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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

Have Fun - Do Good

Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

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As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City.

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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. It has been reported that the virus is twice as deadly for Black and Latino people in New York City as compared to whites.

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Hoboken’s parks were redesigned to stop floods. Could New York City’s be next?

Fast Company Tech

The parkand others like itis one of the main ways that Hoboken has transformed from a city devastated by Hurricane Sandy to one that, today, tends to recover from major rain within a matter of hours. Now, experts think New York City could use parks to follow Hobokens lead as extreme weather continues to worsen the citys flood risk.

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