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  • How men in Latin America are unlearning machismo

    July 09, 2020 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Through workshops, hotlines, and video training organizations and groups in Latin America are working to fight against 'machista,' which translates to sexist attitudes held by men in regard to women. In Colombia, the European Union has helped to set up The National School for the Unlearning of Machismo (ENDEMA) which helps viewers identify sexist attitudes in videos illustrating everyday situations. In Mexico, Gendes, an organization supporting civil rights, holds group therapy sessions, and provides a hotline for men to call when they feel they're about to become violent.

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  • Former D.C. inmates use virtual meetings for support, encouragement as they adjust to life outside prison

    July 09, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Freed from prison after serving at least 15 years, often much longer, for crimes committed when they were teens, a group of men holds twice-monthly Zoom meetings to lend structure and peer support to their lives during a time when COVID-19 restrictions foreclose other face-to-face meetings. Under Washington, D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act, 42 men have been released. At least 22 of them meet regularly to share leads on possible jobs, discuss their frustrations, and encourage each other to stay focused on the positive.

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  • How Public Banking Could Make Black Lives Matter

    July 08, 2020 |

    Ms. Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Black banks have been held up by leaders and celebrities in the community as a way to end Black poverty. Previous efforts have been made in the 1960s when Black banks gave loans to community members after being denied home loans from white banks. But those loans lost money when housing values declined as a result of redlining policies that damaged public schools. Black banking therefore was not the answer to ending Black poverty and bridging the gap between white and black wealth. One law professor believes the answer lies in public banking which is funded by tax revenue and acts as a public utility.

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  • Investors say agroforestry isn't just climate friendly — it's also profitable

    July 08, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States

    With the growing trend in regenerative agriculture, Propagate Ventures is working with farmers to transition them from conventional agriculture to agroforestry. This technique focuses on incorporating trees into farmland which can improve soil health and crop production, and reduce carbon emissions. The company offers farmers help to build the system and connections to investor financing. While implementing an agroforestry system can take time, Propagate Ventures is seeing the interest grow: They’ve expanded to eight states and recently received $1.5 million in capital funding.

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  • In Migrant Worker Camps, Wifi Is a Basic Utility

    July 08, 2020 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Wasco County, Oregon

    To expand wifi access during the coronavirus pandemic for those who work in the agricultural community and in migrant farmworker camps, the City of The Dalles partnered and collaborated with Google and other community businesses to purchase hot spots and Chromebooks for farmworkers to use. The hot spots don't work in all areas of the county, but in the orchards with cell service where they have been installed, they have been helping to provide access to telemedicine and educational services.

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  • Mosaic Development Partners works to bring people of color into the real estate market

    July 08, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Mosaic Development Partners (MDP) seeks to create wealth for the black community in Philadelphia by providing affordable housing and creating opportunities in neighborhoods that are considered risky investments for typical real estate companies. The black-owned company has created housing as well as retail opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses who historically have a harder time accessing capital and loans. The company is mission-driven but operates on a for-profit model, finding economic solutions for systemic problems that have kept black communities from creating generational wealth.

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  • A grassroots policing alternative in Hartford spreads its wings

    July 08, 2020 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Members of a community group in North Hartford, CT, are a positive presence on the streets of the dangerous neighborhood they once grew up in. Men Standing Up Against Violence aim to deter violence, provide support, mediate conflicts, and mentor the youth. The presence of the group was initially unwelcomed by local police officers, but they have proven to be an effective and vital addition to the neighborhood, winning over both the community and the local police department. The group's success is attributed to the trust they've built with locals who often have a deep mistrust and fear of the police.

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  • Why Singapore Has One of the Highest Home Ownership Rates

    July 08, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Affordable housing in Singapore has resulted in one of the highest rates of home ownership in the world. In 1964 the government embraced a "Home Ownership for the People Scheme" in which it gave lower and middle-income citizens access to affordable home ownership. Subsidized apartments were sold at low prices and were not to be sold for at least five years after which the real estate value had risen significantly. Apartments sold in 2009, for example, gained almost half a million dollars in value by 2020. New subsidized apartments are under construction and 16,000 have already been sold in the past year.

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  • Minnesota offers 'no-barriers' COVID-19 testing across state for immigrants

    July 08, 2020 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. James, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Department of Health is working with local advocacy groups to provide free Covid-19 testing at pop-up testing sites in communities where immigrants or undocumented residents live. The state-sponsored testing sites do not ask patients for any information regarding their citizen status and also do not require insurance to access the test.

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  • In Mathare, clean water is music, as Billian shields the Kenyan slum against COVID-19

    July 07, 2020 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Mathare

    In Kenya's rural communities and densely populated areas, accessing sanitation and hygiene methods can be difficult, but in one slum, a nonprofit organization has teamed up with a group of young men in the community to help increase access during the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, they are providing free water and food vouchers to families and setting up hand washing stations throughoutut the area.

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