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Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing

Andy Stec Grace Maria Eberhardt Rosalyn Lapier

November 09, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

Colleges like Oregon State University (OSU), are re-indigenizing the campus landscape to create a welcoming, healing space and stop the further erasure of Indigenous culture and presence on college campuses. OSU created an ethnobotanical garden, full of Native plants and crops, as well as an Indigenous center for students and staff to gather on campus. These gardens and Indigenous spaces help to show the community how Native plants can sustain people and OSU plans to continue improving its cultural offerings by installing Native signage around campus and holding Indigenous cultural burnings.

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How Africa's first heat officer is protecting women in Sierra Leone

Saidu Bah

November 09, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Sierra Leone

Heat officers appointed by local city council and the Transform Freetown initiative work to make the city greener and more livable by helping residents cope with extreme heat, particularly women working as outdoor vendors. Local heat officers have introduced measures like installing cool pavements, mirrored roofing and planting trees to keep residents cool. In 2022, local city council installed shade covers to protect 2,300 street vendors from the heat and heavy rain in open-air markets.

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South Dallas leaders help make GoLink successful, will DART make it permanent?

Michaela Rush

November 09, 2023 |

Dallas Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

South Dallas’s GoLink pilot program allows residents to book door-to-door transportation within a designated zone at much lower rates than traditional rideshare programs like Uber. The neighborhood now has the third-highest ridership in the metro area and sees roughly 220 riders per day.

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"We Are Suffering": Despite Steps Taken, Gas Flaring Still Threatens Livelihoods in Niger Delta

Ekpali Saint

November 09, 2023 |

The Xylom |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ogboinbiri, Bayelsa

Gas flaring penalties have done little to prevent the practice in Bayelsa, Nigeria, so locals are calling for changes like diverting it to produce usable energy and creating strong policies to regulate it.

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More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

Tom Peterson

November 08, 2023 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Minnesota is purchasing “track chairs” with all-terrain treads for its parks that people with disabilities can use for free to access more areas and trails.

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Oakland County, Westland clerks tout success of early voting pilot program

Stephen Henderson

November 08, 2023 |

WDET |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Michigan

After Michiganders approved a constitutional amendment allowing residents to vote early in federal and statewide elections, municipal clerks reported that the state’s first test of early voting in November 2023 was a success with nearly 4,600 people casting ballots.

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Diocese of San Joaquin nears its renewable energy goal, with 95% reliance on solar power

David Paulsen

November 08, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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Response Location: United States, California

The Diocese of San Joaquin in California worked together with a developer and local utilities to install solar panels at 14 of its locations to make 95% of its energy use renewable.

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'It was a great, easy day': Central Georgia election officials say GARViS system is a success

Fareeha Abrar

November 08, 2023 |

WMAZ-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Georgia

GARViS, Georgia’s new system for documenting voter records, stores information on roughly 7 million active voters and hundreds of thousands of inactive voters, including their addresses, assigned polling places, sample ballots, and early voting schedules. The George Secretary of State’s Office reports that the new system has helped cut down check-in time on election day from about a minute and a half per voter to about 47 seconds per voter, streamlining the process for both poll workers and residents.

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Asheville nonprofit reduces energy burdens in North Carolina

Elizabeth Ouzts

November 07, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

Energy Savers Network helps people cut down on their energy waste by making home improvements like tightening air seals, insulating hot water heaters and replacing lightbulbs. The Network has helped more than 1,000 homes since forming in 2017 and, on average, the improvements have helped cut energy use by about 15%.

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Homecoming Project creates safe reentry for incarcerated people

Tamar Sarai

November 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Impact Justice’s Homecoming Project helps formerly incarcerated individuals secure housing by pairing them with homeowners renting out a spare bedroom or studio space in their homes. Impact Justice pays the homeowner for six months, providing the formerly incarcerated participant with enough time to rebuild and acclimate to life outside of prison without the burden of paying rent. The Homecoming Project is meant to be an alternative to transitional housing that can sabotage the formerly incarcerated person’s independence.

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