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  • Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence

    April 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Newburgh, New York

    To decrease the amount of gun-related fatalities, cities are focusing on joint efforts with their communities and police departments to target those most at risk for shooting or being shot on the streets. Known nationally as Ceasefire, this initiative aims to identify the individuals from this selected target group - and open a dialogue about their options and the consequences of gun-related retaliation. Nationally, the program has had some trouble sustaining when the cities rely too much on the police department, but when it works, shooting have decreased dramatically.

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  • As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

    April 02, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Marysville, Ohio

    The Ohio Reformatory for Women is a prison that offers inmates a chance to enroll in Tapestry, an inpatient drug treatment program that tries to delve into the deeper causes women turn to drugs. It also believes in connecting women who are addicts with one another because “on the outside there’s not enough support.” The 18 month program is “about healing mind, body and spirit.”

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  • 'I have no thought of escaping': inside the Brazilian prisons with no guards

    April 02, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Itaúna, Minas Gerais

    In Apac prisons, inmates hold the keys. “By committing a crime, prisoners break the social pact,” says Ana Paula Pellegrino of Igarape Institute. “An Apac prison restores this by allowing inmates to work for the community.” Inmates contribute to local projects, follow a routine of work and study, and are addressed by name rather than number. The rehabilitation-focused approach is completely different from what happens in Brazil's mainstream prisons, a fact that motivates inmates to honor the rules.

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  • Legal Pot Is Notoriously White. Oakland Is Changing That.

    March 27, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A nonprofit incubator in Oakland trains people of color to stake their claim in the booming California legal marijuana industry. Participants in the Hood Incubator learn the business skills and industry knowledge to thrive as they open dispensaries and try their hand at selling legal weed.

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  • Hole in the Fence

    March 23, 2018 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In the 1980s the Mexican economy falls and a surge of undocumented immigrants begin crossing the Rio Grande river into El Paso, TX. Border Patrol agents begin stopping and questioning high school students near the border in Bowie High School. After one of the high school teachers finds out, the students began to organize, eventually suing border patrol for infringing on their constitutional rights. Ultimately, the high school students win a landmark civil rights case. “We couldn’t believe we took on the federal government and won.”

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  • Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence

    March 23, 2018 |

    Radiolab |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In the 90s, a teacher at Bowie High School, located on the border city of El Paso, Texas, found out that hundreds of his Mexican-American students were being harassed and questioned by Border Patrol agents. Their fourth amendment rights were being violated and a group of students decided to fight back—they sued Border Patrol and won. The court ruled that Border Patrol violated their civil rights and the decision effectively barred Border Patrol from questioning people on the basis of their appearance.

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  • 'We exist': Public art project gives India's transgender community a voice

    March 21, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    The Aravani Art Project is a project that works to raise the visibility and voice of the trans community in India. It does so by employing them to paint murals across the country (and even one in Sri Lanka) featuring slices of life as a trans person. It took time to build trust with the community at first, but eventually the people behind the project developed a system of idea conception to realization with their participants. Over time they have developed long-term relationships with each other, and the trans community is slowly becoming comfortable with having a public voice.

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  • Land Conservancies Enter Unfamiliar Territory: the City

    March 21, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Conservation groups and land trusts that typically serve rural areas have begun integrating their missions and services in urban communities to battle environmental inequity and blight. In cities like Cleveland and Seattle, these land trusts address racial and economic disparities in the fight to preserve land, making sure to orient their renewal efforts in a way that positively impacts minority communities.

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  • This Woman Is Single-Handedly Eradicating Child Marriage from Malawi

    March 19, 2018 |

    Marie Claire |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Malawi, Dedza District

    Since beginning office Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, tribal ruler of the Dedza District in central Malawi had one mission: To end child marriages. “In 2017 alone, the chief annulled some 200 child marriages in her district. During her 14-year reign, she has terminated the marriages of roughly 2,600 child brides and helped the girls finish their education, often by subsidizing their school.”

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  • Two Stow families teach a community racial acceptance

    March 17, 2018 |

    Akron Beacon Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    To promote racial understanding in a mostly white neighborhood in the 1950s, two families led by example. They nurtured a lasting friendship, performed skits at PTA meetings, and even co-led a Girl Scouts troop.

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