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  • The world sees invasive seaweed. This gardener sees housing bricks.

    April 19, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Puerto Morelos

    A small business in Puerto Morelos uses invasive seaweed that washes up on Mexico’s beaches to create construction blocks. The company, Sargassum, mixes the seaweed with organic materials, presses the mixture into block shapes, and lets them bake in the sun to harden. The owner sells some of the blocks and uses some to build affordable housing in his community.

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  • As assisted dying broadens, countries wrestle with new ethical lines

    January 10, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Despite differing opinions and moral and ethical boundaries among voters and residents, access to euthanasia, or assisted dying, is expanding. Worldwide, there are currently 25 jurisdictions that allow some form of assisted dying, including 10 countries, 11 U.S. states, and four Australian states, with access and regulations varying by region.

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  • To build for a warming planet, architects look to nature – and the past

    September 14, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    A global movement to localize the construction process, and design buildings for the climate they reside in, is bringing back practices like green roofs and using natural materials like mud and salt to keep people cool as the planet warms.

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  • How to help Mexican migrants? Publish news they can use.

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    For the past three years, a service news media company has written stories specifically responding to questions sent in by Mexican migrants living in the U.S. “We realized Mexican migrants in the U.S. didn’t need general information like any old news site; they needed very, very specific information,” the founder of Conexión Migrante said.

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  • Months after Maria, Puerto Ricans take recovery into their own hands

    May 07, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Las Carolinas

    Prior to Hurricane Maria, it was not uncommon for Puerto Ricans to consider leaving the area to pursue careers elsewhere. Months after, however, as the wreckage from the disaster is far from remedied, the community members of Las Carolinas and neighboring towns are finding empowerment and strength by working together and sharing resources as they create Centers of Mutual Support throughout the island.

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  • After hurricane Maria, he's helping the ocean – and its fishers – recover

    April 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Naguabo

    Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico communities, land and the local coasts. With many relying on fishing as a significant source of income, fishermen have been suffering since with polluted waters and a diminished fish population. One local man is taking a stance by working with community fishermen to utilize their skills to clean up the coastal waters through incentivizing results.

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  • Taking the bull by the horns? Men learn how to treat women better

    March 07, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Soshanguve

    Group sessions, workplace videos, badges, these are just some of the ways various people around the world are addressing sexual, and physical assault. In light of the #MeToo movement in the U.S., the Christian Science Monitor chronicled four international efforts that attempt to curb toxic masculinity.

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  • In push to 'fast track' women into office, gender quotas gain traction

    January 17, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Starting in the mid 1980s and 1990s, African and Latin American countries began to implement “gender quotas” to integrate more women in politics. Now, “12 of the top 20 countries in the world for women’s legislative representation are in Africa and Latin America.”

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  • Mexico's first 'union' for guest workers fights abuses at home and in US

    December 28, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    Formed in 2013, the coalition of guest workers is recognized by the Mexican government. It gives transnational workers a platform to demand solutions to issues like recruitment fraud and trafficking.

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  • For migrants, a push for cross-border justice

    December 14, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    The rights of migrant workers, especially related to legal issues, are often ignored. Lawyers are helping Mexican workers sue abusive employers in US courts.

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