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What's Behind Buffalo's Public Art Boom?

Mark Byrnes

August 09, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery created the position of public art curator in 2014. Since then, a combination of public and private funding has created site-specific public art across the city bringing prominent artists to Buffalo as well as involving local artists and community members.

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An Orphanage That Doesn't Seem Like An Orphanage

Jason Beaubien

August 09, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Honduras, Tela

SOS Children's Villages is a non-profit group that services more than 80,000 kids. Their successful model emphasizes love, family, and relationships, even though the children aren't being raised in a "traditional" family.

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In Germany, a news site is pairing up liberals and conservatives and actually getting them to (gasp) have a civil conversation

Shan Wang

August 08, 2018 |

Nieman Lab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany

German news site Zeit Online helped 600 pairs of people with opposing political views meet to discuss the issues in person. The "My Country Talks" initiative was so well-reviewed that Zeit Online is now partnering with a dozen other German media organizations to grow the project, as well as a variety of groups outside the country.

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The football-loving lawyer moving the goalposts for girls' rights in Kenya

Lucy Lamble

August 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

In rural Kenya, different ethnic groups are known to clash over resources. Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan returned home after her education to start the Horn of Africa Initiative which brings communities together and promotes the rights of women and girls through soccer.

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Why Millions Listen to This Girl

Harriet Noble

August 07, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

Through changes in daily routines or the structure of choices, ‘nudge’ theory can move people towards acting in ways that are beneficial to themselves and others. In this instance, a nine-year old girl’s voice presented a novel sound and made people more inclined to listen to safety announcements at bustling London underground stations.

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Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming

Margot Ford McMillen

August 07, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Missouri

Production agriculture has put many small town, local farmers out of business, changing the landscape of the communities they've been pushed out of. One town in Missouri is fighting against this by joining together to preserve the importance of local control by nurturing a tradition of canning tomatoes.

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How Can America Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Terry Gross

August 06, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

A community court program in Newark, New Jersey provides alternative sentencing options for low-level offenders rather than jail or release that include getting help for mental health issues and addiction. It's part of a multi-state effort by the Center for Court Innovation to address that high rates of incarceration in the U.S. by addressing the criminalization of behaviors that are usually driven by other underlying factors such poverty, addiction and homelessness.

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Financial Empowerment Centers Help City Residents Improve Their Fiscal Health

Oscar Perry Abello

August 06, 2018 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Financial Empowerment Centers work with clients to help them build savings, improve credit scores, and take full advance of assistance programs. While the daily demands of poverty often create an inability to plan for the future, the Center's clients have found that counseling has provided a path to engage with these issues and a trusted helper to improve their financial health.

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Manufacturers Increase Efforts to Woo Workers to Rural Areas

Ellen Rosen

August 03, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Despite the supposed fear of automation taking away jobs, there is in fact a shortage of employees in the manufacturing industry. In rural areas where many manufacturing plants are located, companies are trying a variety of ways to incentivize talent to move, including student loan forgiveness, day care, and cash bonuses for recruiting others. There is also a huge focus on improved training and career growth potential.

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An innovative approach to criminal justice reform: Put black women in charge

Timothy Pratt

August 03, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, South Fulton, Georgia

South Fulton is the only city in the U.S. to put black women in charge of its criminal justice system—from the judge, to the prosecutor, to the public defender. “The result: A focus on community policing, pretrial diversion programs and assigning public defenders to all cases.” Ultimately, the aim is to divert black people from entering the prison pipeline, and establishing a model that can be replicated in other cities.

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