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  • New program trains South High students to become teachers

    March 06, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A Minnesota high school's "Grow-Your-Own" program gives students of color the opportunity to earn college credit, learn culturally-relevant history, and explore careers in education while still working toward their high school diplomas. The students create their own lesson plans within an ethnic studies framework and volunteer at elementary schools mentoring younger kids.

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  • Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

    March 02, 2023 |

    The Emancipator |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Tax Sale Benevolence Program reaches out to owners of properties in Cook County, Illinois, with tax debt to help them pay it off and connect them to helpful resources so they do not lose their homes.

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  • Mexican expats are trumpeting the ruling party's message and getting out the vote

    March 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Morena New York Committee 1 offers programs and events that aim to engage members of the Mexican Diaspora living in the United States and encourage them to participate in Mexican elections. The organization recently mounted three processions in New York City to demonstrate support for the country's sitting president.

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  • L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

    February 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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  • This student was overwhelmed by ‘alarmist' environmental education. So she designed her own college course.

    February 24, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    A student-developed course at the University of California-Berkeley, Solutions for a Sustainable and Just Future, focuses on both individual and systemic strategies to address the climate crisis. More than 1,800 people have taken the class, and more than 70 percent of them said the course content inspired them to get involved in environmental work.

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  • This High School Gave Spending Power to Students

    February 23, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Central Falls, Rhode Island

    An elective course at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island allows students to research and propose improvement projects for their school, which are then voted on and implemented using earmarked funding for the program. The participatory budgeting process has helped revamp the school cafeteria, upgrade the library furniture, replace outdated bathroom mirrors, and more.

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  • Finding forgotten Indigenous landscapes with electromagnetic technology

    February 20, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    The Heartland Earthworks Conservancy finds and works to preserve ancient, Indigenous earthworks in Ohio. They use a device called a magnetometer to find electromagnetic remnants in the soil that reveal buried and disassembled structures like walls, ditches, and mounds.

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  • Can the 'Slow Flowers' Movement Make Valentine's Day Sustainable?

    February 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Slow Flowers Movement is educating flower farmers, florists, and consumers about the benefits of local, sustainably grown flowers. The founders are changing perceptions of the floral industry through workshops, a growing membership program, word of mouth, and an online directory of local farmers and florists.

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  • Mental Health: Saving our first responders

    February 06, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    To help address trauma and PTSD among first responders, the Houston Fire Department employs a dedicated mental health specialist and offers a peer support program where firefighters are encouraged to share about their struggles. Officers are also trained to spot symptoms of mental distress so that the department can connect staff with resources and support.

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  • Anti-Discrimination Toolbox

    January 30, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland

    The Center for Belarusian Solidarity provides legal advice, information, and support to Belarusian migrants who face discrimination in Poland due to their country's relationship with Russia. Lawyers from the center can help advocate for refugees at visa centers or refer them to the Commissioner for Human Rights in more severe cases of discrimination.

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