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  • Atlanta's Cyclorama had the black role in a Civil War battle all wrong. She set about to fix that.

    March 26, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Contextualizing artistic representations creates more complex narratives and offers an opportunity to educate about historical memory. The Atlanta History Center has opened an exhibition that illuminates the absence of people of color in the “Battle of Atlanta” Cyclorama, an artwork that celebrates the 1864 Union victory. The museum presents the work alongside interactive guides and films that explain the erasure of African Americans from the memory of the scene.

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  • How a laundry room revolutionized a New Jersey high school

    March 26, 2019 |

    CBS News |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    After high school principle Akbar Cook realized that students weren't coming to school because they were embarrassed about wearing dirty clothing, he created a school laundry room with 5 commercial-grade washers and dryers. He also started a program called Lights On that leaves the school open in the evenings on Friday's to offer a recreational space with warm meals for students who have working parents or have to take care of siblings. Grateful students say that Mr. Cook had a big impact on the school and the neighborhood.

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  • In Chicago, one mosque charts its own path

    March 26, 2019 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Masjid al-Rabia, a small mosque on the third floor of in a co-working space in downtown Chicago, is making waves as an untraditional prayer space. Not only is it woman-centered (not led), but their services are made accessible to all genders, sexualities, abilities, classes, etc. The mosque also has a focus on prison outreach, sending care packages with prayer rugs, prayer caps, Qurans, newsletters, and other spiritual literature to over 500 Muslim detainees in jails, prisons, detention centers, and institutions across the country.

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  • Las vacas extinguen el pastizal pampeano, pero 86 productores prueban una manera de evitarlo

    March 26, 2019 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    En Argentina, la ganadería es la actividad productiva que más gases de efecto invernadero produce. Además, los pastizales pampeanos se han reducidos en un 20% y los productores levantan el pastizal y siembran pastos importados que sirven de alimento para las vacas, pero afectan al suelo con sus insectos, anfibios, roedores, mamíferos y aves. En ese contexto, 86 productores que administran unas 400 mil hectáreas—en las que tienen 100 mil vacas—experimentan cómo criar a sus vacas sin arrasar con el pastizal ni sembrar pastos exóticos, y han logrado reconocerle al productor un precio 15% superior al de mercado.

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  • Santa Cruz Girls Build Violence Free Lives

    March 26, 2019 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste

    In Santa Cruz, Costa Rica, the organization Cepia has started Girls Clubs in nine different neighborhoods and are teaching young girls, ages 8-12 about female empowerment, safety, and how to report crimes. In the area, violence against women is common, which is something these Girls Clubs is hoping to prevent. The clubs have reached over 650 girls and is now developing a program for boys, to teach them about positive masculinity.

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  • To Help Mental Health Patients, Hospitals Open a New Kind of ER

    March 26, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

    Across the United States, overwhelmed emergency rooms constantly struggle to accommodate those that are having psychiatric health issues due to methods of necessary prioritization. To combat this issue, a handful of hospitals throughout the nation have opened specialty ERs that are specifically designated for those in psychiatric crises.

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  • Harnessing the power of on-the-spot media to achieve change

    March 26, 2019 |

    Global Geneva Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Barahachhetra

    On-the-spot reporting amplifies local narratives of response and adaptation to climate issues, illustrating solutions. International initiatives like the Earth Journalism Network and the Climate Justice Resilience Fund are working to empower journalists in places ranging from Greenland to South Asia to amplify local voices. On the border of Tibet and Nepal, reporting on issues of climate and environmental justice has spurred Nepalese officials to address a faulty early warning system for floods.

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  • Police officers in Salt Lake City schools will be trained to arrest students less often

    March 26, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Specialized training for school resource officers improves the relationships between law enforcement agents and students. Following a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, Salt Lake City, its police department, and school district, begun reforms that address the issue of policing in high schools. New training requirements for school resource officers have led to a significant decline in the number of kids cited at school since 2016.

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  • New Chicanos Por La Causa center to empower Maryvale community through education, jobs

    March 26, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    A Phoenix nonprofit called Chicanos Por La Causa serves the Latino communities across the Southwest through education, housing, health services, and more. Their job fair, created to celebrate the opening of their new Engagement Center, aims to drive employment and improve education rates in Maryvale through partnerships with Walmart and the Maricopa County Community College District. Participants laud the Center and the program for helping them seek betterment in life, access to a job, or a better job.

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  • 'Plogging' fitness craze comes to Cleveland to clean streets

    March 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland

    A new fitness craze called plogging has taken Cleveland, Ohio by storm. Participants pick up trash while jogging, adding physical health to environmental benefits.

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