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  • Unifying America: ‘Braver Angels' Try To Bridge The Political Divide

    Natalie Brand

    March 18, 2021 |

    CBS News |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Braver Angels works to decrease political polarization by pairing up Republicans and Democrats for one-on-one conversations about each other’s political views and experiences. The goal of the conversations is to encourage understanding through talking and listening, not to change anyone’s views. Participants often find they share similar goals but just have different perspectives on how to achieve them. The group has about 15,000 members representing every state. Membership surged after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capital, after which around 4,500 Braver Angels gathered virtually to try and heal.

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  • The 'Army Of Environmental Super Voters' Is Growing, And Marching On City Hall

    Alexander Kaufman

    March 18, 2021 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Environmental Voter Project has contacted nearly 6.2 million non-voters that care about the environment in 17 states since 2015, estimating that over 733,000 of them now vote regularly. They identify voters using demographic and behavioral data, verify the data using surveys, and apply algorithms to predict “super environmentalists,” focusing on people who don’t vote. They concentrate on local elections, such as mayoral races, and call, text, and knock-on voters’ doors. They also fundraise, increasing donations from about $475,000 in 2017 to nearly $2.7 million in 2020, mostly from small donors.

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  • Rescuers take advantage of mental health services during tragic year

    Emily Mieure Tom Hallberg

    March 17, 2021 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Teton County, Wyoming

    First responders who face devastating emergency response outcomes in Wyoming are finding support through the Teton Interagency Peer Support group. The group anonymously connects the first responders with trauma-informed counselors – so far, 135 people have utilized the service.

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  • Avid Bookshop's New Book Club Promotes Literature About Race and Labor

    Abir Saberi

    March 17, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Georgia’s Racial Justice Centering Committee, part of the University of Georgia’s United Campus Workers, runs the Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club at the Avid Bookshop. The moderator-led discussions provide attendees with exposure to diverse literature and an opportunity to learn about the intersection between labor and race. While University of Georgia students are the target audience, the book club is open to the public. Meetings are currently held on zoom, but in-person meetings at the bookshop introduced a wider audience to the diverse books and increased support of the local business.

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  • The human right that benefits nature

    Katarina Zimmer

    March 16, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    A court in Costa Rica decided that a local municipality was illegally polluting a stream and this ruling set the stage for the country to ensure that a clean and healthy environment is a human right. They ingrained this right in their constitution joining about 110 other countries that have constitutionally recognized it. Although the law is not perfect, it has allowed courts to rule that killing endangered green sea turtles is unconstitutional, for example. Costa Rica’s success with this legal pathway could be used in other countries seeking to adopt the right to a healthy environment.

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  • Seattle's success at fighting the pandemi‪c‬

    Mike Baker Bill Radke

    March 16, 2021 |

    KUOW Radio |

    Radio Talk Show |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Despite a tumultuous start to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle area has one of the lowest per capita death rates of any metro area in the United States. Because of actions taken early on by government officials and individuals, they were able to save lives and prevent an economic downturn due to lockdowns. This longterm investment in public health infrastructure could be a model for other cities.

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  • Seattle's Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been

    Mike Baker

    March 11, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Covid-19 cases began to be reported in Washington state, the state government – at the suggestion of local health officials – enacted some of the most stringent restrictions in the nation. Although these actions did not come without trade-offs, in Seattle, the strategy has resulted in "the lowest death rate of the 20 largest metropolitan regions in the country."

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  • Seattle Is Using Psychology to Help People Avoid City Fines and Fees

    Cinnamon Janzer

    March 10, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    By redesigning the notices it mails to people who owe the city money for pet licenses or traffic and parking fines, Seattle's Innovation and Performance project greatly improved payment rates. The effort, based on behavioral economics concepts making payment seem easier and more in tune with social norms, has pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars more into city coffers while sparing residents the hassles and greater costs of not paying fees and fines when they're due.

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  • Mothers and Sons program helps women raise boys to become non-violent, respectful men

    Sarah Moss

    March 08, 2021 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, New South Wales

    Mothers and Sons is a six-week domestic-violence prevention program for boys 6-8 years old and their mothers. Unlike programs aimed at older youth and men, mothers sign up for this because they want their sons to grow up with healthy, respectful, non-violent attitudes toward women. While mothers meet with social workers to discuss parenting skills, boys meet with a male psychologist to learn good ways to handle their emotions and self-expression. Demand for the program has been strong among area mothers, who have given it positive reviews after they completed it.

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  • Experiences elsewhere seek to quell abuse, providing lessons for Malheur County

    Pat Caldwell

    March 03, 2021 |

    Malheur Enterprise |

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    Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

    The Duluth Model is one of multiple successful responses to domestic violence that focus on prevention through counseling and education, rather than relying only on punishment after a crime has been committed. The often-copied Duluth approach uses an intense, multi-agency response that includes putting men who abuse their partners through a lengthy treatment program. That program leads men to examine their lives and attitudes toward women, and has been credited with keeping 70% of its graduates out of trouble.

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