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  • Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election

    October 07, 2022 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle weeks before a general election in 2018, then-Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order allowing counties to expand early voting and shift polling locations, with some opting for consolidated "voting supercenters." Though turnout in affected counties dropped by 7 percent, statewide turnout increased and election workers reported that some voters were even more motivated to get to the polls because of the disaster.

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  • 42 Months on, How Does Sudan's Democracy Movement Endure?

    October 06, 2022 |

    United States Institute of Peace |

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    Response Location: Sudan

    After decentralized protests in Sudan successfully ousted a 30-year dictatorship, nonviolent civic action in the country continues to grow, with highly localized demonstrations calling for everything from greater security against cattle theft to the resignation of corrupt public officials. The protests have been fueled by better exposure via social media, more collaboration among activist groups, and the proliferation of neighborhood-level "resistance committees" that grew out of the movement to topple the dictatorship in 2018 and 2019.

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  • US midterm elections: The country with the world's youngest politicians

    October 06, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway's electoral system allows several people from the same party to be elected in the same district, and political parties there have influential youth wings, paving the way for younger generations to take office more easily. This has resulted in Norway claiming the highest proportion of young politicians in the world, with 13.6 percent of representatives under the age of 30.

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  • From grassroots to governments, LANDBACK returns stolen land

    October 05, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: Colville Indian Reservation, United States, Seattle, Washington

    Through partnerships with conservation organizations and donation-based rent and land tax programs, Native peoples and tribes are reclaiming land stolen from them hundreds of years ago and raising funds for these efforts from non-Native residents still occupying Native territory. The LANDBACK movement has helped recover parcels such as a 10,000-acre plot in the Seattle area that was returned to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation via a conservation organization.

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  • Wineries, breweries help Secretary of State recruit younger poll workers

    October 05, 2022 |

    Spectrum News 1 Kentucky |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    In 2020, the Kentucky Secretary of State's Office teamed up with local breweries to recruit a new generation of poll workers, distributing bottle tags with QR codes leading to online information about volunteering in elections. The effort was one of several initiatives that helped attract roughly 5,000 new poll workers, and the state has now expanded the program to local wineries for the 2022 election.

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  • How UDEME is fighting corruption in Nigeria's public sector

    October 04, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ute, Ondo

    The UDEME Monitor program trains student journalists to track and report on transparency and accountability around publicly-funded projects. The team has produced roughly 1,000 stories exposing corruption and gaps in implementation and has worked directly with community residents to raise awareness around procurement processes.

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  • 40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

    October 03, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Manhattan Beach, California

    Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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  • State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

    September 29, 2022 |

    EdSurge News |

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    Response Location: United States

    More students than ever are now providing input on education policies through state boards and councils, with 33 states offering opportunities for student engagement in the policymaking process. Student representatives serving in these positions say the experience has bolstered their interest in politics and given them the chance to weigh in on important issues, and some have successfully lobbied for official voting rights on their boards.

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  • How forensic science can aid the human rights movement

    September 27, 2022 |

    Aeon |

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    Response Location: Spain

    The forensics-based human rights movement uses forensic science to identify victims of genocide and political violence buried in mass graves, allowing their families to arrange proper burial and bolstering collective history around these events. The strategy has been particularly effective in countries with state-imposed silence around past atrocities, such as Spain, where more than 9,000 bodies have been exhumed since 2000.

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  • Can the Democrats Win Back Rural Voters?

    September 27, 2022 |

    The American Prospect |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Movement Labs' Rural Power Lab program channels grant funding and strategic help to Democratic parties in rural counties, with the goal of recruiting more activists and volunteers for voter engagement campaigns. In one Wisconsin county, the nonprofit's unique text message-based strategy has helped the county party grow to more than 300 members.

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