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🥘 Famine was officially declared in parts of Gaza, with 500,000 people experiencing “catastrophic” levels of hunger — a number that’s expected to increase by the end of next month. Organizations like World Central Kitchen are still cooking as many meals as possible and pushing for more aid.
🌈 The state of Florida is ordering cities to remove rainbow-painted crosswalks and street art, but cities are fighting back. The city of St. Petersburg asked the state for an exemption, citing proof they’ve actually made the intersections safer and communities stronger, and Delray Beach’s city commission voted to keep theirs intact, too.
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Illinois launched the first legal help line in the U.S. for LGBTQ+ residents
Illinois became the first state to launch a legal advice line for LGBTQ+ residents, providing free and confidential legal advice on discrimination, harassment, safety, and more.
The helpline, called Illinois Pride Connect, will also provide access to housing, health care, government benefits, and more, and is available in both English and Spanish.
Developed in partnership with LGBTQ+ organizations in the state, a Chicago nonprofit, Legal Council for Health, will lead the helpline with support from a $250,000 investment from the state and $100,000 in philanthropic support.
Why is this good news?Last month, the Trump administration shut down the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth, who are already at an enormously high risk of mental health conditions, suicide, homelessness, and poverty. LGBTQ+ folks need more support — not less — and Illinois is helping make that happen.
Welfare policies in Mexico helped lift 13.4 million people out of poverty in six years.The dramatic decline in the number of people living in poverty — 2 million out of extreme poverty — were achieved under former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who, among other things, tripled of the minimum wage from 88.40 pesos ($4.75) per day when he took office to the current rate of 278.80 pesos ($15) a day.
A community leader is restoring the Solomon Islands’ vital mangrove forests
Mangroves are crucial ecosystems for coastal communities around the world, providing fish, timber, and building materials, while their winding root systems protect shorelines and provide habitat for marine life. They’re also threatened by land clearing, development, and rising sea levels.
In Oibola village in the Solomon Islands, Ben Waleilia saw the rapid disappearance and growing threats to the mangrove forests and took action. He leads a grassroots campaign to restore and protect the plants, collecting and replanting mangrove seedlings.
Over the past eight years, he’s planted more 16,000 seedlings, restoring approximately 40,000 square metres of degraded coastal habitat around Oibola.
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