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  • Grassroots Hurricane Relief Efforts Fight Disinformation, Slow Bureaucracies and More Frequent Catastrophes

    In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Milton, mutual aid groups across the country are emerging to get essential supplies to thousands of people in isolated communities and working to combat misinformation and government mistrust surrounding climate change. Because mutual aid groups aren’t bound to the bureaucracy of government organizations, they’re able to act quickly and connect with community members on a deeper level.

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  • 'Fight for it to be better'

    The Capacity Collaborative and Thriving Earth Exchange are working together to establish volunteer community science hubs to support environmental justice projects in communities around the United States. The organizations connect communities with scientists and experts who volunteer their time to help move their projects forward.

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  • Ideas We Should Steal: More Worker-Owned Businesses

    Democracy Brewing is a worker cooperative, which means worker-owners split the profits and have an equal say in business decisions that affect working conditions. Studies show that this type of business structure results in higher wages and household wealth for workers of color, and these workers also tend to stay in their positions longer.

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  • Thread and Thrive

    Formed in 2019, the Tailor’s Life Coach training initiative has helped over 200 people, particularly women, learn tailoring skills to pursue their passion for fashion design and open tailoring businesses of their own. The skills training from the initiative is free; participants only need to purchase the materials they use.

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  • The dogs who bring the fallen home

    Volunteer cadaver dogs are specially trained to find the bodies of missing persons to give grieving families answers and the chance to bring them home.

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  • Non-profit organizations reach out to help Western NC

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, several community-led organizations are joining forces to help those in need by gathering and distributing supply donations and helping those affected apply for FEMA assistance, unemployment and other relief support.

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  • CJID's Press Attack Tracker gives Nigerian journalists shield against press freedom violations

    The Press Attack Tracker by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development records, verifies and intervenes in instances of press freedom violations. The organization uses data from the Tracker to push policymakers to enact change and to ensure journalists know what areas may pose a higher risk to their safety while also providing psychosocial support and covering medical expenses when needed.

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  • In the North Carolina mountains, the VA is making house calls to veterans still isolated from Helene

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the regional Veterans Affairs system around the Charles George VA Medical Center is sending out teams to provide services and supplies to more than 2,600 high-risk veterans living in isolated areas.

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  • In Warsaw, Falling Road Deaths Signal a Traffic Safety Turnaround

    In an effort to reach Vision Zero, the Swedish safety strategy that aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, Warsaw has implemented measures that have dropped the number of road deaths by 55% over the last 10 years. Strategies like upgraded crosswalks, increased fines for lawbreaking drivers and the creation of roundabouts are just some of the methods that have helped make the roads safer, and the city plans to double its investment over the next four years.

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  • To save affordable housing, states promote resident-owned mobile home parks

    Residents of mobile home communities are coming together to collectively buy the land their houses are on and establish cooperatives. It ensures their rent stays affordable long term, and some state governments are making it easier to do so to help address housing affordability crises.

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