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  • With “people power,” Vancouver, B.C. activists stopped a condo in the heart of chinatown

    November 10, 2018 |

    International Examiner |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Residents in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown have banded together to protect their neighborhood from gentrification. With collaboration and crowd-sourced activism ideas, young students and senior residents repeatedly knock down initiatives that would destroy the historic preservation and affordable housing in their community.

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  • More girls, African-Americans enroll in AP computer science. Why that matters.

    November 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    At a Boston high school, a targeted approach to attract a diverse student body to computer science courses is showing signs of success. By implementing a "computer science-heavy curriculum," and applying the technology to the student's own interests, the diversity of the school is now reflected in the diversity of those enrolled in the courses.

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  • Gatekeepers: Working to save Kenyans from suicide

    November 09, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, rates of suicide are increasing and cost of help is not attainable for many, so volunteers are stepping in to fill the void. From a hotline to educating religious leaders and police officers to on-the-ground "gatekeepers" who are trained to recognize signs of suicidal behavior, communities are joining together to prevent suicide.

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  • If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from

    November 09, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    Certification schemes, which track international supply chains of commodities like soy or palm oil, can help consumers avoid products that contribute to deforestation. Some such schemes are showing promising results. But in order to save global forests, transparency systems need to be scaled up, with more input from stakeholders.

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  • To solve its housing affordability crisis, Boston has turned to residents

    November 09, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    When local policy initiatives fail, it is often because they are not meeting local needs in a way that residents want. The Boston Housing Innovation Lab, know as the iLab, seeks to combat this challenge. So far, it has used creative approaches to let residents “experience” a policy- such as walking through an example compact house to give feedback on its design. This process informed feedback that otherwise would have been difficult to glean. By constantly seeking to understand users, the iLab and local Boston housing groups will be better equipped to create policies that actually help community members.

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  • South Asian Asylum Seekers Find Healing and Hope After Sheridan Heartbreak

    November 09, 2018 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    Bringing assistance to asylum seekers from South Asia requires elevating their story in national discourse. In Salem, Oregon, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon has coordinated with other advocacy groups, community organizations, and religious centers to champion the cases of and provide resources to South Asian and Sikh asylum seekers. Other important partners include the Innovation Law Lab, which provides detainees with legal services.

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  • Landlords Are Powerful. Here's A Way Renters Are Regaining Some Control.

    November 09, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A growing number of tenant-focused websites are trying to level the power dynamic between shoddy landlords and tenants by giving tenants a voice. “There is a big power mismatch in today’s rental market, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” Amongst those is Rentlogic, which grades 1.1 million apartment buildings, but rather than relying on subjective comments the website provides a grade based on an algorithm.

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  • The New Mexican Revolution? Women-Only Workplaces

    November 09, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”

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  • These Bridges And Tunnels Save Wild Animals' Lives — And Prevent Car Wrecks, Too

    November 09, 2018 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    U.S. Highway 97 is one of the highest travelled roads through Washington, but it is also one of the most dangerous due to wildlife crossings. Taking note of successful initiatives in other states and countries, Washington is making moves to implement underpasses which will reduce the rate of accidents and cut down on medical and vehicular collision costs.

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  • Hunters help safeguard Arizona's deer and elk from chronic wasting disease

    November 09, 2018 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Greer, Arizona

    Arizona’s Game & Fish Department is taking a proactive approach to chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurodegenerative disease found in deer, elk, and moose. The department works with hunters during hunting season to test dead deer for the disease, which has yet to spread to Arizona. It has also banned deer farms and the transportation of whole deer carcasses into Arizona from other states, citing that it’s easier to keep CWD out than control it once it’s inside state lines.

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