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A New Adjustment

Austin Willhoft

April 15, 2018 |

Daily Emerald |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

When choosing an industry to work in, cultural and familial pressures may play a role, especially around the field of mental health. When this proved true for a handful of international students at the University of Oregon, they joined together to form International Community Voices, a peer support group that addresses cultural barriers on college campuses.

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Human experience will always speak louder than any campaign

Lucy Lamble

April 04, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

A campaign by human rights organization Amnesty International is emphasizing personal stories of hope and understanding instead of encouraging fear and trepidation. So far, the viral campaigns have helped to show the plight of refugees in human terms and given those who disagree with their human rights a reason to see a new perspective.

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Solving the Suicide Crisis in the Arctic Circle

Melody Schreiber

March 23, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Clyde River, Nunavut

In a town called Clyde River, located in the Arctic Circle, the Ilisaqsivik Society is attempting to reverse the trauma inflicted on the Inuit people by climate change and cultural trends away from tradition. The Ilisaqsivik Society connects youth with their elders, maintains a community center, and offers counseling to help reduce teen suicide rates.

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Hole in the Fence

Matt Kielty Latif Nasser Tracie Hunte Bethel Habte

March 23, 2018 |

WNYC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In the 1980s the Mexican economy falls and a surge of undocumented immigrants begin crossing the Rio Grande river into El Paso, TX. Border Patrol agents begin stopping and questioning high school students near the border in Bowie High School. After one of the high school teachers finds out, the students began to organize, eventually suing border patrol for infringing on their constitutional rights. Ultimately, the high school students win a landmark civil rights case. “We couldn’t believe we took on the federal government and won.”

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Two Stow families teach a community racial acceptance

Paula Schleis

March 17, 2018 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

To promote racial understanding in a mostly white neighborhood in the 1950s, two families led by example. They nurtured a lasting friendship, performed skits at PTA meetings, and even co-led a Girl Scouts troop.

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Come together: how music is rebuilding bridges in divided Balkans

Gillian Dohrn

March 16, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar

Mostar Rock School is a school that takes students from both sides of the Nereta river, which divides the Bosnian Croat population and the Bosnian Muslims. The school allows students from different ethnic backgrounds to intermingle, create music, and it defies the ethnic division created after the Bosnian war. “There were 16 students in the first class. This year, there are 128 enrolled and 80 more on the waiting list.”

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Hope for the Future: Alaskan Community Works to Revive Native Languages

Talia Wiener

March 13, 2018 |

Pulitzer Center |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alaska

In the early 2000s, the only remaining speakers of three Native languages in Ketchikan, Alaska were in their early 80s or 90s. In order to preserve the languages and encourage the myriad positive physical and mental benefits that come with reconnecting with a Native language, the Ketchikan Indian Community developed a mentorship program in which a fluent elder teaches a younger member of the community one of the languages.

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Instagram art project spreads awareness about femicides in Mexico

Paola Mardo

March 02, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico

The project No estamos todas (“We are not all here”) was founded to call attention to rising rate of female homicide victims in Mexico as well as to commemorate victim’s lives. Artists are commissioned to make a woman’s portrait—often incorporating aspects of their lives—and these portraits are shared on the project’s Instagram account. Since November of 2017, over 80 portraits have been made and shared.

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To feed elders, traditional foods take untraditional route

Anne Hillman

February 28, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kotzebue, Alaska

Elders in Kotzebue, Alaska missed traditional foods like elk, caribou, and whale when they transitioned into assisted living, so a group formed to find a way through federal red tape. Locals, environmental health agents, and government officials sat down to make sure the community practices were up to federal standard.

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The Mountain

Jacqueline Sofia Hebah Fisher Razan Alzayani Lilly Crown

February 27, 2018 |

Kerning Cultures |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Tunisia, Jbel Samamma, Kasserine Governorate

When unemployment is high and hope is low, violent extremist groups around the world attract recruits who are searching for support and a sense of life purpose. In Tunisia, efforts to counter the pull of these groups are increasingly inspired by the peacemaking roles that women can play. Workshops are helping mothers guide their children away from violent extremism, and near Jbel Samamma, a mountain that has become a top hideout for extremists, a new community center is offering arts and cultural activities while working to link the local economy to larger business and tourism markets.

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