Affordable renting legislation, democratic victory in Hong Kong, gender violence protests across Spain

| Posted on November 25, 2019 |

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In this issue of Squirrel News we have an initiative in Ohio is introduced so that homeowners can place a deposit through rental insurance; a landslide victory for democracy in Hong Kong’s local elections, and solidarity in Spain as protesters take to the streets across the nation in response to Vox’s denial of the existence of gender violence.

This city in Ohio has passed legislation requiring landlords to accept alternatives to cash deposits

In Cincinatti a new intitiative has been introduced to allow prospective homeowners to secure their property through rental insurance

Source: City Lab

Landslide victory for democracy in Hong Kong local elections

An unprecedented display of solidarity for Hong Kong’s protest movement as almost 90% of district council seats go to pro-democracy candidates

Source: The Guardian

Nationwide protests across Spain in support of victims of gender violence

Spanish cities this week heard the voices of tens of thousands of protestors focussing their anger toward the far-right party Vox and their refusal to accept the existence of violence against women

Source: El Pais

Bacteria with an appetite for CO2 provide an unexpected step toward tackling climate change

Commonly used in the production of biofuels, these E. coli have been successfully engineered to thrive off consuming carbon dioxide instead of sugar

Source: New Scientist

Fast fashion is being fought in New York City with Wardrobe – a communal clothing rental service

With the aid of NYC’s vast network of laundromats, Wardrobe aims to give life to clothing that otherwise just gathers dust

Source: Tree Hugger

Indian couple saves 90% of water use with this aquaponic method for growing vegetables

Saving space, time and water, this permaculture system is able to grow 40+ veggies in 2 square feet of space

Source: The Better India

More than 150 years later, Duluwat Island is returned to the native tribe it was stolen from

Decades of lobbying from the Wiyot Tribe have finally come to fruition in California in the first ever voluntary municipal land return in the USA

Source: City Lab

This World AIDS Day, it is vital to celebrate the activists who are helping to tackle HIV in vulnerable communities

Each year the rate of infection is decreasing, so it is important to see how HIV is being tackled in the parts of the world that suffers from it the most

Source: Global Citizen