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To Help Immigrants Feel Safer Around Police, Some Churches Start Issuing IDs

Laurel Wamsley

October 11, 2018 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is set to start issuing parishioner ID cards in a program modeled off a similar one in Texas. The ID cards include a name, address, and birth date and are meant for undocumented immigrants to feel safer around law enforcement.

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Banning refugees from having jobs hurts, not helps, local workers

Fergus Peace

October 09, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Turkey

Host governments tend to be wary of allowing refugees to move freely and work legally. However, integrating refugees into the labor market as quickly as possible reduces the concentration of newcomers in the informal sector, benefiting both locals and refugees in the long run.

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More Women Are Behind Bars Now. One Prison Wants to Change That.

Maurice Chammah

October 09, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Niantic, Connecticut

Connecticut's WORTH program (Women Overcoming Recidivism Through Hard Work) has changed the tone of one prison where it's being tested, by giving incarcerated women the ability to craft self-help programs while treating them with an approach in short supply in American prisons: dignity. While the ultimate goal of the program is to reduce returns to prison, and the state's overall female incarceration rate, the more immediate effect of the new program is anecdotal: Prison officials and incarcerated women alike see people gaining a sense of control over their lives and planning for a healthy future.

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Ghetto Film School Trains Its Lens on Hollywood's Diversity Problem

Laura Holson

October 05, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Founded in the Bronx in 2000, the Ghetto Film School’s mission is to train a diverse student body in the skills of making narrative film. Eighteen years later, the school teaches classes in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and has become a pipeline for graduates to find work not only as directors or writers but also in film crews and production companies.

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For Chinese high-schoolers, there's value to living and learning in Iowa

Simon Montlake

October 04, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

In the past decade, an increasing number of Chinese students have enrolled in American public schools in smaller towns, including in Clinton, Iowa. The trend serves as an important exchange program for both parties and fills the empty seats in towns where populations continue to decline.

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These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

Melissa Locker

October 04, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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These Schools Are Taking Action to Keep ICE Out of the Classroom

Sonja Sharp

October 02, 2018 |

Vice |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Across the nations students and school districts are organizing around measures that support immigrant children and families. Websites dedicated to sanctuary cities, Know Your Rights workshops, and undocumented clubs are just a few of the things people are doing to help immigrant families cope with deportation. “We’re trying to get beyond a fear-based response and to do the deeper work of what does it mean to have a new generation of youth who feel empowered and engaged and see themselves as resources and allies to each other.”

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The Foreigner

Catalina May

October 02, 2018 |

Radio Ambulante |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Chile, Coihueco

In 2016 an influx of Haitian immigrants start migrating to Chile. In Coihueco, a small rural town in Chile, they are met with open arms. Towns people organize to find them shelter, raise funds so they can bring over their families, and coalesce to make the town welcoming and supportive. In contrast a slew of racists incidents plague the capital, and the Chilean government changes their immigration laws, making it difficult for Haitian immigrants to settle in the country.

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Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how providers are trying to help.

Sarah Rigg

October 01, 2018 |

Model D |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Healthcare groups across the state of Michigan are working to address care for the homeless. From dedicated, privately-funded centers for LGBT youth to downtown clinics offering quality, affordable healthcare, Michigan groups are committing to extending health services to a vulnerable population.

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The school beating the odds with music

Dougal Shaw

September 28, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: England, Bradford, West Yorkshire

An elementary school in Bradford, England has seen a direct correlation between embracing music as part of their curriculum and students' performance in English and Math. The school is in a low-income area with most of its students speaking English as a second language and was doing very poorly before they made the switch. The school is now in the top 10% of schools in England, and students say that school is now energetic and fun.

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