Hannah Partos, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:44:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Hannah Partos, Author at Positive News 32 32 ‘It reaches deep inside people’: the climate choirs singing for the planet https://www.positive.news/environment/climate-choirs-sing-for-the-planet/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:31:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460387 More than 500 members of UK climate choirs are taking part in peaceful protest performances on the climate and nature emergency

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Life after: Wrongful conviction https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-wrongful-conviction-seema-misra/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:49:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=404234 Seema Misra was pregnant when she was jailed for theft as part of the Post Office scandal. It took 11 years to prove her innocence

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Life after: Homelessness https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-homelessness/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:49:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=396667 His past includes domestic violence and homelessness, but Mitak Ahmed’s story is one of resilience too

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Refill shops: the once-niche trend that’s going mainstream https://www.positive.news/society/refill-shops-the-once-niche-trend-thats-going-mainstream/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:43:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=394320 The UK now has hundreds of refill shops, helping people reduce packaging. Now supermarkets are getting in on the act

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The plan to create an orchard in every prison in England and Wales https://www.positive.news/environment/the-plan-to-put-an-orchard-in-every-prison/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:45:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=391257 A charity is working to ‘green’ the UK’s prisons using orchards, a project that is reaping rewards for inmates and the environment

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How two survivors of domestic violence found meaning from tragedy https://www.positive.news/society/how-two-survivors-of-domestic-violence-found-meaning-from-tragedy/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:36:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385762 Orphaned by a father who killed their mother and sister, Luke and Ryan Hart now help others who face controlling relationships

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Man whose mother killed his abusive father now works to tackle domestic abuse https://www.positive.news/society/one-mans-campaign-against-domestic-abuse/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:08:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385744 When David Challen’s mother killed his abusive father, he launched a campaign to tackle coercive control – and has has some success

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The youth leader helping rewrite the script of masculinity https://www.positive.news/society/the-youth-leader-helping-rewrite-the-script-of-masculinity/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:52:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385304 Ben Hurst visits schools, universities and workplaces to urge a rethink of masculinity, holding men accountable in a positive way

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Meet the men standing up to end violence against women https://www.positive.news/society/meet-the-men-standing-up-to-end-violence-against-women/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:36:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385279 On the anniversary of Sarah Everard’s death, we speak to the men helping dismantle the culture that allows gender violence to flourish

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Life after: FGM https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-fgm/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:12:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=384736 Cut while just a girl in her native Guinea, Hawa Bah – who now lives in Leeds – helps provide a lifeline to other FGM survivors

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