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An Abandoned Roman Salami Factory Becomes an Illegal, Inhabited Museum

Lidija Pisker

October 24, 2017 |

Atlas Obscura |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Rome

About 200 people from around the world, most of whom were homeless, occupied a former meat factory where they cleaned the space and set up homes. An Italian artist worked with residents to create a unique venue that exhibits murals, paintings, and installations of over 300 artists from around the world. The museum does not have a budget, the artists donate their works, and it operates on a democratic concept where artists from different backgrounds and styles work together. Despite not occupying the space legally, residents believe that the value the art offers to society prevented them from being evicted.

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Science, Interrupted

Jennifer Hattam

October 04, 2017 |

Discover Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Germany

Thousands of researchers across the world have been displaced by war. They struggle to resume their work as refugees in a foreign country. Yet, numerous organizations are trying to help at risk scholars by offering fellowships to help them continue their work.

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US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations

Monica Campbell

October 02, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Volunteers, hotlines, community supporting families, these are the basic principles of rapid response networks. A rapid response network is a community led, volunteer response to immigration crackdowns that is being replicated in cities around the country. When people are getting detained, the rapid response networks are activated, volunteers receive a text that a neary neighbor is getting deported and they rush to the house. They take notes, and record with their cellphones. “I feel hopeful that there’s something I can do rather than sitting worried and angry, and I feel like I can be part of something that

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How Germany is integrating its refugees

The Economist

September 16, 2017 |

The Economist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, Germany has managed to integrate more than 1.2 million men, women, and children into schools and workplaces around the country. Although the learning curve is steep, refugees learn both language and cultural skills to help them adapt to their new life, and families are welcomed into makeshift homes while the government works to build new housing structures.

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Trauma and transitions: How San Diego grapples with educating refugees.

Megan Wood Mandy McLaren

August 28, 2017 |

Investigative Reporting Workshop |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

San Diego County public schools have a large number of refugee students and changes such as lowering noise levels (such as school bells) that triggered post-traumatic stress, reducing class sizes, providing daily teacher consistency, and integrating language and academic instruction has helped them feel more comfortable and fill the gaps in their education. Not all of the interventions have led to academic success, but schools are juggling very limited budgets to address the specific needs of refugee students, including extra English language instruction and counseling services.

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Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers

Joseph Nasr

August 18, 2017 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Gescher

Germany is learning from its past, and implementing measures that will safeguard successful integration of refugees into the workforce. In the 1960s thousands of Turkish people were recruited to fill labor shortages, but were not given support to help them integrate. They still struggle to enter the workforce. Now, the country devised a program aimed at language learning and job skills development for incoming asylum seekers. “The lesson that Germany learnt is that integration is something you work on.”

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New “Education Passport” Tested in Greece

Nikolia Apostolou

July 21, 2017 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Greece, Athens

The European Qualifications Passport, could make it easier for refugees to access higher education. The document functions like an academic transcript and includes educational history, spoken languages, and professional experience. don't “We want to help and facilitate the integration of refugees at the earliest stage.”

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Young Colombian refugees find new lifeline in Ecuador

Carolina Loza Leon

July 15, 2017 |

TRT World |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

Ecuador has a large number of refugees, particularly from Colombia, these refugees face a lot of barriers upon arrival. 'Fudela' is a soccer program that has Ecuadorians and Colombians playing together in order to foster understanding, cooperation, teamwork, job skills and community.

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The Heartland Wants More New Americans

Tanvi Misra

July 04, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

In the aftermath of an election "consumed with anti-immigration rhetoric," many of the same states that helped put Trump in the White House are not just home to growing numbers of immigrants and refugees, but many are actively seeking to naturalize these populations, as they play a significant role in bolstering economic growth. The Cities for Citizenship initiative is helping local governments to make the naturalization process more transparent and accessible for immigrant communities across the midwest.

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Fight or Flight

Angela K. Evans

June 22, 2017 |

Boulder Weekly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

As immigration policy fluctuates under the current administration and the future of thousands of undocumented migrants remains volatile, uncertain, and complex, many find themselves in a heightened state of stress and fear. But activists in Colorado are attempting to take positive steps and support the immigrant community, specifically through the creation of the Colorado Rapid Response Network and 24-hour hotline. The network helps ensure accurate information about ICE activity is shared and that trained volunteers are available to assist with legal, human, or civil rights concerns.

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