For decades, New York’s family childcare providers and childcare workers have dedicated their lives to nurturing and educating our state’s children. Many of us have 20, 30, even 40 years of hands-on experience. Yet the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) says we are “not qualified” to serve as daycare center directors unless we hold a college degree. Across New York, long-serving family childcare providers are being blocked from becoming daycare directors solely because they don’t have a college degree—even if they’ve spent decades caring for children, mentoring other providers, and leading within their communities. This outdated policy dismisses the real-world expertise, commitment, and leadership that veteran providers bring to the childcare workforce, while worsening the staffing shortages already facing our state. Diane Abram (formerly Diane Ballard) is one of those providers. She began her licensed family daycare over 30 years ago under her maiden name and has supported generations of families in Buffalo. In addition to providing high-quality care, Diane has trained new providers, advocated for stronger childcare policies, and stood up for working families across the state. Despite her proven leadership and deep community roots, she was denied the opportunity to become a daycare center director—because she doesn’t hold a degree. This outdated requirement disregards real-world experience and disproportionately harms Black and Brown women, older providers, and those in underserved communities who built their careers through hard work, not academic credentials. Many of these providers work 60 to 80 hours a week, often offering non-traditional hours like evenings, overnights, and weekends—services most centers don’t provide, but working families rely on. We urge Senators Jabari Brisport and April N. M. Baskin to: • ✅ Support policy change at OCFS to recognize experience-based qualifications for director roles • ✅ Champion equitable leadership pathways for providers with proven service • ✅ Lead efforts that remove structural barriers to advancement in early childhood care

Consider the deleterious effect this action will have on ALL the voters of Texas.  All Texans should be able to choose who represents them in fair elections. Fair elections have been the cornerstone of the United States of America government and envied around the world.   Please sign this petition to let Governor Abbott know that Texans do not support this.

  ✊🏽 WHY THIS MATTERS If someone can be sentenced to life plus 25yrs for a case with: • Dismissed charges and refiled with a reused probable cause affidavit that was not only from another county but had been dismissed and reused with no new evidence.  • Juror only understood 20% of English • No actual insurance fraud, No claim number for a claim and No Money received!! • Injustice in This Case Undermines the Law Itself If “Stand Your Ground” does not apply to Prentice Ponds — a man protecting himself in his own home — who does it apply to? • Allowed a judge to sentence him despite a conflict of interest — she and the freelance investigator worked under the same umbrella company. • The same judge that refused to accept pictures of the man with the items Prentice was accused of stealing. This isn’t just about one man. This is about whether Oklahoma law protects all of its citizens — or only some. Wrongful convictions steal lives, erode trust in the legal system, and perpetuate cycles of injustice—particularly in Black communities. Prentice Ponds’ case is a glaring example of what happens when bias, misconduct, and indifference are allowed to override truth. If Oklahoma wants to claim a fair justice system, it must admit its errors, clear Prentice Ponds’ name, and free him with honor—not pity. We demand justice, truth, and accountability. Free Prentice Ponds. Exonerate him now. None of us are safe!! Prentice’s story is not about loopholes — it’s about abuse of power and erasure of truth. His past does not justify his future being stolen. We will not wait decades for the courts to “maybe” get it right. Freedom must come now. 

Most people don’t think twice about calling their parents or children. But many families with incarcerated loved ones do because staying in touch is prohibitively expensive. Correctional telecom corporations—abetted by prisons, jails, and detention centers—charge families egregious rates to connect with their loved ones. As a result, one in three families with an incarcerated loved one goes into debt trying to stay connected, and 87% of those carrying this burden are women, predominantly women of color. Congress passed the Martha Wright Reed Act to right this wrong, mandating that the FCC issue regulations within 18 to 24 months to provide relief for families. In response, the FCC released a monumental 430-page order with robust new regulations. The proposed regulations passed unanimously and are estimated to save families impacted by incarceration over $500 million a year in communication costs once fully implemented.  But suddenly, in a move that reprioritizes special interests and ignores the law and will of Congress, the FCC delayed the implementation of the rules until April 2027, and with it, denied relief to millions of families. Families cannot wait any longer. The FCC must stop the delay and connect families now!  Sign the petition to hold the FCC accountable to following the law and putting people before profits!

The moment is now for We The People to demand Congress to remove the dangerous despot in the White House.  We The People need to demand an emergency recall election and the permanent and historical removal of Donald J. Trump from the office of Presidency, and the immediate removal of all his judicial and other appointments,  EOs and signed laws. 

