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  • What India's first trans women-led dance troupe wants people to know

    June 19, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Grassroots efforts can create dialogue and foster acceptance for the trans community. In Mumbai, the Dancing Queens, led by trans women, not only perform for audiences, they also work to facilitate discussions and promote awareness of LGBT rights in India. The dance group’s members consist of activists who have been working to change social attitudes in India.

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  • Prevention Strategies By And For Local Communities

    June 15, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The University of New Mexico’s Prevention Research Center is a leading example of community engagement. The Center has undertaken a variety of health-focused initiatives, each with a common core: prioritizing community-centered knowledged and solutions. Their programming is based on years of dissemination and implementation research – figuring out how to take research into communities and prioritizing evaluation.

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  • A Very Queer Street Art Movement Is Spreading Across the US

    June 15, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A loosely connected movement of LGBTQ street artists are creating work with explicitly queer themes across the country. This work puts images of pride in public spaces as well as challenging perceptions about who creates street art.

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  • Singapore helps North Korea break out in business

    June 12, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: North Korea, Pyongyang

    More than 2,000 North Koreans have accessed entrepreneurship training through a Singaporean nonprofit called Choson Exchange, gaining exposure to market concepts such as pricing and branding -- often for the first time. Former students have opened a coffee shop among other businesses.

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  • How a University and a Tribe Are Teaming Up to Revive a Lost Language

    June 09, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oxford, Ohio

    The Myaamia Center, a language initiative led by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, has led to the preservation of the Myaamia language and culture. The center, which has become a model for other universities, is the result of a relationship between the university and the tribe that dates back to 1972. Together, they have helped move predominantly white institutions like Miami University towards racial equity.

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  • How movie stars conquered the ‘gig economy'

    June 07, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    For contingent workers in what is often called the "gig economy," securing access to benefits, retirement, and other markers of job security can be a struggle. However, the success of the Screen Actors Guild and other labor unions for those in the entertainment industry in the 20th century might provide a useful framework for organizing for a 21st century labor market.

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  • Getting books from the U.S. feeds these students' love of reading

    June 07, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    An organization called Books for Africa collects donations of books from all over the country to send to schools in Rwanda. Books for Africa has sent over 41 million books over the past 30 years to 53 different countries. Students at one of the schools receiving the books in Rwanda say they enjoy reading because it helps them improve their vocabulary and learn about American culture, but they also wish they could receive more books about Africa.

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  • Jordan's young protesters say they learned from Arab Spring mistakes

    June 05, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Amman

    Protesters opposing a proposed income tax hike in Jordan stayed away from polarizing language and avoided proposing structural changes to the political system, a shift away from rhetoric used during the Arab Spring. “This is a Jordanian movement for the core causes that affect all Jordanians: taxes, unemployment, and corruption,” said Mohammed Hussein, a 26-year-old protester. “We do not want a group to hijack this movement for their own agendas.”

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  • 30 Million Words

    June 02, 2018 |

    Searchlight New Mexico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

    A Pensacola project is providing new parents with “brain bags”—books to read to their children as well as resources about early childhood development as it relates to language. By educating parents about the impact of how and how much they speak to their children during fundamental years of development, the bags help build babies language skills and create strong brain development.

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  • Leave No Worker Behind

    June 01, 2018 |

    Earth Island |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    A decades-old principle called “just transition” has made international headway in the fight against climate change and toward equity and sustainability. Fundamental to the principle is transitioning from a capitalist system to a localized one that prioritizes cultural inclusion, local economies, decarbonization and environmental justice, and food sovereignty. But as this idea reaches prominence on the global stage, those that have been involved for years worry that its core meanings, morals, and actions will be co-opted.

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