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Okinawa and the Link Between Socioeconomic Disparities and Colonialism in Japan

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Importantly, the Battle of Okinawa devastated Okinawa's railways; post-war road constructions primarily served US military interests; and much agricultural land, the primary source of industry in Okinawa, was seized for the construction of military facilities. Relocation of the bases has also remained out of reach.

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Should We Build New Homes in a Burning World?

NonProfit Quarterly

With the increase of new industries in the area has come a flood of new construction; thousands of workers at a new car manufacturing plant, for example, need a place to live. But Casa Grande is a city in a desert, and not having enough water to supply these new housing developments may stop construction before it’s even started.

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What Makes a Family? Pushing States to Expand the Definition

NonProfit Quarterly

From the abolition of chattel slavery to the ending of Jim Crow laws targeting Black families, through LGBTQ+ marriage equality to ongoing attempts to reform and/or abolish the US child welfare system —the struggle for equality, dignity, and protection under the law for families of all kinds remains very much ongoing.

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Bilingual Case Management Supervisor

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Requirements Proficient in speaking, writing, and communication in both English and Associate or bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, or a related 3-5 years of case management experience, including minimally 2 years in a supervisory Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and competence with diverse Exceptional leadership, communication, (..)

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Tenant Organizers Are Fighting a Forever War

NonProfit Quarterly

You all may have heard on the news—there was an HB 2127 rule, nicknamed the “Death Star Bill,” which preemptively took away [power from] localities [so they] couldn’t make laws like [the one we worked on]. It was on the news a lot because one of the things that it impacted was rest breaks for construction workers.

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How to Preserve Existing Affordable Housing: The Value of Human Scale

NonProfit Quarterly

For new construction, larger buildings can result in smaller per-unit costs. The program is intended to preemptively address the displacement pressure expected from the construction of The Obama Presidential Center. Image credit: stevegeer on istock.com Affordable housing programs often neglect small buildings.

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Giving Workers Power to Thrive in the Face of New Technology

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unions also have other, less tangible effects on equality, from unions’ historical support for Civil Rights and voting rights to the fact that today, as research by the Economic Policy Institute has found, states with higher union density are less likely to have voter suppression laws and more likely to have higher voter turnout.