U.S. military contractors and Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire into desperate crowds of hungry families. The UN has described the scene as a “death trap.” Nearly 1,000 people seeking aid in Gaza have been killed in the last few months alone, including almost 100 on July 20 — the deadliest day yet. The crisis has only spiraled in the weeks since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a highly controversial, Israeli government-backed U.S. organization, took over aid distribution operations. But it could get worse. Shocking reports reveal the State Department may send the GHF another $500 MILLION of our taxpayer dollars to further militarize humanitarian aid. We refuse to let humanitarian horrors continue in our name, and we’re not alone. Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers before the State Department redirects ANY more funding to the GHF. It’s a crucial first step, but it’s going to take more voices to push to uncover the truth, and that includes yours.

Why This Matters: • The Alabama prison system is engulfed in drugs, violence, and trauma—often brought in by staff themselves—and lacks even basic mental health services. • Kenneth has never been afforded the opportunity to recover, only to be punished. • A dual diagnosis rehab program would treat both his mental health and substance use challenges, giving him a real chance at stability and success. • Rehabilitation is more cost-effective and results in lower rates of reoffending than incarceration.

This petition honors Walter’s memory and fights so that no other family experiences this heartbreak. Will you stand with us to bring life-saving changes to our community? 👉 Sign now for safe, accessible rail crossings in Woodward County.

We, the undersigned residents, advocates, and community members, urge the Greene County Sheriff’s Office to immediately terminate its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In October 2024, Greene County quietly amended its existing jail contract to allow ICE to detain immigrants in the local jail. By January 2025, Sheriff Jim Arnott confirmed a formal agreement permitting the detention of up to 300 individuals on ICE’s behalf, with the county receiving over $100 per person, per day. Missouri has no federal ICE detention centers, yet local jails—including Greene County’s—are filling that role with minimal transparency or public oversight. Although ICE may detain individuals with criminal histories, a significant number are brought into custody for civil immigration matters—such as visa overstays, missed court dates, or pending asylum cases. According to federal data, more than 70% of ICE detainees currently held nationwide have no criminal convictions (source). Compounding the lack of transparency, the Greene County Jail’s public roster does not indicate the charges or legal basis for detention. Individuals held for ICE are listed only as arrested by “ICE,” with no additional public information provided about why they are being detained. This practice leaves the public in the dark and raises serious concerns about accountability, due process, and unjust incarceration. This contract effectively turns our local jail into a federal detention site—profiting from immigrant detention while undermining community safety, trust, and dignity

Other people should join me in this campaign because Bryon Keith Blueitt’s story is not just his own — it’s a reflection of a broken justice system that too often punishes people for a lifetime without acknowledging growth, change, or context. Keith has served over 30 years in prison for a tragic act rooted in fear and self-defense. He was 30 years old when he entered prison. He is now 61 — a reformed, spiritual, and peaceful man who has spent decades taking accountability and bettering himself. If we believe in rehabilitation, redemption, and second chances, then this is exactly the kind of case that deserves support. By standing up for Keith, we’re standing up for fairness, for human dignity, and for others like him who have been forgotten behind bars despite doing the work to change. Your voice could help restore a life that still has purpose and potential. Even a simple share, signature, or conversation can help bring attention to his case. Together, we can remind the system that people can grow — and they do deserve to be seen as more than their worst moment.

Despite a wide majority of Americans—including all parts of the political spectrum—wanting the full truth about the Jeffrey Epstein case, the Department of Justice is refusing to release their files to the public. This refusal is undermining the investigation, fuels conspiracy theories, and sure smells like a cover-up in the service of rich and powerful men who participated in Epstein’s criminal activities. The majority of Americans are unhappy with the limited amount of information the government has released related to its investigation into Epstein. President Trump campaigned on the issue, claiming that he would have “no problem” looking into a rumored Epstein client list. And Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to release the files.  Now is the time to make good on this promise.  The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. We are owed answers. Otherwise, given that his clients were predominantly wealthy, powerful individuals, it seems like one more example of a rigged system: one set of rules for the elite, and a different set for everyone else. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of Justice and White House publicly release the files. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has spent the last few months terrorizing communities across the country. Masked agents have kidnapped people in the streets, ICE has arrested government officials in New York and New Jersey, and even previously sensitive areas like schools and churches are no longer off limits to ICE raids. ICE’s next target? Sporting events. In June, ICE agents requested access to the parking lots at Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. But the team denied ICE entry. The harsh reality is this isn’t just happening in Los Angeles under Trump’s mass deportation agenda. That’s why it's imperative that the 28 other MLB teams in the U.S. follow suit and publicly REJECT ICE from using their stadiums to abduct and detain immigrants. The only way that’ll happen is through a massive, sustained campaign of pressure coming from fans and activists like you, which is why we’re launching a petition to MLB team owners. Now, all you need to do is sign: