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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

Many will read the groups legacy through the lens of public hostility: the frustration caused, the angry headlines, the outrage at its tactics. It is a sign that these activists succeeded in emotionally charging the public debate about climate change. But the intense backlash directed at JSO is not evidence that its campaign faltered.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Volunteers views on social issues may change through their work, too: More than 4 in 5 adults over 55 who tutored public school students to strengthen their reading skills in the national Experience Corps program, for example, stated that their views on public education evolved as a result. Read the original article.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

Thorleifsson has experienced such access barriers to public spaces throughout his life, but the turning point came on a late-night walk with his family in downtown Reykjavk, when he couldnt join his son in a corner store because of a single step at the entrance. And this isnt just an Icelandic issue.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

What isn’t widely seen by the public is how no matter which party is in power the sector must often follow the elected around cleaning up the government’s mess like the guy at the circus who carries a shovel and follows the elephants. She has also served on the advisory board of the National Hispanic University.

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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I How did one email lead to a university-wide ban?

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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

. “These things are being released at such a huge, huge scale that it’s going to require major engineering solutions,” said Sarah Zack, an Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Great Lakes Contaminant Specialist who communicates about microplastics to the public. But we need more crops. Can agriculture escape the plastic problem?

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How ‘everyday discrimination’ increases mental health risks

Fast Company Tech

Although marginalized groups endure everyday discrimination most often, our study indicates that this is a widespread issue affecting people of all races and backgrounds. Discrimination isnt just a Black versus white issue. Its a public health crisis affecting all Americans. Im a professor who specializes in community health.

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