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How One Kid Stopped the Contamination of a River

Nicole Javorsky

August 16, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

After discovering that raw sewage was flowing into Nova Scotia's LaHave River at alarming rates, an 11-year-old in the community decided study the issue for her science project. After testing the levels of the water and relating the cause of the issue to a certain type of sewage system, she publicized the results through social media, prompting the community to organize around change.

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Her rapist was convicted because of a rape kit. So why are so many kits untested?

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

August 15, 2018 |

KUOW Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ohio has invested heavily in new technology and processes to improve and streamline the testing of rape kits. As Washington grapples with limited resources and lab inefficiencies, it looks to Ohio as an example of productivity and efficiency. After passing a bill requiring the processing of all rape kits, crime labs in Washington are facing a backlog that, without changing their ways, could take up to six years to complete.

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The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks

Aditya Chakrabortty

August 15, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: England, Liverpool, Merseyside

A social enterprise in England is tackling the issue of so-called holiday hunger for children who go days without full meals during breaks from school. Named Can Cook, this organization makes over 37,000 meals around the county of Merseyside alone for the 13 weeks a year that school is out. Can Cook is also part of a broader movement to make food banks— a once ad-hoc solution that is now industrialized — obsolete.

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The right to disconnect: The new laws banning after-hours work emails

Rich Haridy

August 14, 2018 |

New Atlas |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

France, Italy, Germany, and now the U.S. are passing “anti-stress” laws, which make it illegal or harder for workers to receive emails after work. Research shows that when employees expect to be contacted after work through email, their levels of anxiety and stress go up. "I think this will lessen a lot of the anxiety that goes with having a job in the city and allow people to draw their own lines about when work ends."

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Reviving Italy's ‘Ghost Towns'

Nicola Kelly Harriet Noble

August 14, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Italy, Santo Stefano di Sessanio

To bring more people to almost-deserted Italian towns, town leaders are attempting to grow the “albergo diffuso” model, which roughly translates to “scattered homes.” Many Italian towns have land as well as the desire to bring in people, so locals have banded together to create hotels comprised of several deserted homes put together. It’s working. Locals are coming back and bringing traditional crafts and cooking with them. Tourists are coming in numbers high enough to sustain a new tourist economy.

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Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities

Jen Marlowe

August 14, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rayne, Louisiana

When construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana was slated to begin, local citizens formed the L’Eau Est La Vie (“Water Is Life”) camp to establish a course of action to halt the process. Although their main goal is to have an evacuation route planned, the organization is also providing room for the voices of those that will be impacted the most - predominantly indigenous and low-income Black residents.

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‘Life Changing Food': This eatery hires only people recovering from addiction

Katie Wedell

August 14, 2018 |

Dayton Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky has twenty-five employees, all of whom are in recovery from drug addiction. The eatery's "second chance hiring" policy and general business take into consideration the special needs of those in recovery, including closing when employees need to go to recovery meetings and splitting tips evenly into employee paychecks. The owner also engages in a workshop series for the employees, covering topics such as health and wellness, financial responsibility, and mindfulness.

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How a Scrappy California Crime Lab Learned to Crack More Gun Cases

Ann Givens

August 14, 2018 |

The Trace |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Contra Costa Police Department crime lab has accelerated processing ballistics evidence through a national database that works like fingerprints for guns. The result has been connecting gun violence incidents more quickly and getting dangerous offenders off the streets. The lab’s director was able to do this without extra funding or staff by implementing new protocols and cross-training staff.

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Want to end sexual violence? Feminist self-defence is the only proven solution

Edward Siddons

August 10, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A strategy of self-defense advanced by feminists in the 1960s and 1970s shows much more efficacy in preventing sexual assaults than more recent programs aimed at perpetrators. Empowerment Self-Defence teaches an array of skills that include assertiveness and de-escalation, in addition to physical resistance and fighting. Three evaluations in the U.S., Canada and Kenya show it can decrease sexual assault, but it remains highly controversial.

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Vets on a Mission

Patrick Bilow

August 09, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Mission Continues is a national nonprofit organization that connects military veterans to service opportunities in their communities, while providing support and companionship with like-minded individuals in the process. The Philadelphia chapter is comprised of 275 veterans, and the national organization boasts over 40,000 members. By helping build up communities, the act of service also provides veterans with a renewed sense of purpose.

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