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Indigenous wisdom meets Western medicine at this psychedelic therapy centre

David Minkow

July 20, 2023 |

The Discourse |

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1500-3000 Words

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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How Nigeria's $428 million ICT backbone project is enabling rural financial inclusion

Johnstone Kpilaakaa

July 20, 2023 |

Benjamindada.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Project is increasing rural financial inclusion and addressing the digital divide by funding projects that make it easier for telecommunications companies to expand their connectivity to rural communities, allowing locals to access digital banking services.

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'A lifesaving tool': California's new mental health crisis line sees a surge in calls

Anabel Sosa

July 19, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, California

The three-digit mental health crisis hotline — 988 — allows peop;le in crisis to get in touch with a counselor immediately. Since launching a year ago, the state’s 12 crisis centers have received more than 280,000 calls. Due to increased need, crisis centers are making plans to expand their services by hiring more staff and developing Spanish language services.

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Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans

Caroline Kitchener

July 19, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Europe-based Aid Access is now allowing U.S. medical professionals in certain democrat-led states with abortion “shield” laws to prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in anti-abortion states. There are currently seven U.S. providers working with Aid Access under the protection of their state’s shield laws and have since mailed 3,500 doses of abortion pills to those in need.

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Solar Industry Trainees Install Money-Saving Panels on Two Petworth Homes

Kayla Benjamin

July 19, 2023 |

The Washington Informer |

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Response Location: United States, Petworth, Washington

Run by a nonprofit dedicated to creating economic development opportunities in underserved communities, the Solar Works DC training program provides people interested in entering the solar industry with certifications. The trainees are paid and spend up to seven weeks learning in the classroom and on the job.

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Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife

Ruth Kamnitzer

July 19, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Cattle ranchers are switching from barbed wire to virtual fences to cut down on costs, easily practice rotational grazing to improve pasture health, and benefit the local environment and wildlife. The virtual fence software uses GPS and radio towers, so boundaries can be drawn with a computer or phone. And the cows wear tracking collars that will administer a warning beep when a boundary is close and a small shock when a boundary is crossed to encourage the cow to turn around.

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A Closely Knitted Community Creating Safe Space for Deaf Persons in Lagos

Blessing Oladunjoye

July 18, 2023 |

BONews |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

One Nigerian religious center offers a safe space where the hearing impaired can use sign language to communicate and build community. The Christian Mission for the Deaf Church’s members feel empowered through dance, music, and worship, while children of deaf adults build skills and friendship.

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En Guatemala, un colectivo de jóvenes artistas forma una familia con el cine

Isabella Grullón Paz

July 18, 2023 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Guatemala

La productora cinematográfica Desobediencia Perfecta reúne a colaboradores de mente abierta en un espacio inclusivo en Guatemala para producir trabajos artísticos sobre temas sociales difíciles. El grupo adopta un enfoque democrático para cada proyecto. Reúnen recursos entre ellos y se apoyan en la tutoría de figuras solidarias en la industria cinematográfica de Guatemala para darle vida a sus proyectos, que ya incluye dos cortometrajes.

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Little Scandinavia looks at whether we can do better in U.S. prisons

Christina Griffith

July 18, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Chester, Pennsylvania

As a part of the Scandinavian Prison Project, a section of the Pennsylvania state prison was remodeled to house fewer people who are incarcerated and include things like a common area, kitchen, and even a fish tank. The community orientation includes the staff, of which the ratio is higher than other sections of the prison, who are specially trained for the program. The effort aims to reduce recidivism rates and make prisons safer and more effective based on successful models from Scandinavian countries.

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How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

Will Norris

July 18, 2023 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States, West Point, New York

The U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School is a year-long academic support program for promising applicants to military academies who don’t yet meet admission requirements. Roughly 40 percent of USMAPS students are Black, and about 83 percent of all USMAPS students go on to be accepted to selective military academies.

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