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Tilden High School Civics Class Helps Students Affected by Gun Violence Find Fellowship, a Way Forward

F. Amanda Tugade

May 25, 2018 |

City Bureau |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Students in Chicago coping with gun deaths and violence among their families and friends find empowerment and support through teachers and administrators who encourage them to become active in national protests against gun violence. The students feel supported and also connected to a larger community and movement that helps them feel less isolated. It also sparked interest in getting active on other issues.

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The simple voting reform that raises turnout wherever it's tried

David Roberts

May 23, 2018 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Voting is easy when a ballot arrives in your mailbox. Vote-at-home increases turnout in all precincts and elections in which it’s available. It significantly outperforms all combinations of other innovations such as absentee ballots, early in-person voting, same-day registration and election-day registration.

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Games in government: How to get public servants excited about work

Jennifer Guay

May 15, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Games can help government employees feel more engaged in their work. The United Kingdom’s Department of Work and Pensions uses a game called Idea Street to encourage innovation, and the City of Louisville, Kentucky, awards digital badges for creativity and collaborations. Sustaining staff interest in games can be a challenge. It helps to have clear rules and to align games with the top motivations of employees.

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When women have power: lessons from India's local leaders

Odette Chalaby

May 14, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Soda, Rajasthan

Female government officials often have different priorities than male representatives.In India, after an experiment in government quotas for women in leadership positions, reporting of domestic violence and sexual assault has increased, along with other proof that the radical stance may have worked.

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New Zealand explores machine-readable laws to transform government

Anoush Darabi

May 11, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

Legislation is currently written in such a way that it often takes a lawyer to interpret how policies are supposed to work. What if laws were written to be machine-readable instead? A team in New Zealand rewrote two laws as software code in a pilot program that showed how this style of writing could prove invaluable for increasing transparency and accountability across government.

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Cities are crowdfunding more. But is it fair to ask the people to pay?

Anoush Darabi

May 08, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Brighton and Hove

Governments in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere use crowdfunded donations to restore historic areas and fund new developments. The approach can build democratic participation and community cohesion while plugging budgetary holes from falling tax revenue.

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How Cape Town was saved from running out of water

Krista Mahr

May 04, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

In late 2017, Cape Town announced “day zero,” the projected date when water supplies would be so low that the city would turn off the taps. It was a bold move and people listened. Water use fell.

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Chicago's South Side Finally Has an Adult Trauma Center Again

Daniel A. Gross

May 01, 2018 |

The New Yorker |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In 2018, years of community activism resulted in the opening of the first advanced emergency trauma care center on Chicago’s South Side since the 1990s. One study showed gun assaults taking place more than five miles from a trauma center disproportionately affected Black victims and caused higher death rates because of delays in reaching adequate care. One such fatal incident prompted protests and community organizing around demands for a Level 1 adult trauma center at University of Chicago Medical Center, which finally were successful eight years later.

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The People's Peace Talks

Elizabeth Davies

April 30, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Public support is key to advancing peace. That’s the idea behind Minds of Peace, an initiative that brings together ordinary Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate mock trust-building measures and political agreements. These small-scale events could mobilize public support during future high-level talks.

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Can Chinese Americans solve differences over dinner?

Vincent Ni Alvaro Alvarez

April 28, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Chinese Americans in San Francisco came together to discuss their wide-ranging political viewpoints. The “Make America Dinner Again” event encouraged four Republicans and four Democrats to listen and connect with each other, even while openly disagreeing about topics such as immigration policy and affirmative action. Food played a key role.

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