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  • The Love Story that Upended the Texas Prison System

    October 11, 2018 |

    Texas Monthly |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    An unlikely relationship between Frances Jalet, an attorney, and Fred Cruz, an inmate, led to some of the most historic rulings against the Texas Department of Corrections. Jalet became a plaintiff in one of the suits, and alongside two dozen other inmates, called the Eight Hoe squad, they drafted a lawsuit. Despite targeted attacks against Jalet and the inmates by prison leadership, they won in the courts. In 1980, a federal judge declared that the Texas Department of Corrections was operating unconstitutionally.

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  • Bringing Arts and Culture into the Work of Public Safety and Criminal Justice

    October 10, 2018 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A collaboration between artists, lawyers, and community members has resulted in expungement clinics that clean or clear criminal records in a manner that is legally binding and emotionally therapeutic. Clinic attendees are invited to literally shred their records and are then presented with a blank piece of paper made by co-op members—many formerly incarcerated people themselves—representing a new start.

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  • These Schools Are Taking Action to Keep ICE Out of the Classroom

    October 02, 2018 |

    Vice |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Across the nations students and school districts are organizing around measures that support immigrant children and families. Websites dedicated to sanctuary cities, Know Your Rights workshops, and undocumented clubs are just a few of the things people are doing to help immigrant families cope with deportation. “We’re trying to get beyond a fear-based response and to do the deeper work of what does it mean to have a new generation of youth who feel empowered and engaged and see themselves as resources and allies to each other.”

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  • The Foreigner

    October 02, 2018 |

    Radio Ambulante |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Chile, Coihueco

    In 2016 an influx of Haitian immigrants start migrating to Chile. In Coihueco, a small rural town in Chile, they are met with open arms. Towns people organize to find them shelter, raise funds so they can bring over their families, and coalesce to make the town welcoming and supportive. In contrast a slew of racists incidents plague the capital, and the Chilean government changes their immigration laws, making it difficult for Haitian immigrants to settle in the country.

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  • This new coalition protects protesters' right to civil disobedience

    September 19, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Protect the Protest is an initiative created by more than 20 of the world’s largest nonprofits to address SLAPP lawsuits. SLAPPs often target nonprofits and activists in order to derail them from protesting. “The goals are to communicate about common types of SLAPP suits and how to avoid or dismiss them, campaign together when such salvos are lobbed against both Protect the Protect members and smaller pods of activists or organizers that might not have the resources to defend themselves.”

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  • Putting Women Already in Jail First

    September 16, 2018 |

    70 Million |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    In North Tulsa, Still She Rises provides free legal help to mothers charged with crimes. But the services extend beyond that. Every client gets not just a lawyer, but also a client advocate to arrange a "holistic defense," helping the whole person with all of her challenges. Since its launch in January 2017, the group has defended 430 mothers. While not all cases end favorably, and while the group's broader social-change agenda remains a work in progress, clients get quality representation, which often saves families from the fallout from jail in a state with high female incarceration rates.

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  • Eight drivers, five days: A migrant's emotional journey to find her daughter

    September 11, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Immigrant Families Together is a coalition of volunteers trying reunify parents and children that were separated due to the Donald Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. They are paying for bonds, releasing immigrants, and driving them across state lines to be reunited with their children. Already, they’ve helped reunite a dozen families.

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  • Rethinking Criminal Justice for Women of Color

    September 03, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Project SAFE, based in New York, is providing justice-oriented programs and courts around the country with a lesson in intersectionality. Citing the unique realities that Black women face, the project partners with others on multiple initiatives, including: trauma-based training, policy research, podcasts, and overall knowledge dissemination. Across all initiatives is the underlying goal of bringing more understanding and knowledge to those who play a direct role in the incarceration of Black women.

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  • This Chef Is Fighting Gentrification With Hot Chicken Audio icon

    August 31, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    A chef shows the "absurdity" of gentrification with a creative fundraising campaign. At one of Tunde Wey’s pop-up dinners, he charged $12 for a plate, but charged white people $30, to spark up conversations about racial wealth inequality. His H*t Chicken Sh*t, “a dinner series to end gentrification,” successfully raised $52,000 to go towards residents of North Nashville, “a historically Black neighborhood,” and their affordable housing.

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  • Restoring Ex-Convicts' Voting Rights

    August 29, 2018 |

    WhoWhatWhy |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    A digital tool called Restore Your Vote launched in the summer of 2018 to help ex-convicts understand their voting restoration status after re-integrating into society. The initiative, which has been piloted in Alabama, aims to reduce disenfranchisement in ex-convict communities by targeting unclear language, misinformation, and lack of access to education.

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