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Democracy

  • Advocating for the Protection of Women and Girls in Kenya

    Global Citizen Nov 2, 2023

    Kenya, a country so loved by tourists for its beautiful tropical weather, spectacular coastline, and gorgeous wildlife sceneries, is also known for its impressive array of globally renowned athletes — athletes who have wowed…

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  • How Placemaking Can Help Build Community in Gentrifying Neighborhoods

    Urban Institute Oct 30, 2023

    Local governments can help mitigate the effects of gentrification by supporting placemaking efforts led by longtime residents and by shifting more decisionmaking power to the community.

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  • Marching Against Gender-based Violence

    Global Citizen Oct 30, 2023

    Every year from Nov. 25, which marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an annual campaign against gender-based violence kicks off for 16 days. These 16…

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  • Enhance Your Learning on Gender Equity With These Literary Works

    Global Citizen Oct 30, 2023

    Reading, whether for pleasure or education, can help us make sense of the world around us. Books can provide people with a better understanding of the experiences of marginalized groups and develop…

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  • What Might Upward Mobility Look Like if Policy Centered on Racial Equity?

    Urban Institute Oct 29, 2023

    Conducting a root cause analysis and building internal knowledge of structural racism can help local governments work toward reducing historical harms.

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  • Strengthening Democracy Beyond Election Day

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 28, 2023

    By using their voices in 2020, Americans made history. The November 2020 elections saw nearly 160 million US citizens cast ballots, marking a 66.7 percent voter turnout rate—the highest since…

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  • Women Murdered By Men: 2020 Data

    Violence Policy Center Oct 28, 2023

    Intimate partner violence against women is all too common and takes many forms.1 The most serious is homicide by an intimate partner.2 Guns can easily turn domestic violence into domestic…

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  • To Feed the World, Farmers Need Rights to the Land They Till

    Global Washington Oct 27, 2023

    For communities across the Global South, the impacts of climate change are not abstract projections but concrete realities that threaten their land and food security. The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel…

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  • Atlanta’s BeltLine Shows How Urban Parks can Drive ‘Green Gentrification’ if Cities Don’t Think About Affordable Housing

    The Conversation Oct 27, 2023

    A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and driven out lower-income residents.

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  • Focus on Systems to Shift Power

    Alliance Magazine Oct 26, 2023

    Shifting power means that grantee organizations drive the agenda through donor-grantee relationships based on trust, support, and solidarity.

    Read the full article at: www.alliancemagazine.org

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  • Prioritizing People in Urban Planning

    YES! Magazine Oct 25, 2023

    The planning profession is rooted in principles that puts business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back.

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  • Labor Organizing: Benefits for Workers and Beyond

    Washington Center for Equitable Growth Oct 25, 2023

    A review of what research say about worker power and unions amid the resurgence of strikes in the United States.

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