Dana Brandes-Simon is an Editorial Intern for Global Citizen. In addition to being a writer, she is also a photographer and documentary filmmaker. She is a 2018 NeXt Doc Fellow. Her most recent documentary, No Such Sunrise, was awarded the Jury Award at the Ohio Shorts Festival and was also shown at the Ivy Film Festival, MDOCs, and the Roxbury International Film Festival at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
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The tactic has become necessary in the face of a deadly coral disease. Read more
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The productive beavers have become an environmental menace. Read more
A huge contraption will be launched in September to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Read more
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Prom can be a catalyst for social change. Read more