Farmers returning land to nature, how fintech helps refugees, NYC’s reflective rooftops
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In Squirrel News today we have an initative from farmers in the UK aiming to dedicate 250,000 hectares of land to wildlife in East Anglia, a look at how refugees are making use of financial technology to resolve issues faced by fellow refugees and migrants, and the way in which New York City is battling the heat by painting the city’s rooftops with white reflective paint.
By setting up financial technology firms and entrepeneurial initiatives, refugees are making it easier for eachother to send money, access paperwork and share information.
New York City is tackling the heat with white reflective rooftops
In the past nine years, NYC has painted more than 9.2 million square feet of rooftops with reflective white paint that is able to lower temperatures by 3 degrees.
Statue of Black Lives Matter protestor takes place of toppled slave trader in Bristol
An artist has erected a statue of Jen Reid, a protestor photographed standing on the plinth on the day Edward Colston’s statue was thrown into Bristol’s harbour.
Hong Kong’s unofficial pro-democracy primaries dominated by young, localist activists
In the wake of Beijing’s imposition of the security law, hundreds of thousands of people took to the polls as the favourite candidate in every constituency was in their 40s or younger.
Black Girls Camping Trip – the community-focussed project for Black womxn in the UK
Tianna Johnson has shown that providing access to the “white space” of the outdoors in the UK is hugely rewarding and healing for young Black women in the UK, and has been a necessary point of access for a community otherwise neglected the privilege.
How a michelin-starred chef and his team have provided over 20 million meals in lockdown
Inidan-born Vikas Khanna started the ‘Feed India’ campaign in April, and has since been providing meals in over 125 Indian cities to those left in need due to lockdown measures.
