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  • How an Omaha art space is shaping the future of the city's scene

    February 28, 2024 |

    The Art Rebellion |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    The Union for Contemporary Art makes the local art scene more inclusive by uplifting marginalized artists and supporting them at all stages of their development. The Union hosts exhibitions, public studios and classes and also offers fellowships, grants and residencies for artists. In the past decade, The Union has awarded 20 artist fellowships and distributed $312,000 in grants to over 200 local artists.

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  • Courtroom watchdog program holds Los Angeles judges accountable

    February 23, 2024 |

    AfroLA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Volunteers with CourtWatch LA attend court sessions throughout the county to take notes on proceedings, which help to inform the Rate My Judge platform run by de-carceration nonprofit La Defensa. Watchdog groups like CourthWatch LA provide oversight on the criminalization of income and race in court, as Black and Latino residents are disproportionately effected by unjust rulings and treatment.

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  • The 15-Minute City Is Saving My Life

    February 22, 2024 |

    Next Avenue |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that encourages planners to develop neighborhoods that are easily accessible within a 15-minute walk, bike or public transit ride. The 15-minute city idea promotes health and wellness by encouraging residents to walk and bike more, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fosters a sense of community among locals.

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  • Eine Metropole entfernt ihre Autobahn – ein Rezept gegen Versiegelung und Wohnraumnot?

    February 22, 2024 |

    Riffreporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Seit die Stadt Rochester im US-Bundesstaat New York begonnen hat, die Stadtautobahn zurückzubauen, ist dort Platz für Bürgersteige und Radwege. Zudem kommt die Natur langsam zurück – und der Verkehrskollaps blieb aus. Doch das Beispiel zeigt auch, wie wichtig es ist, die Bürger in die Planungen miteinzubeziehen.

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  • How Mill Creek mobile home residents bought the land under their feet

    February 21, 2024 |

    The Everett Daily Herald (HeraldNet) |

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    Response Location: United States, Mill Creek, Washington

    ROC USA helps residents of manufactured home communities form co-ops to purchase the property their homes are built on, giving residents more stability and control over where they live. The organization has helped create 312 manufactured home communities in 21 states since 2008.

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  • The Black Immigrant Women Who Bought a Minneapolis Mall

    February 20, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Ignite Business Women Investment Group and the nonprofit African Career, Education & Resources Inc. (ACER) are working together to raise funds to collectively acquire commercial real estate for members of the group and other small businesses — particularly those owned by African immigrants — in the community. Joint efforts allowed members to acquire and revitalize an old strip mall, providing retail space for local small business owners.

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  • Can We Fix Mental Health Crisis Response in the Hudson Valley?

    February 19, 2024 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Ulster County, New York

    Mobile crisis response teams, like CAHOOTS and the Ulster County mobile teams, deploy crisis workers and medics instead of police to situations like mental health crises and welfare checks, to avoid unnecessary escalation. Counties with mobile teams say the quality of care they receive has dramatically improved. In Ulster county alone, they receive about 4,000 diverted 911 calls annually and only five to 10% of them require police backup.

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  • How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

    February 19, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

    The Quinault Indian Nation is building new housing for its community about a mile from its current village on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The goal is to relocate the whole village to a place further above sea level to avoid flooding and sea-level rise.

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  • Bad roads: Community bridges gap amid government neglect

    February 19, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Karim-Lamido, Taraba State

    After a badly needed road construction project was abandoned by officials and contractors, community members banded together to pool their resources and build wooden bridges that made the road passable again.

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  • Indigenous women reclaim traditional birthing practices

    February 17, 2024 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    In rural areas where obstetric care is hard to access, Indigenous women are opting for traditional birthing practices and building a community around pregnancy and childbirth education. Groups like the He Sapa Birth Circle and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board provide spaces for Indigenous parents to seek advice, receive support and education and get connected with traditional care options.

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