People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

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Good News This Week: July 22, 2023 - Wooden Cities, Trains, & Gardens

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Ultimate List: 1100+ Hobbies To Try

Find four hobbies you love: One to make you money, one to keep you in shape, one to be creative, and one to make the world a better place.
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These TikTok-Viral Glasses Provide Subtitles In Real Life

Two students from Standford and Yale have teamed up to create a clever way to bring more accessibility to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
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Be A Hero: A Fan Activist Campaign in Support of Disney Workers

Amid Strikes, Abigail Disney & Fan Activists Seek To Protect Disney Employees

Abigail Disney and fan activists have joined together to launch a campaign that urges Disney to expand its legal obligations to employees.
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Steven Hoffen touches a plant growing from a hydroponic tower

Teen Uses Hydroponic Gardens To Fight Food Insecurity in NYC & Tel Aviv

The teen's nonprofit feeds hundreds of community members every month and teaches students about sustainability and hydroponics.
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A photo collage of a house's front door, two people holding up a 4ocean tarpaulin as they float on top of 4ocean bags in the ocean, an aerial view of a solar farm, an eye-level view of a different solar farm, and a screenshot of John Green with a Johnson & Johnson Facebook post in the background

Good News This Week: July 15, 2023 - Recycled Waste, Renewable Energy, & Rainforests

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Best Eco-friendly Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates from a Variety of Stationery Brands

9 Eco-Friendly Wedding Stationery Brands You'll Fall in Love With

Eco-friendly paper goods play a big role in a sustainable wedding. Here are the best sustainable wedding suites and paper options on the market.
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#PatientsNotPatents: John Green Inspires Action For Johnson & Johnson TB Drug

John Green went head to head with pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, urging the brand to end its patent on a live-saving tuberculosis drug.
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Princess Bala-an holds a bag in her hands while another worker helps her

This Philippines Aid Worker Fights Plastic Tide To Protect Island

A summer trip to Danjugan Island nature reserve in 2015 opened development worker Princess Bala-an's eyes to the wonders of marine life in the Philippines island region of Negros.
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Sonali Singh poses by her computer with a smile on her face

Good News: Indian Girl Gamers Fight Keyboard Warriors and Online Abuse

Women advance in India's fast-growing gaming world but risk rape threats, abuse, and low prize money for all their progress.
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Hands work together to finalize patches on the Norfolk Trans Joy Community Quilt

How Trans Fiber Artists Are Using Quilts To Tell Their Stories

These community quilts bring together queer and trans artists in an act of joyful activism.
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A photo collage of Lake Oroville, square images of a number of diverse individuals, a screenshot of a map, two women posing with hygiene products, and honeybees

Good News This Week: July 1, 2023 - Lakes, Bees, & Gender Equality

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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