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  • 'Scary Moms' Are Part Of The Citizen War Against Pollution In Pakistan

    January 06, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Lahore

    In cities across Pakistan, smog and air pollution are dire health threats but the country's government hasn't done enough to take it seriously - so citizens are pushing back. Initiatives to crowd source air quality data and a push from local mothers to encourage parents to use school buses for their children to lower transportation emission is raising awareness and producing results.

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  • 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer.

    December 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Ahmed Albasheer is an Iraqi journalist who uses a combination of humor and grassroots organizing to teach youth in Iraq and across the world about their government's corruption with his show, "The Albasheer Show.” He has been compared to Jon Stewart in how his weekly series airing on YouTube and satellite television engages young people through his comedic timing and straight-forward manner of speaking. As a result, protests have erupted, and the government has killed protesters in response, but Albasheer continues to boost morale and amplify their voices in solidarity.

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  • Wisconsin once had a 'model' voting rights program for people with disabilities. Officials have let it decline.

    December 23, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin's program to make voting and polling locations accessible for people with disabilities once garnered national attention, though it has since fallen behind where it used to be. The program called for an audit of voting locations every two years, and follow up action plans for inaccessible locations.

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  • Explaining 'Citizens Assemblies', a Real Kind of Democracy

    December 18, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Leeds

    In the city of Leeds, England, a group of randomly selected demographically representative citizens came together to solve the climate crisis. This group of twenty-one strangers formed the Leeds Climate Citizens' Jury, which is a smaller version of the better-known Citizen's Assembly. Over the course of several weeks, the members of the assembly or jury learn about and discuss how to tackle a certain political problem, like climate change. Similar assemblies have formed in Ireland, Australia, and Poland to tackle political problems like abortion and nuclear storage.

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  • Collective Reincorporation: The FARC's fading dream

    November 27, 2019 |

    Struggles from Below Magazine |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Dabeiba

    In an effort to reincorporate former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Colombian government created Territorial Training and Reincorporation Spaces (ETCRs) to allow partial autonomy for the guerrilla groups. Many of the ETCRs have created successful product businesses - from chicken farms to community gardens - but community members continue to leave, leaving the ETCRs looking to the government for continued support and land rights.

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  • Translators help Korean American voters in Harris County find their electoral voice

    November 26, 2019 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Even in multicultural and diverse Harris County, Texas, with a population greater than 26 states and over 145 languages spoken, some groups, like Korean Americans, are marginalized when it comes to voting and civic participation due to language and other cultural barriers. Houston resident is fighting this marginalization by organizing Korean American Early Voting Day, which provides Korean-speaking Texans with translated voter guides and other translation services.

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  • When Residents Support Solar—Just ‘Not in My Backyard'

    November 20, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to install these renewable energy sources while informing neighbors and stakeholders of the benefits of these plants.

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  • Limits could rein in runaway legislative sessions

    November 18, 2019 |

    WRAL-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

    As North Carolina wrapped up its second-longest legislative session in its history, the government looked to other states for a possible solution. In states like George and Tennessee, which have sessions 40 and 30 days long, respectively, session limits save money, provide efficiency, eliminate meaningless bills that do not produce laws, and allow a more diverse range of people to serve as lawmakers.

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  • Making a More Democratic Economy, One Revolving Loan Fund at a Time

    November 14, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Advancing the model of worker ownership requires expanding access to loans for cooperative businesses. In California, Berkeley City Council recently adopted changes to its Loan Fund for small businesses, allowing businesses without a CEO to apply for a loan. The City Council and Loan Administration board approved an idea put forth by the Sustainable Economics Law Center (SELC), which will permit coops to appoint a panel of owners to serve as guarantors of a loan, in lieu of a single CEO.

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  • The Way America Votes Is Broken. In One Rural County, a Nonprofit Showed a Way Forward.

    November 12, 2019 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Ackerman, Mississippi

    In Mississippi, a recent election went off without a hitch thanks to new voting machines built by nonprofit VotingWorks. The machines, which were not approved by federal or state regulators, were easy to use, set up, and take down, and improved security of votes.

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