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  • Benchmarking Racial Inequity in St. Louis

    Zoe Sullivan

    January 16, 2019 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The collection and analysis of data is a crucial first step in revealing and addressing areas of racial inequality in cities. Using the methodology of a 2015 New York City program designed to study metrics of inequality, the St. Louis Equity Indicators Project has already filled large gaps in data by identifying 72 metrics of inequality in the heavily racially-divided city. Following the recommendations of the Ferguson Commission, the St. Louis’ Equity Indicators provide a baseline by which the city can track efforts to improve racial disparities across issues of health, education, and legal justice.

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  • How the Formerly Incarcerated Support the Formerly Incarcerated

    Zoe Sullivan

    August 30, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A nonprofit launched by formerly incarcerated men in New Orleans addresses some of the immediate challenges people face in the first 72 hours coming out of prison. The First 72 offers them a place to go, which can be a serious problem for those with records, as well as support and mentorship. There is also a small business incubator that some returnees have used to turn their side hustles into small businesses with plans to grow and employ other former felons.

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  • From Farm to Factory: The Rural-Urban Coalition for Immigrants' Rights

    Zoe Sullivan

    June 11, 2018 |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    A group of activists in Waukesha, Wisconsin are honoring the role of immigrants in the community by mobilizing 10,000 people from rural and urban areas across the state to march for the "Day without Latinx & Immigrants." The group, called Voces De La Frontera, also uses the collective power immigrant workers have in the dairy state to influence policy and gain protections for migrants. Through inclusion and conversation, Voces now has 1,500 members, nine adult chapters, and 15 youth chapters in schools, all working together to support immigrants in Wisconsin.

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  • Rio Doce grassroots response arises out of Fundão mining disaster

    Zoe Sullivan

    June 08, 2016 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Baixo Guandu

    More than six months after a mining tailings dam broke in Brazil, killing 19 people and polluting the 530-mile length of the Rio Doce, grassroots groups have arisen to take action and seek justice.

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  • Family Farms Turn To Pizza For Fast Cash And Customers

    Zoe Sullivan

    August 19, 2015 |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Wisconsin

    Small farmers have been struggling for years with low commodity prices and rising production costs. But throughout the Midwest, a new farm-to-table strategy is giving a boost to some farmers.

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