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Returning Indigenous ancestors home to New Zealand/Aotearoa

Hana Pera Aoake

May 03, 2023 |

New Internationalist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Aotearoa, New Zealand

The Karanga Aotearoa program coordinates with museums and cultural institutions across the world to repatriate Moriori remains and artifacts stolen by colonizers throughout New Zealand/Aotearoa's history. The process is Indigenous-led, with significant involvement from the descendents of those being returned, and prioritizes maintaining dignity for the ancestors.

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Grandmother's battalion: how elderly Zhytomyr residents help the front

Alice Smahina

April 26, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Zhytomyr

The Grandmother's Battalion is an initiative organized by the organization Care for the Elderly in Ukraine. Retired volunteers sew and distribute items such as pillows, work gloves, underwear, socks, and other needed clothing to Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines.

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For the American Prison Writing Archive, a 'Shadow Canon' Sheds Light

Patricia Leigh Brown

April 17, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The American Prison Writing Archive documents firsthand accounts of living conditions inside roughly 400 correctional facilities in the United States. The collection includes more than 3,300 narratives that are used to build awareness around the realities of the criminal legal system.

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Caste in India: Hip hop fights for Dalit rights

Rudraneil Sengupta

April 02, 2023 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Dalit hip-hop musicians are using their art and social media to propel the Dalit rights and anti-caste movements to the forefront of mainstream conversation.

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‘That's Entertainment' drag show raises over $12,000 for Leeds Center

Warren Taylor

March 21, 2023 |

The Winchester Sun |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Winchester, Kentucky

A sold-out drag show at the Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky, raised over $12,500 for the theater and its programs. The money raised came from ticket sale proceeds, performer tips, and donations.

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Reproductive justice organization shifts culture in a new film

Tina Vasquez

March 14, 2023 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A full-length feature film made by a reproductive justice organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is helping to destigmatize and humanize substance dependency and substance abuse recovery during parenthood. The film is based on conversations with women in recovery.

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Detroit group reduces waste and improves education by merging art and science

Genevieve Fox

March 07, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit nonprofit Arts and Scraps reuses donated materials like yarn and fabric to teach kids to create art and take care of the environment with free programs.

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When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In

Jennifer Harlan

March 02, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Entertainment industry intimacy coordinators facilitate the production of intimate scenes in films, television shows, and live performances and ensure the safety and comfort of the actors participating.

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New Fire Mountain Fabrics store offers Indigenous fabric and motifs

Alfonzo Galvan

March 01, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Fire Mountain Fabrics and Supply is a Native-owned fabric shop in Minnesota that sells materials used to make the regalia worn in different ceremonies that can often be difficult to find.

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"Please break down the door": How Ivano-Frankivsk women evacuated hundreds of paintings from cities in line of fire

Maria Smyk

February 13, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

The Assortment Room is an art space that serves as both a gallery and a platform to support artists. It also facilitated the evacuation of 600 pieces of art from cities in the line of fire during the war in Ukraine to ensure artists’ work wouldn’t be lost or destroyed.

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