Cause I want to own a flamingo.

Background: Many traditional Hawaiians honor Mauna Kea (“White Mountain”) on the Big Island of Hawai’i as the holiest of ancient Hawaiian sacred sites, some say in all of Polynesia, the literal meeting place of earth and heaven in Hawaiian cosmology and home of the gods. Native Hawaiian Protectors of Mauna Kea have been encamped at the base of their mountain temple for months, engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience, prayer, hula, chant, song, and other spiritual rituals. The Hawaiian elders are doing what they peacefully can to prevent construction of an 18-story thirty-meter telescope (TMT) atop their sacred Mauna Kea, ascending to 32,696 feet from its Hilo flank on the ocean floor, the tallest mountain on Earth. The Hawaiian encampment is intended to obstruct construction equipment (but not astronomers who work at existing observatories on the mountain). Thirteen telescopes already sit atop Mauna Kea, but that degree of space-sharing has not sufficed, and next-generation technology is now decreed, with a construction budget of 1.4 billion dollars. Dozens of kapuna (Hawaiian elders) who have nonviolently protested new construction have been arrested. The Hawaiian people have historically been dominated and mistreated, symbolized by the decimation of 90 percent of the native Hawaiian population by post-contact Western diseases, the banning of the hula and the speaking of the Hawaiian language, the armed overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by Western businessmen, the early imposition of voting restrictions on Hawaiians, sacred Hawaiian islands sites being used for military bombing practice, and military tank training and war games held at the base of Mauna Kea to this day. Related scenarios have been imposed repeatedly on Native American Indians, Alaskan Eskimos, Brazilian Indian tribes, Australian Aborigines, and other cultural groups. Presumed racial superiority and cultural insensitivity prevail as those in power unceasingly exert their will. For the past 150 years, mankind has mercilessly contaminated and destroyed so much of Mother Nature, and dismissed, mocked, and subjugated the indigenous peoples who have lived in harmony with her for millennia, and are crying out in her behalf. Our planet and her peoples are at serious risk: our sciences tell us this, and the stark evidence faces us daily. These are not “normal” times, and it should no longer be “Business as Usual: Full Speed Ahead!” We have plugged our ears to indigenous peoples for far too long as “Progress” has been given unbridled go-ahead. We no longer hear Mother Nature speak, and she needs native peoples’ voices, chants, dances, songs, stories for her communication with humankind. We need to restore sacred relationship and respectful connection with our Mother Nature. Before it is irreparably late, may we slow down, respectfully listen, and learn. Please sign this petition to show support for Native Hawaiian Protectors and their allies, for Hawaii’s Governor, and Hilo’s Mayor who are currently encouraging police restraint, and for the future of humanity.

I want a chinchilla

Our mission is to change and implement new laws that will keep DCFS from operating outside their respected scope by adding checks and balances that prevent them from acting above the law through active unified communications systems and services that rehabilitate our families and keeping them in the safe care of their loved ones by providing educational support and resources available around our local communities and preventing families from being permanently affected and damaged by a failing system.

We feel that an integral member of our community has been unfairly dismissed from his job against the community's wishes. We request the management to reinstate our Imam. This is not just about one person; this is about the future of our whole community. People signing this petition have strong ties with this Masjid and want the best for the community.

I think that in order for a parent to receive child support they must currently have the child living in the household. If they are not taking care of the child, they shouldn't get child support. Too many peoples' lives are affected and it isn't fair.

Austin Minnesota's City Council Is trying to euthanized our dog. The city council didn't even talk to my mother when she pled her case and within 5 seconds deemed our dog aggressive and agreed for her to be put down. Rain is my 11-year-old sister's pit bull. The city council didn't even look at my mother's pictures of what we have done to help her! We set up appointments for her to be fixed, muzzle, reinforced our fence, and also looked into trainers. Rain ran under the fence and got into an altercation with our neighbor's dogs. which resulted in no blood being shed, no bite marks were found, just saliva on the dog's back. but we don't even know for sure if it was saliva or if the dog's back was wet from something else. Our neighbors don't try and talk to us to help us stop this. We love our dog and want to help her. Because Rain is a pitbull, she automatically is at fault. Austin MN city council is biased and should not be able to have dogs' lives in their hands! Please help us save our dog! My sister struggles with ADHD and anxiety and Rain helps her so much! Please help us save her!

To invalidate the misrepresentation of our community - of New River / Desert Hills, AZ - by David Thompson, of Let New River Desert Hills Decide PAC!

Because enough is enough with this nonsense.

Diamon is a pillar in the Macon community. She has fed the homeless given Council and shelter to the less fortunate in Macon and this community wants JUSTICE FOR DIAMON!

Hey y'all, my name is Kyla Knight and I am a genderfluid dyke with a disability. My wife, Dianna, is an Afro-Latina Big Data Engineer at a leading firm. We volunteer within the refugee & homeless LGBT youth communities in Charlotte and know that there is no middle ground on denouncing white nationalism. We believe unequivocally that you matter, your physical safety matters, and that your family *both chosen and biological* matters. We specifically mean that Black Lives Matter, Latinx Lives Matter, First Nation Lives Matter, Asian Lives Matter, and that ALL families belong together. We celebrate Sherriff McFadden’s tenure and believe that no sum of money is worth our police department’s safety. Now is the time to unite. It is our duty to protect our community; Charlotteans are smart, we are humble, and we are kind, but this year we must draw the line. Please sign the #ResistRNC2020 petition and share to all of your networks both digitally, but most importantly irl (in real life)

The Equal Rights Amendment is long overdue for ratification. It is the cornerstone for improving our civic and cultural environment and for building a more perfect union. I feel that passing the ERA in NC will help to restore the dignity and integrity of our citizens that our state deserves.