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  • Meet the Bristol collective putting surplus wealth in the hands of people tackling injustice

    October 02, 2020 |

    The Bristol Cable |

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    Response Location: England, Bristol

    Bristol Redistro is an experiment in wealth redistribution that taps the social-justice consciences of people who pool what they see as their excess money to make grants to small community groups that are "challenging unfair power structures." An initial round made £1,000 grants to such groups as Mandem, an online artistic platform for young men of color, and No More Exclusions, which seeks to reform school discipline. Funding decisions get made by a collective, not Redistro's leaders, with the aim of driving social change and challenging inequality by sharing the wealth with grassroots community groups.

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  • The Pandemic is Resurrecting India's Folk Arts by Forcing Performers to Make Their Online Debut

    September 30, 2020 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: India

    Shaale.com is an online platform that hosts performances and learning content on classical and folk arts from India. The coronavirus pandemic meant lost income for most of the country’s performers, especially those in rural areas. So many have figured out ways to monetize their arts by putting them online where overseas and domestic subscribers pay to access the performances. Other platforms, such as the nonprofit Kalbeliya World, provides performers with a chance to earn money by offering classes to people from around the world. Most of the students are from the Europe and the Americas.

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  • Kenyan engineers recycling plastics for bricks

    September 28, 2020 |

    Citizen TV Kenya |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Gjenge Makers Ltd is an alternative building product manufacturing company that creates products – such as pavers and blocks – out of recycled plastics. Founded by four Kenyan engineers, the team began by studying the manufacturing process and researching what products would do well on the market. They then built all of the machinery themselves, which break down the plastics, and then mix them with other building material products to ultimately create customizable plastic bricks that can withstand larger weight and are less expensive than concrete. They are popular in rural and lower-income areas.

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  • Mutual aid groups rushed to the rescue during COVID-19

    September 28, 2020 |

    New Mexico In Depth |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Mutual aid groups in New Mexico are packing and delivering groceries and other staples to New Mexicans in need during the pandemic who have not been adequately served by existing social safety nets. Groups like Albuquerque Mutual Aid, McKinley Mutual Aid, and Santa Fe Mutual Aid Network accept cash donations and donated goods. Volunteers then distribute the goods to people whose immigration status, health risks, or lack of transportation block them from receiving traditional government aid. The groups are planning to coordinate their work to be more efficient so they can continue after the immediate crisis.

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  • Black women legislators are rare in statehouses. This could be the solution.

    September 25, 2020 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    A newly established PAC in Washington state aims to increase the likelihood of Black women being elected to Washington State Legislature by eliminating the financial barrier that often impedes candidates from running their campaigns on an equal playing field. Although it is yet to be seen how the elections will turn out, the PAC has already succeeded in fundraising over $200,000 and distributing those funds to various campaigns.

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  • How Detroit chefs reinvented their food businesses to survive the pandemic

    September 24, 2020 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    When the coronavirus pandemic caused restaurants to close their doors due to safety and health concerns, some Detroit restaurant owners pivoted their businesses into food delivery services and community grocery store operations. Although not all solutions have been profitable, some businesses are finding that they could be sustainable even after the pandemic.

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  • As Concerns Over Climate Change Rise, More Developers Turn to Wood

    September 22, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    Eastern Washington University recently built the first tall wood office building in the state joining hundreds of other large “mass-timber” projects in the United States. This growing industry constructs panels, beams, and columns from trees that need to be thinned to curb wildfires in forests. While wood buildings can be more expensive to build than ones constructed from concrete and steel, environmentalists are on board because wood can store carbon, which can help offset greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • How Portland's mutual aid supports local Indigenous communities

    September 22, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: Warm Springs Indian Reservation, United States, Oregon

    Indigenous communities in need of clean drinking water have turned to aid from a Black-led nonprofit in Portland. Don't Shoot Portland raised $16,000 dollars for water and other basic supplies for the Warm Springs Tribe, which is dealing with a high infection rate of coronavirus in addition to old and faulty infrastructure which has left much of the tribe without water. Mutual aid groups have temporarily come to the rescue of indigenous communities who have been unable to receive adequate government funding to repair old water pipes.

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  • Community Journalism: A Troubled Industry

    September 18, 2020 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States

    Local newspapers that have weathered the past decade of decline in the journalism industry have needed to innovate and pivot their strategy to stay afloat in the wake of the pandemic. With a worldwide economic slowdown and entire communities struggling to recover, local newspapers found that transparency was key in raising funds from subscribers. Diversifying revenue streams, embracing digital models, and raising money allowed these newspapers to continue providing local news and vital information regarding the pandemic.

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  • COVID-19 Has Crushed Everybody's Economy—Except for South Korea's

    September 16, 2020 |

    Foreign Policy |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Gyeonggi

    South Korea's economic growth is one of the few that have not stagnated or declined during the coronavirus pandemic. Although much of this is due to how effectively the country handled containment protocols from the start, the overall fiscal response – which included encouraging residents to reinvest government payouts in local businesses – also played a significant role. In one province, this included using non-cash payments "that could only be spent in shops inside the region, rather than as cash that could be hoarded."

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