgeniya Dolgaya

January 30, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Poland

The Center for Belarusian Solidarity provides legal advice, information, and support to Belarusian migrants who face discrimination in Poland due to their country's relationship with Russia. Lawyers from the center can help advocate for refugees at visa centers or refer them to the Commissioner for Human Rights in more severe cases of discrimination.

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In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the Planet

Sue Williams

January 26, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maine

In Maine, Atlantic Sea Farms is harvesting kelp while helping lobster farmers diversify their income in preparation for climate change effects. The farm provides free kelp seed to its farmers and promises a buyback guarantee for everything they grow. At the same time, the kelp removes carbon and nitrogen to help mitigate climate change effects warming the water.

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Community Transitional School aims to provide academic support and stability

Ellen Clarke

January 25, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Community Transitional School, a nonprofit school serving students experiencing poverty and homelessness, emphasizes peer support, personalized learning, and holistic services to help reduce stigma and help students succeed academically.

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People Fixing The World - The healing power of forests

Carla Rosch Myra Anubi

January 24, 2023 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Forest bathing encourages mindfulness in nature by focusing on sights and sounds in the forest, to calm the mind and relieve feelings of depression and anxiety. Several institutions use forest therapy as treatment options for various conditions, such as the Costa Rica Treatment Center, which helps people healing from addiction participate in forest bathing as part of their recovery. Forest bathing helps participants form a closer relationship with nature and themselves and learn how to regulate their emotions.

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Cómo el Centro de Trabajadores Southside de Tucson ha ayudado durante décadas a los obreros indocumentados a ganar sueldos justos

John Washington

January 20, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Desde 2006, el Centro de Trabajadores Southside de Tucson ha ayudado a cientos de obreros migrantes a enfrentar condiciones de trabajo peligrosos con un espacio seguro para coordinar trabajo y un equipo legal que lucha por los derechos y la protección de los inmigrantes. Con colaboraciones en la comunidad, el Centro tambien proviene una variedad de servicios cuando son necesarios, como talleres de idioma en inglés, entrenamientos sobre el liderazgo, y conectar a la gente con trabajadores sociales o de salud.

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In Sarajevo, Volunteers Become Friends to Children in Need

Lidija Pisker

January 19, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

The Older Brother, Older Sister mentoring program pairs volunteers with children with challenging home lives, providing opportunities for the kids to connect with a young adult, learn social skills, and practice communication. Around 700 children have participated in Sarajevo's iteration of the program since 2004.

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A year later, members of the Memphis Seven inspire a new generation of workers

Brittany Brown

January 18, 2023 |

MLK50 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

After enduring unfair working conditions, an organizing committee at a Starbucks in Tennessee, later dubbed the Memphis Seven, became the first of the state to attempt, and succeed, to unionize with help from Starbucks Workers United. Their work inspired a nationwide movement, and now over 250 Starbucks are unionized.

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Using Zoom To Connect Returning Citizens To Resources And Community

Ryan M. Moser

January 18, 2023 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Re-Entry 2.0 is a virtual program that supports people's transition from prison to life outside by providing moral support, connection, and ongoing assistance. The program hosts a community that includes people who were formerly incarcerated, volunteers, nonprofits, family members, and others who work to address issues like learning new technologies, job placement, and accessing food banks.

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Reentry and Realness

Ryan Conarro Seath Ready

December 22, 2022 |

Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Realness Project works with incarcerated people in Colorado to build skills in effective communication, "authentic relating," and conflict management. Roughly 90 percent of participants in the organization's workshops say it helped them grow their emotional ability to handle conflict, and about 78 percent said the experience gave them more confidence during job interviews.

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