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  • Schools Are Shaming Kids Who Can't Afford Lunch, but There Are Ways to Stop It

    August 14, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    While some states have already introduced legislation to ban lunch shaming in schools, a national effort is now under way with the introduction of the No Shame at School Act in Congress. Advocates emphasize that "creating a consistent approach across all school districts is key to ending the practice of lunch shaming."

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  • Gun owners in New Zealand voluntarily surrender more than 10,000 firearms

    August 12, 2019 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    Since July 2019, New Zealand has held gun buybacks across the country and collected over 10,000 firearms. After a mass shooting at Christchurch mosque, the government rushed through legislation to ban semi-automatic and automatic firearms, offering owners of such weapons cash and a no-questions-asked policy. Such legislation has been implemented in other countries as well, including Australia, who in 1996 collected over 600,000 weapons.

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  • 'You bring your gun, we ask no questions': The history of gun buybacks in Kansas City and Missouri

    August 05, 2019 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    As Kansas City tries to decrease violent crime in the area, it looks to a decades-old initiative that may have worked in the past: gun buybacks. Such a response was first tried in 1994, and saw a decline in homicides the following year. While the new mayor looks to try this in the city, they face state legislation prohibiting gun buybacks and pushback from critics who say such responses don’t actually work.

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  • Gun Violence Persists as New KCMO Mayor Takes Office

    August 01, 2019 |

    Flatland |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    After piloting anti-violence initiatives across the city, leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, are re-evaluating their approach. While the steps taken to curb gun violence were similar to others across the country, here, they yielded few successes. Leaders in the community cite a lack of collaboration and responses that don’t take into consideration root causes like mental health, poverty, education, or police/community mistrust.

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  • A Unique Military Program Helps Sexual Assault Survivors. But Not All of Them.

    July 30, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Members of the military who are survivors of sexual assault have access to special victims’ counsels to help guide and protect them throughout the legal process. The efforts are still young, and with that comes issues of ill-trained or over-worked legal representation – a criticism that has been made known by advocates. Furthermore, while the existence of such assistance is extremely beneficial to military personnel, the same sort of protection and support isn’t available to civilians who are alleging violent crimes against military members.

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  • Living without plastic: One family's journey

    July 19, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    For one family, living plastic-free was a lifestyle decision made after they learned more about the harm that plastic waste causes. The Watt family lives as plastic-free as possible – carrying their own utensils, buying in bulk and bringing their own glass containers, making their own household cleaner, and using reusable beeswax wraps instead of cling wrap. While these are all steps in the right direction toward reducing the nearly 335 million tons of plastic produced every year, experts say we need to rely less on individual actions and push for tougher laws and systemic changes.

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  • Banning foreign home buyers - the New Zealand experiment

    July 15, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

    Housing affordability is a crisis that many countries face. New Zealand addressed the issue in a controversial way: by outright banning foreign ownership. Since it has come into effect, real estate pricing has gone down, and more properties are available for New Zealand residents. Critics argue that the ban coincided with world events like the Chinese government limiting how much money could leave the country into foreign events. They caution against attributing the lower prices to the ban itself and that it is still too early to see its true impact.

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  • How Minneapolis Freed Itself From the Stranglehold of Single-Family Homes

    July 11, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The city council of Minneapolis has successfully reached out to its constituents and responded to their concerns regarding the housing crisis by enacting the Minneapolis 2040 plan which outlines 100 sustainable solutions to mitigate the threat of urban density. Several progressive city council members have worked toward the goal of providing more affordable housing by creating coalitions and proactively gathering citizen input. Subsequently, affordable housing was the main issue in the latest city elections. The plan rewrites the residential zoning laws to allow multi-family homes in any part of the city.

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  • The UK's trailblazing advantage against climate change

    July 11, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom’s Committee on Climate Change has helped the country lead the way in cutting emissions and preparing to adapt to climate change. The committee is independent – meaning it isn’t bound to who is in power – which gives its research more stature. Beyond publishing on climate related issues, the committee offers recommendations and sets goals for the country’s work to combat climate change, inspiring other countries to form similar committees.

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  • A ‘Second Chance' After 27 Years in Prison: How Criminal Justice Helped an Ex-Inmate Graduate

    July 08, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Since 2016, the Second Chance Pell program has been providing financial aid for those experiencing incarceration to pursue a college education. Started under the Obama administration, it has gained bipartisan support and traction in the Trump administration as well. Considering 90% of incarcerated individuals will be released, the Second Chance Pell program serves as a demonstrated commitment to reduce recidivism and mass incarceration.

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