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  • 4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline

    September 19, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Inspired by the documentary 13th, which explores race and mass incarceration in the U.S., and frustrated by the amount of youth getting caught in criminal court, four black female judges decided to create a youth prevention program. The four month program is called “Pipeline to Possibilities,” and accepts about a hundred students who get to experience mock trials, and meet with the judges.“Knowledge is power, and maybe if they knew more about the criminal justice system, they wouldn’t find themselves on that side of the bench.”

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  • Cross-border meals connect people from countries in conflict

    August 29, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Cultures separated by conflict sometimes share surprising similarities in cuisine. Ragini Kashyap hosts dinners around the world demonstrating these similarities, bringing people together over food.

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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

    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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  • Smashing the Patriarchy and Sustaining Peace in Sudan

    August 02, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sudan, South Kordofan

    Community groups organized by the Collaborative for Peace of Sudan are pushing local male leaders to include women in conflict mediation and peace building. It may take months or even years of convincing, but minds can be changed. One women received applause after finally getting a chance to speak in a peace committee, for example. She brought up unspoken issues, and now helps other women do the same.

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  • Papua New Guinea Aims To Redefine Masculinity In A Way That's Nonviolent

    July 02, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    Advocates who created a hotline for domestic abuse survivors in Papua New Guinea were surprised when many of the people seeking their services were men who had hit their partners. The anonymous phone service allows men to open up about their problems that led to the violence. Other programs focus on teaching young men about healthy relationships and to rethink traditional notions of masculinity that contribute to the country being among the worst in the world for intimate partner violence.

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  • Make America talk again: the lab teaching sworn enemies to have decent conversations

    June 27, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To navigate conflict, researchers at Difficult Conversations Laboratories suggest “looping for understanding” and priming participants by sharing information showing the complexity of controversial issues. These strategies can build goodwill and the willingness to continue conversing.

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  • Fostering Connections Between Young and Old

    June 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mitchelville, Maryland

    Programs that promote interaction between young and old people benefit both groups emotionally. At a retirement community, Collington, music students perform for and interact with the residents in return for free room and board. Pop-up concerts and shared meals form friendships of the sort that research shows can reduce older adults' loneliness and increase their cognitive engagement. Young people gain in empathy, while both groups can make each other feel more needed. Programs responding to social isolation also bring children as young as infants into senior housing.

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  • When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

    May 23, 2018 |

    The Lily |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    After an incident where a Latino teen was hurled into the ground by white teenagers, and they put a noose around his neck, Tamara Parson jumped into action. She started by organizing town halls with panels made up of people of color. Then that led to the creation of the Diversity Coalition of Knox County. Later, she teamed up with her pastor and created a six week long course titled Overcoming Racism. "It got people thinking about what experience minorities had here. It brought a spotlight to a lot of the diversity that already existed in our community.”

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  • Can mindfulness really end prison hatred?

    April 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

    Kenya's prisons have a violence problem, oftentimes manifesting between the guards and the inmates. To combat the issue, a mindfulness training program is being piloted that aims to connect the guards and inmates on a more personal level through activities such as meditation, music and art.

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  • Split British town fights back to foster tolerance

    April 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

    You can’t force people to make friends across ethnic lines, but you can invite them to at least meet each other. In the split town of Rotherham, the National Citizen Service program brings together 16- and 17-year-olds, some white and some with Pakistani heritage, to meet and discuss their differences openly. Participants say it’s a powerful experience.

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