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  • He Almost Died From Hypertension; Now He Helps Others Live Free Of The Disease

    December 20, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    Rays of Hope Support Initiative or ROHSI conducts outreach in rural parts of Nigeria to educate people about hypertension and diabetes. A group of volunteers, including medical professionals, provides free screenings, medical advice, and free medications to people with hypertension and diabetes at their biannual community outreaches.

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  • Burlington, Vt., ‘defunded' its police force. Here's what followed.

    December 19, 2021 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

    In Burlington, a city of progressive politics with a police department long seen as forward-looking, city leaders' decision in June 2020 to respond to social-justice protests by cutting the police force by 30% has backfired in a number of ways. By moving quickly without an analysis of optimal staffing or how to shift duties to other agencies, the "defund police" measure prompted more police resignations than expected. Residents complain about conditions on downtown streets that make them feel unsafe. The city has since restored some of the police positions while moving more deliberately toward alternatives.

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  • What a Brazilian state can teach the world about education

    December 18, 2021 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Sobral

    By implementing evidence-based practices such as school consolidation, citywide proficiency tests, teacher bonuses, standardized lessons plans, and monthly professional development, the Brazilian city of Sobral went from one of the country's lowest-performing school systems in the 1990s to receiving the highest math and literacy scores in 2015. Since adopting similar policies, other school systems in the state of Ceará have seen improvements, claiming 12 of the top 20 spots for primary school performance in Brazil in 2019.

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  • Women-run media network rewrites women's roles

    December 17, 2021 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India

    Khabar Lahariya, India’s only feminist news network, employs female journalists to cover hyper-local issues within their communities. Khabar Lahariya has become a blend of activism and journalism and has a reach of 10 million viewers each month.

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  • Five years after Ghost Ship: How local organizations are fighting artist displacement

    December 16, 2021 |

    Oakland North |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Local art organizations seek to provide safe and affordable space for Oakland’s artists to live and work. The Community Arts Stabilization Trust uses creative financing to purchase a building and stabilize the rent, usually below market value. Buildings are then rented only to arts and culturally focused organizations for use. O2 Artisans Aggregate is a small-business incubator with warehouses and shipping containers that are used as fabrication studios, test kitchens, and maker spaces.

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  • All hands on deck

    December 16, 2021 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States

    When technology companies set up shop in any given region, highly-paid employees move into a region and put a strain on affordable housing. Tech companies are attempting to mitigate that effect through strategies that include no-fee lines of credit to local housing commissions, funding for local foundations that focus on building affordable developments, and land acquisition.

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  • 'This isn't false hope, this is real hope.' Oakland community groups meet growing food need during pandemic

    December 16, 2021 |

    Oakland North |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Homies Empowerment expanded from a youth development organization to provide families with free groceries and other essentials during the pandemic. Their Freedom Store serves about 450 families each week and the organization works with families to understand their specific needs so that they can provide the food and essential goods they need.

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  • Oakland's success shows how Philly-wide restorative justice could work

    December 16, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Modeled on a long-running and successful program in Oakland, Philadelphia schools' Relationships First program uses restorative justice to reform school discipline. The program follows a three-step approach to changing culture. At its core, teachers and students deepen their relationships so that when they use group dialogue to address the harm that people have caused, the chances for healing are greater. Violence has dropped when it was used in one Philadelphia neighborhood in cases of serious offenses. In Oakland, expulsions, suspensions, and racial disparities are all way down.

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  • Rooftop farm partners with Oakland nonprofits to address food insecurity

    December 16, 2021 |

    Oakland North |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Rooftop Medicine Farm in Oakland, Calif., grows fresh produce to donate to food insecurity programs such as the UCSF Pediatric Clinic’s Food Farmacy, POOR Magazine’s Sliding Scale Cafe, and Moms 4 Housing. The urban farm also acts as an educational resource to help those served by these programs learn about healthy foods and urban agriculture.

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  • Cracking the housing puzzle: What Victoria could learn from other cities

    December 15, 2021 |

    Capital Daily |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Increasing public housing units has helped alleviate the strain on housing supply in Berlin and Vienna where corporate-owned developments were bought out by the government. Housing advocates in Canada are calling for similar measures, in additional rent control and community land trusts.

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