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  • Sacred Conversations: This Battle Creek book group tackles race and healing through words and action

    October 10, 2019 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    A very special 15-person book club in Battle Creek, Michigan is using the book club format to discuss hard topics like race. The conversations steer profound, intimate, and personal, and many members testify to how much it has changed them. In addition to having read 68 books, the group also performs social justice work such as donating to the Equal Justice Initiative, rolling bandages for doctors in the DRC, and donating food and goods to local pantries.

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  • New Haven job training program possible model for other cities

    October 06, 2019 |

    New Haven Register |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven Nonprofit group ConnCAT provides free job training for low-income and disadvantaged individuals to help them find a stable income. The program has created positive partnerships with businesses and entities around New Haven in the medical, coding, and culinary arts fields and offers 6-month classes as well as 40-hour externships in members' field of interest.

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  • When preserving culture turns to shaming

    October 02, 2019 |

    Native America Calling |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    To preserve culture, especially language, elders and leaders in Native American communities often rely on shaming. Although this practice has proven to be an effective method in some instances, it is not without its limitations.

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  • In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers

    October 01, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

    Underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Burmese writers in Myanmar. Over video, Rohingya poets who fled persecution in Myanmar can connect with people from their home country and share their art. The events are covert because it's dangerous to support Rohingya in Myanmar, but the event is empowering contributors through collaboration and shared activism. There are about 150 Rohingya poets in refugee camps in Bangladesh.

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  • Bridges to Wealth tackles Philly's wealth gap through smart investment training

    October 01, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A University of Pennsylvania professor's observation of the wealth disparity in West Philadelphia led to the creation of Bridges to Wealth: a program that teaches financial literacy to marginalized communities who have historically been shut out of building wealth. College students in the program teach financial literacy to high school students alongside computer technology and technical skills. Bridges to Wealth has grown to offer personal finance and investing advice to adults as well as young students.

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  • Finding Home: When Eviction Looms, Landlords Have Lawyers. Now More Tenants Do, Too.

    September 30, 2019 |

    WFAE |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    In North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County, they’ve allocated funding for tenants to have access to free legal aid, provided by Legal Aid of North Carolina, in their eviction cases. With eviction often being the start of a downward spiral, having legal representation can help people prevent or delay their evictions. Beyond funding some legal aid, the courthouse also provides residents with information about evictions and their specialty eviction court.

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  • Refugee cooks from Syria and Iraq in Germany share food to make friends and integrate into society

    September 21, 2019 |

    The National |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    A German organization called Uber den Tellerrand brings together refugees and locals for a meal handmade by those who migrated from Syria and Iraq. The meal brings people together over a delicious meal, offers authentic food from those countries, and allows those cooking to feel like they are giving back to the community. Another initiative to aid the resettlement process is a program called Start with a Friend (SWAF) pairs locals and newcomers to develop friendships and help refugees better learn the language along the way.

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  • Farmers Markets Bring Together Communities in Mississippi Delta

    September 17, 2019 |

    Mississippi Public Broadcasting |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mound Bayou, Mississippi

    Mound Bayou, Mississippi has been in the middle of a food desert for well over 50 years, as fresh produce is hard to come by for this small Mississippi Delta town. However, a local farmers' market has begun to change that; run by youth volunteers, the market brings fresh fruit and vegetables to residents through the Delta Fresh Foods Initiative.

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  • How Women Are Faring in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

    September 17, 2019 |

    Zora |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Ukhia, Cox's Bazar

    In the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, Rohingya women are overcoming the societal restraints that bound them at home in Myanmar and becoming leaders and change-makers in their community. Despite resistance from the men, hundreds of women in the camp banded together to form a group called Shanti Mohila. This allowed them to push for more peace and justice and issues like domestic violence, and they even received support from Legal Action Worldwide to prosecute crimes against the Rohingya people.

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  • What if I were homeless? An immersion course in empathy in San Francisco's Tenderloin

    September 14, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    An immersion course run by San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church aims to build empathy around the social problem of homelessness. The course has been given to many in the police force, who got a jolt from the immersion, and began to think more generously and creatively about the problem. Prosectors, investigators, and victim advocates also often take part.

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