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Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico's landfills to the brink

Camille Padilla Dalmau María E. Ocasio Torres

October 21, 2022 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s landfills are filling up quickly, but a nonprofit composting program in Vieques called Isla Nena Composta collects, processes, and composts organic materials from hurricane debris to help ease pressure on the landfills.

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How a Community in Vieques is Responding to the Landfill Crisis in Puerto Rico

Camille Padilla Dalmau María E. Ocasio Torres

October 21, 2022 |

9 Millones |

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Response Location: Puerto Rico, Vieques

The island of Vieques’ community composting program, Isla Nena Composta, collects vegetative debris after hurricanes, processes it, and composts it to reduce the strain on local landfills.

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Cleveland voter advocacy groups get access to jails for first time in years, push for clear policies

Collin Cunningham

October 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

After a few years of virtual outreach due to the pandemic, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates held an in-person drive in the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center to help people incarcerated there get registered to vote and request mail-in ballots. Over two days, the organization added 69 inmates to the county's voter rolls and helped 75 request ballots.

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Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

Matt Mencarini Erin McGroarty Phoebe Petrovic

October 18, 2022 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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How Volunteers Open Their Homes to Women Seeking Abortions

Ronda Kaysen

October 15, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Midwest Access Coalition in Chicago and the Haven Coalition in New York are two organizations that have spent years building out a network of vetted volunteers they can rely on to provide a safe, comfortable place to stay for those seeking an out-of-state abortion. In July 2020, the Chicago organization served 40 clients. This July, following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the organization served 200 clients.

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How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

Anoa Changa

October 11, 2022 |

Scalawag |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

Groups such as Texas Organizing Project are focusing on reaching out to voters year-round rather than just during election season, with the goal of reaching people who are often not a priority for traditional campaigns and political parties.

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For Amber Richards, life after overdose starts with compassion

Grant Stringer

October 11, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Clackamas county, Oregon

Project Hope connects people at risk of dying by drug overdose into the care of Amber Richards, a former heroin user and an expert on recovery. Project Hope has helped hundreds of clients find help, from detox to housing and counseling, since the project’s start in 2018.

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The New Abortion Underground

Stephania Taladrid David Remnick

October 10, 2022 |

WNYC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

By working with a nonprofit, Las Libres, in Guanajuato, Mexico, volunteers are helping women access medication for abortions for free. Las Libres organizes the supply chain to get the medication to those in need in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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The Post-Roe Abortion Underground

Stephania Taladrid

October 10, 2022 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

The nonprofit Las Libres in Guanajuato, Mexico, helps women access medication for abortions for free. By working with volunteers like the Old Hippies of San Miguel de Allende, the organization delivers the medication to distributors in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

Alina Tugend

October 06, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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