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Thai orchestra fights bloodshed with music

Nanchanok Wongsamuth

April 29, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Yala, Yala Province

In the midst of chaos and bloodshed between Muslims and Buddhists, a small province in Thailand has created a youth orchestra to bridge divides between people. The orchestra was met with initial skepticism but has since grown to over 150 children playing regularly with 650 graduates of the program. Their performances are always sold out, and the model has since been replicated in other parts of Thailand.

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How dance improves the lives of those with Parkinson's disease

Michael Hill

April 17, 2018 |

NJTV-PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

A collaboration between a Parkinson’s disease support group and a New York City dance company created a program of movement for people managing the disease. Besides an improvement in physical mobility, participation also gave people an increase in self-esteem and cognitive function.

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Theatres seek help from 'intimacy experts' in the wake of #MeToo

David Marin-Guzman

April 06, 2018 |

Financial Review |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia, Sydney

In order to respond to sexual harrassment allegations against prominent members of the Australian theater community, directors, unions, and companies have collaborated on a new code of conduct. The code includes a ‘safe conversations officer’ acting as an ombudsman, intimacy training for employees, and ways to reduce a company or production’s reliance on one actor for financial security.

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They Risked Their Lives To Bring Music Back

Alix Spiegel

March 21, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Somalia, Mogadishu

With the extremist group Al-Shabab active in the country, music has been a source of trauma for Somalis with music banned in Shabab controlled territory and musicians assassinated. A reality show centered around musical performance is hoping to bring music back into public life.

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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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The ballerina who rescued 100,000 children with hip-hop

Dan Collyns

March 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Peru, Lima

Vania Masías abandoned her prolific career as a professional ballerina to teach impoverished youth in Peru hip hop. “More than 100,000 children have passed through the programme over the years.”

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99 Problems and SATs Ain't One: How Hip-Hop Literacy Programs Improve Student Reading Skills

Kevon Paynter

March 12, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

A growing group of teachers is using hip-hop to improve students' understanding of U.S. history concepts and knowledge of SAT-level vocabulary. Austin Martin, who developed Rhymes for Reason, hopes that his program and others "will help show that hip-hop—and by extension AAVE [African American Vernacular English]—is a valid and useful educational tool."

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Working with Dark Light: Puerto Rican artists are healing the spirits that Hurricane Maria broke

Samuel Granados

February 28, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico, San Juan

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, artists are putting on performances of all kinds in traditional and non-traditional spaces. These performances provide entertainment; express pain, loss, and anger; satirize and critique government inaction; and instill pride and hope.

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Musicians Add 'Counterterrorism Briefing' to Pre-Grammy Schedule

Molly McCluskey

January 26, 2018 |

Rolling Stone |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

For the first time, high-profile Grammy attendees this year received an all-day security briefing on how to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks. In light of recent mass shootings and bombs at concerts in Manchester, Las Vegas, and Paris, the musicians met directly with U.S. State Department and European Union officials to learn best practices to help protect themselves, their crews, and their fans.

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Pedal to Porch

Jill Harkins

December 04, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In Detroit, Michigan, residents reduce the effects of gentrification through physical activity and shared storytelling. The non-profit Pedal to Porch encourages residents to bike to their neighbors’ homes and record their memories. The effort helps retain some of the identity in Detroit’s changing communities and establishes new connections for the city to grow. Founder Cornetta Lane notes, “communities are more likely to bounce back from social and natural disasters when they know each other.”

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