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  • Detained Davincis: Artists in Lithuania draw attention to the plight of asylum-seekers

    July 07, 2022 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Lithuania, Medininkai

    Asylum-seekers detained in Lithuanian refugee camps are exhibiting and selling their artwork with the support of Sienos Group, a volunteer-based initiative that coordinates showings and raises funds for art materials and supplies. Detainees have earned up to 100 euros for their pieces and say the ability to create and share their art while in the camps gives them a sense of purpose, empowers them to believe in their potential, and helps combat stigma against migrants in the country.

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  • Moving Through the City Can Be Dangerous for Indian Women. Can These Apps Help?

    July 01, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    The Woloo mobile app helps women locate and access clean and hygienic restrooms at restaurants and cafes. The app partners with 10,000 restaurants and cafes across 50 cities that allow women to use their restrooms free of charge. “Hygiene officers” from the app also evaluate the restrooms to ensure their clean and suitable for use. There are currently about 1,200 certified restrooms on the app and 30,000 users.

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  • Filling the Gaps

    June 30, 2022 |

    Encore Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    The Synergy Healthcare Center is a mental health services clinic that focuses on issues facing the Black community to help fill gaps in service and address mental health stigma. Synergy focuses on cultural awareness to ensure those seeking help feel safe and comfortable with the mental health care services they’re receiving. The Center also hosts various themed gatherings to help create a safe place for those in need.

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  • How Sacramento County is bucking the national trend of murder cases going unsolved

    June 29, 2022 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento County has achieved one of the best homicide clearance rates in the country after the sheriff's department implemented smart staffing techniques, the use of national databases, a citizen video surveillance registry, tip lines, and other assistive technologies. These changes led to arrests in 8/10 homicide cases in 2022, or 20% above the national average.

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  • Choosing Who We Work With

    June 24, 2022 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Zaddy Solutions is a staffing firm promoting diversity and inclusion by focus specifically on the LGBTQ community. The firm provides mentorship, education, and guidance.

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  • Here to Stay: How Spain's migrants self-organized to fight for their rights

    June 23, 2022 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Mujeres Migrantes Diversas was founded by women working in domestic service and caregiving jobs and provides mutual support networks and services to migrant women in informal sectors. They provide food assistance, help finding safe shelter, workshops on gender and labor rights, Catalan language classes, and support with immigration procedures among other support services.

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  • This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

    June 23, 2022 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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  • D.C. Residents Are Voting from Prison This Week

    June 20, 2022 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    In July 2020, the District became one of three places in the country to grant people who are incarcerated the right to vote. Officials have conducted outreach to people in DC jails to make sure the are aware of their rights and the Board of Elections has provided staff with information and documents they need to ensure people can register to vote.

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  • Decongesting Nigerian correctional facilities through Technology

    June 17, 2022 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Headfort Foundation provides free legal services to people who can’t afford lawyers. Through their app, Lawyers NowNow, users can access free legal advice and get connected to pro bono lawyers. The group of all-female lawyers work exclusively with people who do not have the resources to hire lawyers, especially those that have been victims of police brutality or wrongfully incarcerated. The group has worked on over 1,000 cases in three years and secured the release of almost 300 people in that time.

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  • Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses

    June 17, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is helping Black farmers buy land. More than $200,000 have gone toward urban land purchases in a practice some see as “restorative economics." Black land activists are also purchasing land in rural communities across the United States.

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