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  • Four-day workweek: Why more companies are taking the plunge

    Several companies are beginning to lean into the four-day workweek. It is also being seen as a new recruiting tool that resonates with a younger generation that prioritizes work-life balance. There are even nonprofits like 4 Day Week Global, that are coordinating pilot programs across the globe to encourage more companies to adopt a 32-hour workweek with no cut in pay.

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  • Frappée par une violente criminalité, une ville suédoise expérimente des solutions venant des États-Unis.

    La ville de Malmö, en Suède est frappée par une violente criminalité (65 fusillades en 2017). Elle expérimente Stop Shooting, une approche d’intervention contre la violence de groupe (GVI) qui a vu le jour à Boston dans les années 1990 et a connu le succès dans des villes comme Oakland, Chicago et Détroit. S'il est encore tôt pour attribuer à cette méthode la baisse du nombre de fusillades constatée en 2020, plusieurs acteurs témoignent d'un apaisement des tensions sur le terrain. Une cinquantaine de membres de gangs sont par ailleurs suivis pour en sortir.

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  • Why a Swedish city with a violent crime problem looked to US for solutions

    Malmö's Sluta Skjut (Stop Shooting) program adopts a group violence intervention approach that has been used widely in the U.S. Gang members and others believed to be involved in street violence are summoned to "call-ins" to hear messages from law enforcement officials, community members, and social services providers. The overarching message: stop the violence, or go to prison; if you do stop, help is available to change your life. About 300 men have been called in, 49 of whom have accepted the offered help. Violence in the city has dropped since the program started.

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  • ‘Bicycles kind of saved my life.' Najari Smith spins a community forward.

    A bicycle shop owned cooperatively by its worker-owners is also a nonprofit that serves its community in a number of ways. Rich City Rides plans wellness events and programs in California in addition to social bike rides and food distribution.

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