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  • A World Cup for the people in Russia

    June 16, 2018 |

    The Hindu |

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    Response Location: Russia, St. Petersburg

    Around 30 Russian activists created a campaign for the World Cup called “Cup for the People.” It includes guided tours, a map of responsible consumption, and exhibitions that revolve around topics like LGBTQ rights, environmetal justice, and harassment. “Big sport events are a chance to speak about human rights, about the role of minorities, about diversity – both on the soccer field and elsewhere in society. I see it as an instrument for positive social change.”

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  • Helping Nigerians move from the slums to affordable green homes of their own

    June 16, 2018 |

    The Hindu |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt

    Comprehensive Design Services (CDS) is a Nigeria-based company that uses traditional Nigerian architectural techniques and Bio-Climatic Design to build housing that is both affordable and green. This approach, which they hope to expand to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, is making a dent in the growing population relegated to slums and poor housing conditions in the face of rapid urbanization.

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  • Transforming plastic waste into paving stones

    June 16, 2018 |

    The Philippine Star |

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    Response Location: Morocco

    After realizing that the accumulation of plastic bags was a becoming a devastating issue for the environment, a student from Morocco decided to take action by combining his concern with his passion for robotics and science. The outcome was the creation of eco-friendly paving stones made out of a mixture of discarded plastic, sand, and concrete.

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  • High Schoolers Bring Their Love of Culinary Arts to Feed Local Homeless

    June 15, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In Portland, Oregon, high schoolers are taking a program that donates food from their culinary classes to the homeless and turning it into a Homeless Solutions Incubator to provide a more systemic solution for homelessness in the area. With grant funding from local non-profits and support from schools, they hope the program continues to grow and spread.

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  • A look at how Ohio's land banks are battling blight

    June 15, 2018 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Ohio has more than 50 land banks, which are best known for reducing blight by demolishing old buildings, but several land banks are trying creative ways to enhance their land on a budget. Successful projects include a program for locals to redevelop old lots, a pop-up art gallery in a condemned house, and urban forests to make communities more welcoming. The collective effect of these projects is to revitalize cities all across the state.

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  • Urban farming has arrived: here's four ways to make a success of it

    June 15, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, The Hague

    As urban farming proves to be a viable solution for the need to produce more food, many find the landscape of city-farming difficult to navigate due to space and expenses. In The Netherlands, however, a handful of small-scale solutions have stood out and allowed farmers to find success.

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  • After Centuries of Housing Racism, a Southern City Gets Innovative

    June 15, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In Jackson, Mississippi, a series of community-led cooperatives are creating opportunities for affordable home ownership. This is part of a trend across the country to create community land trusts. They are financed through donations, other community businesses, or commissions. Though each land trust faces hurdles, they are collectively allowing more access to wealth and ownership in historically low-income neighborhoods.

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  • Cities are getting more crowded: better design could stop violence

    June 15, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Researchers found that more greenery in urban spaces reduces crime and this idea of combatting crime with good design is part of a discipline called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, or CPTED. It spread around the world, but there also downsides. A new generation of CPTED advocates are expanding the field to consider social factors underlying crime and engage with local communities when designing projects because just discouraging crime is not enough to make spaces inviting.

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  • How a Low-Tech Solution Helped Anchorage, Alaska's Gardeners

    June 13, 2018 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Starting small has had a big impact in Anchorage, Alaska as the city looks at low-tech composting solutions that could alleviate their growing landfill problem. By revisiting a once-failed attempt to encourage composting, the local government found a way to not only build trust with the community, but also increase sustainability and resiliency efforts city-wide.

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  • Making business democratic: The Cooperation Group gives Detroiters avenues for collective ownership

    June 12, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Cooperation Group is a Detroit-based nonprofit that consults for worker-owned cooperatives. They also give advice to organizations even if they think a cooperative is not the best model, as they did with the nonprofit Soulardarity. Either way, they want what is best for the business and the people who work there. The Cooperation Group has mobilized a lot of support in Detroit for cooperatives, including foundations and local government.

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