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  • How queer deathcare is changing the way LGBTQ+ Ohioans die

    July 28, 2023 |

    The Buckeye Flame |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Several individuals and groups like Columbus Community Deathcare and Live Without Regrets doula services are emerging to offer LGBTQ+ people adequate deathcare as they often don’t have access to the same resources, autonomy or dignity as cisgender people. End-of-life doulas and other providers that embrace the Death Positive Movement are offering holistic care that honors a dying person’s wants and needs while respecting their identity.

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  • 'Achieve your dreams at home'

    July 22, 2023 |

    Indian Country Today |

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    Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, Browning, Montana

    In 2019, Montana’s Blackfeet Community College launched its first four-year bachelor’s in nursing degree program with the goal of helping to address care shortages in the local Indigenous community. The program’s first graduate, who received her degree in 2023 and is now working as a long-term care nurse, said the college’s relationship-based approach helped her stick with her studies even through the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Indigenous wisdom meets Western medicine at this psychedelic therapy centre

    July 20, 2023 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Roots to Thrive offers psychedelic-assisted therapy and through the Naut sa mawt Centre for Psychedelic Research the group works with universities across the country to advance the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Roots to Thrive specifically works to decolonize psychedelic-assisted therapy by forming relationships with Indigenous communities to learn from them. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has been shown to offer several benefits like treating symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD and allowing people to look inward to address past traumas.

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  • Through Meditation and Therapy, Black Men Are Taking Care of Their Mental Health

    July 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chesapeake, Virginia

    Black Men Heal Yoga is a free yoga class that provides a safe, healing space for Black men looking to explore tools like meditation, mindfulness and movement to combat stigma and take care of their mental health. Black Men Heal Yoga is funded by money raised through social media. 10 classes have been held so far, with more than 50 men being served and about $2,000 in donations being raised.

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  • First cohort completes new nsyilxcən degree at UBCO: ‘our language is very strong'

    June 13, 2023 |

    IndigiNews |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    The first eight graduates of a new program run by the University of British Columbia Okanagan, the En’owkin Centre, and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology received their bachelor's of nsyilxcən language fluency degrees. The program is one of the ways the syilx Nation is revitalizing their language, which is critically endangered. Students spend their first two years learning from fluent speakers in the community and the second two years working on a capstone project that includes an internship.

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  • Students, Teachers Say AP African American Studies Course Was a Success

    April 24, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Advanced Placement African American Studies, a pilot course created by College Board, explores African American history and culture with the goal of covering events and concepts not often taught in high school classrooms. Students in the pilot program say the course gave them a deeper perspective on African history and helped them contextualize current events.

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  • How does SOGI 123 show up in Cowichan Valley schools?

    March 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Sexual orientation and gender identities 123 or SOGI 123 is an optional resource educators can use to provide grade-level appropriate materials that help create safe, inclusive learning environments for students. All 60 school districts in the province are part of the SOGI 123 Educator Network, which allows educators to work together to design programs that foster inclusion in schools. Schools that integrate SOGI 123 have seen a positive impact on students’ mental health, as well as their sense of belonging and willingness to engage.

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  • How an ASU program is addressing the diversity gap and teacher retention in Arizona's education workforce

    March 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    New multilingual and multicultural education programs like the one at Arizona State University help prepare future teachers to meet the needs of Latino students and lessen the teacher-retention crisis in the state.

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  • New program trains South High students to become teachers

    March 06, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A Minnesota high school's "Grow-Your-Own" program gives students of color the opportunity to earn college credit, learn culturally-relevant history, and explore careers in education while still working toward their high school diplomas. The students create their own lesson plans within an ethnic studies framework and volunteer at elementary schools mentoring younger kids.

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  • Mexican expats are trumpeting the ruling party's message and getting out the vote

    March 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Morena New York Committee 1 offers programs and events that aim to engage members of the Mexican Diaspora living in the United States and encourage them to participate in Mexican elections. The organization recently mounted three processions in New York City to demonstrate support for the country's sitting president.

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