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  • No reason to stop organizing

    Angela K. Evans

    April 09, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    For many activists, gathering in mass protest is their most powerful tool in their toolbox, but social distancing threatens this ability. But activists in Boulder County, Colorado are not letting the pandemic stop their mission. To stay compliant with social distancing, they are taking to Zoom to organize during the crisis.

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  • Minneapolis Funding Its Parks With an Eye to Equity

    Zoe Sullivan

    April 09, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has approved a new scoring system to prioritize parks that are most in need of an investment, from the limited funds available, based on equity measures such as race, income, population density, and crime. This data-driven system is used in conjunction with the park board's judgment of a park's infrastructure and has pinpointed parks which were not typically on the park board's radar for renovation.

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  • 임대료 인하 5배 늘고, SNS엔 농가돕기 인증샷…'착한 운동' 퍼진다

    고석용

    April 08, 2020 |

    머니투데이 |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    코로나19로 인한 소상공인과 프랜차이즈 가맹업주들의 피해를 최소화하기 위해 전국 곳곳에서 가맹수수료를 인하하고 임대료를 깎아주는 등 '착한 임대인 운동'이 퍼져나가고 있습니다.

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  • ‘코로나' 때문에 봉사활동 못 한다고요?

    김지윤

    April 06, 2020 |

    한겨레 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    코로나 시국' 장기화로 시민들의 대면 봉사활동이 어려워지자 각 단체들이 원격 봉사 환경을 마련하고자 나섰습니다. 취미 활동부터 진로 상담까지 다양한 분야의 재능 나눔이 비대면으로 이뤄지고 있습니다.

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  • Konstruktiv durch die Krise

    Stella Könemann Stefanie Fleischmann

    April 04, 2020 |

    ZDF |

    Video |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Vom Einzelnen bis zum Unternehme, Corona trifft alle. Vier Beispiele zeigen, wie Solidarität und Unterstützung dabei helfen, durch die Krise zu kommen.

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  • Mapping How Cities Are Reclaiming Street Space

    Laura Bliss

    April 03, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Some of the strategies urban sustainability proponents have promoted for years are now being used to manage traffic patterns during the coronavirus outbreak and ensure that essential workers can safely get to work. Could these temporary measures lead to a less car-dependent future?

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  • Local farmers open virtual farmers market to fill gap left by restaurant orders during COVID-19

    Zach Ben-Amots

    March 30, 2020 |

    WLS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago-based Closed Loop Farms, dependent on farmers markets, had to pivot to online sales with the closure of many public spaces as a response to COVID-19. Running a virtual farmers market, the local grower also sells sustainable, local products from other Chicago businesses. People are able to order their fresh produce, honey, and kombucha online and have it delivered to their door.

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  • Herzlich auf Distanz

    Félice Gritti

    March 29, 2020 |

    Zeit Online |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    In Hamburg möchten Tausende den Corona-Risikogruppen helfen. Doch es benötigt viel Koordination, um Hilfesuchende und Helfende zusammenzubringen. Und: klare Regeln.

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  • Photos: The Contradictory Flaw In The City's Underwhelming Open Streets Plan

    Ben Yakas

    March 27, 2020 |

    Gothamist |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In an effort to prevent overcrowding in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City has closed a few streets in four out of five boroughs. This density reduction plan, though, doesn’t seem to be getting put to use, and some say is just wasting city resources having police stationed at these closed streets.

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  • ‘We're Doing What We Can': How a Makeshift Network Is Filling in the Gaps with Medical Supplies

    Emma Coleman

    March 27, 2020 |

    Route Fifty |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    To address a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, community members have begun to take on the task of producing face masks for medical professionals. From sewing masks to creating face shields with a 3D printer at a local library, communities are organizing and organizations are partnering to, at least temporarily, solve the problem.

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