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  • 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer.

    December 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Ahmed Albasheer is an Iraqi journalist who uses a combination of humor and grassroots organizing to teach youth in Iraq and across the world about their government's corruption with his show, "The Albasheer Show.” He has been compared to Jon Stewart in how his weekly series airing on YouTube and satellite television engages young people through his comedic timing and straight-forward manner of speaking. As a result, protests have erupted, and the government has killed protesters in response, but Albasheer continues to boost morale and amplify their voices in solidarity.

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  • Rwanda avoids US-style opioids crisis by making own morphine

    December 25, 2019 |

    Associated Press |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda, Bushekeli

    The Rwandan government is on a mission to get palliative care to everyone who needs it by creating their own morphine instead of being beholden to pharmaceutical companies driven by profit. Using Uganda's simple recipe for morphine, the government partnered with nonprofits to produce and distribute morphine for free and under close watch. The drug costs pennies to make and is hand-delivered by community workers to those who need it, no matter how far. Although fear and uncertainty remain over the possibility of opioid addiction, many patients are greatly relieved to now live pain-free.

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  • Flint's Water Crisis Spurs Other Cities To Remove Lead Pipes

    December 23, 2019 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    As cities and states across the United States begin to remove lead water pipes, some communities are looking for cost-effective ways to fix them because of the risk of contaminated drinking water. Three cities in the Midwest have started the process and have used innovative ways to raise the funds to replace the aging service lines, which could be a model for other cities like Chicago to follow.

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  • Native Americans foster healing from domestic violence through community, tradition

    December 23, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    To help address domestic violence and intervene in crises such as suicide and addiction within Native American communities, a decades-old culture-based program offers workshops that "foster healing through embracing community and tradition." These Gathering of Native Americans programs, which are designed specifically with the audience in mind, focus on community members helping community members as a form of counseling.

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  • Tenants Organize to Keep Building Affordable Through Nonprofit Purchase

    December 20, 2019 |

    San Francisco Public Press |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Affordable housing in San Francisco is becoming more and more unattainable. When the landlord tried to change its status to not be rent-controlled to not, a group of residents at said building banded together with a nonprofit to preserve the building. A nonprofit, the Mission Economic Development Agency, bought the property from the landlord so that its residents could maintain their rent in a very expensive city. Organizations like MEDA are key to helping the city and its residents transition over time to ownership.

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  • Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

    December 18, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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  • She reported college football players for gang rape. Now she's on a mission.

    December 16, 2019 |

    USA Today |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    A new college athletic policy called the “Tracy Rule” is gaining traction as more colleges are held accountable for the behavior of their student athletes. The Tracy Rule, which has been adopted by 12 NCAA schools so far, requires the self-reporting of pending and closed criminal investigations – including sexual assault. While broad in scope, it’s intended to put more pressure on colleges who have often let Title IX offenses go unnoticed or ignored.

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  • In rural Colorado, the kids of coal miners learn to install solar panels

    December 13, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Delta, Colorado

    As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training” prepares high school seniors for jobs in the burgeoning solar industry. The program also helps the school reduce energy costs and engage students in a new way.

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  • Creating LGBT-friendly work environments

    December 12, 2019 |

    NHK World—Japan |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    A handful of initiatives are underway in Japan to improve working conditions for members of the LGBTQ community. One, called Work With Pride, organizes an annual International Coming Out Day and educates workplaces on how to create an inclusive space. They have since certified almost 200 employers in LGBTQ-friendliness. Another, called JobRainbow, is an employment agency for LGBTQ and helps organization improve their diversity.

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  • Why this farmer moves his cows every day

    December 10, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

    Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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