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  • How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon

    April 02, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island voted to unionize after two years of organizing by the independent Amazon Labor Union. The union was started by a worker who was fired from the warehouse after protesting unsafe conditions during the COVID-19, and a current employee. The union raised funds through GoFundMe to carry out innovative organizing tactics, like making TikTok videos and bringing free food from diverse cultural backgrounds to feed workers coming and going from their around the clock shifts.

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  • Aging with dignity: health care employee recruitment

    April 01, 2022 |

    Pioneer PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hutchinson, Minnesota

    To combat worker shortages, the Presbyterian Homes and Services — a network of over 50 senior living communities — has been partnering with the International Personnel Resource of the Philippines to bring registered nurses from overseas to the states.

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  • School Farms Target Food Insecurity, ‘Supermarket Redlining'

    April 01, 2022 |

    Mississippi Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    A high school in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts the Academy of Natural Resource Utilization in which students grow produce in greenhouses, sell it at farmers markets, and make food products like salsa. The academy is an effort to educate youth on gardening and combat food insecurity in the community.

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  • Interrupting Cycles of Harm, Inside and Outside Prison Walls

    April 01, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    A growing number of programs are working to interrupt cycles of trauma and harm with currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Beyond Violence uses curriculum co-designed by women currently incarcerated and uses peer co-facilitation to address the aggression and violence women have experienced personally, as well as been perpetrators of. The curriculum, which also highlights the impact of individuals’ communities, relationships, and social structures, improves mental health and facilitates long-term healing.

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  • The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

    March 31, 2022 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

    Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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  • 'Forever Chemicals,' COVID And Results From A New At-Home PFAS Test

    March 31, 2022 |

    KOVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    A first-of-its-kind at-home test can detect PFAS levels in the body with a finger prick. Also known as forever chemicals, PFAS are linked to various health concerns.

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  • In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

    March 30, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The "music + football = peace" initiative is an annual football tournament where Muslim and Christian youths between the ages of 18 and 25 play matches together to promote a culture of peace and religious tolerance. Since launching in 2020, the initiative has six teams of 16 people, with plans to expand and reach more areas.

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  • India's ‘barefoot counsellors' make life bearable

    March 30, 2022 |

    New Frame |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, Ashas are trained community health workers in rural areas who often serve as counselors for women who don’t have access to health care, mental health services, or are facing violence. They connect women with the help they need and stay in contact to support them throughout the process.

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  • Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry

    March 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Durango

    Four communities in Durango, Mexico, turned to sustainable forestry practices to earn their livings and stop dependence on illegal crop production.

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  • To save lives, midwives mix Mayan heritage with Western medicine

    March 29, 2022 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Indigenous midwives in rural areas of Guatemala help pregnant women with limited access to healthcare give birth in an effort to prevent maternal and infant deaths.

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