Jill Webb

Brooklyn

Journalist and Audio Producer at Freelance

freelance journalist + audio producer | commissions/tips: [email protected] | https://t.co/oWyGv8PNbJ

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Articles

NYC march for migrants and the climate unites with pro-democracy protesters

2 weeks ago | prismreports.org | Jill Webb

An Earth Day weekend march in New York City on April 19 was officially organized around the intersection of migration and climate issues, but many of the signs held up among the crowd reflected a diverse range of concerns around the current administration.
Cooling ordinances pop up across the U.S.

Sep 19, 2024 | prismreports.org | Jill Webb

As the U.S. cools down from the , housing rights advocates have a message for lawmakers: Act quickly and implement cooling legislation for rental housing. The stakes are high as heat is the leading weather-related killer in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), causing 2,325 deaths in 2023, the earth’s hottest year on record. One way lawmakers can protect their constituents, advocates say, is to follow the model set by states such as Oregon.
Climate advocates reach their boiling point at Summer of Heat

Sep 12, 2024 | prismreports.org | Jill Webb

Climate advocates gathered on Wall Street all summer with one goal in mind: End the era of fossil fuels. With 640 arrests since June 10, the Summer of Heat wrapped up its 11 weeks of continuous climate organizing in late August. The New York City protests are a collective effort.
How to Inspire Worker Organizing through Board and Role-Playing Games

Sep 4, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Jill Webb

Picture this: you have just finished another grueling shift and decide to meet up with your friend to unwind. When you get there, you notice a drone—owned by your employer—hovering above. Your employer, among the richest corporations in the world, is slowly taking over every aspect of your city. It is converting all public infrastructure, including schools and sidewalks, to meet company needs.
Why family caregivers should travel with their care recipients

Aug 29, 2024 | theescapehome.com | Jill Webb

Family caregivers are always on the clock tending to their loved ones. That constant responsibility can discourage caregivers from taking a vacation, even when they’re burnt out – which many are. But a new survey from AARP may make caregivers consider booking a getaway with their care recipient. “Traveling together can actually be really beneficial for both the caregiver and the care recipient,” said Amy Goyer, AARP’s national family and caregiving expert.
Nassau County groups push back against plan to deputize civilians

Jul 24, 2024 | prismreports.org | Jill Webb

As growing concerns of authoritarianism grip the U.S., residents of Long Island’s Nassau County are pushing back on a new government initiative deputizing armed civilians. In March, Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman began recruiting armed citizens and training them to respond to natural disasters, unrest, and other emergencies.
Pro-Palestine protesters find solidarity with climate advocates

May 13, 2024 | prismreports.org | Jill Webb

In late April, state police arrived on The Ohio State University’s campus and charged two student protesters with criminal trespassing. One was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine; the other was part of Ohio Youth for Climate Justice. The two groups came together for a rally demanding their university divest from “corporations supporting [Israeli] apartheid [and] fossil fuel companies [operating] in occupied Palestine,” according to their social media.
As Witchcraft Becomes More Common, Witches Weigh In On Stigma

Apr 5, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Jill Webb

Believers is a series running throughout April, examining different facets of faith and religion among young people. On a moonlit night in October, Carol Sobczak set up candles, cake, and other supplies on an altar at her Long Island home for a Wiccan ritual. Her students – three women in their late 20s and early 30s – gathered in her backyard for their weekly meeting to learn and practice witchcraft. “This is our religion…it makes us feel good and whole and joyful,” Sobczak, 61, said.
Climate Issues Across The U.S. Are Coming Up In Therapy

Oct 10, 2023 | bluedotliving.com | Jill Webb

Earlier this year, a decades-long fight between city officials of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and residents of the highly-polluted East Phillips neighborhood came to an end. Neighbors successfully gained control of an abandoned manufacturing plant sitting on toxic levels of arsenic. The city had had plans to demolish it, which residents feared would release more harmful chemicals into the air. Now, community advocates are renovating the building into an indoor farm, housing complex, and community hub.
John Ho, longtime engineer for Uniondale aerospace company, dies at 91

Aug 23, 2023 | newsday.com | Jill Webb

Voyager 1 — the farthest-reaching human-made object from Earth — can still be tracked almost 50 years after its launch, partially thanks to John Ho. The engineer, who lived on Long Island for decades after a childhood in China and Taiwan, worked alongside Frequency Electronics founder Martin Bloch to build the mission’s precision-timing device. “I provided the technical expertise and he provided the ability to translate it into hardware,” Bloch said.