• URGENT: Require Long Form for Liquor Licenses in Whiteclay, NE.
    In an unincorporated town with a population of 14 people, four stores sell 3.5 million cans of beer annually. This has created a health crisis in that area and on the nearby Pine Ridge reservation. Murder, rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence plague this area where no adequate law enforcement exists. At the November 1st Liquor Control Commission meeting offers, they will consider requiring the licensees to submit long forms in lieu of an automatic renewal.
    240 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Carly Conrad
  • End Child Labor
    Child Laborers are getting abused both mentally and physically. Instead of getting a proper education, these children are becoming like puppets to big companies.
    106 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Catherine
  • Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are helping police monitor people of color
    Police are using social media surveillance companies to monitor activists protesting police brutality. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were caught red-handed providing user information to a social media surveillance company called Geofeedia - which is used by over 500 law enforcement agencies to monitor protesters and activists of color. Companies like Geofeedia give police access to your social media data to monitor your posts, what protests you attend, even the hashtags you use. Some departments have even been taking people’s Instagram photos and running them through facial recognition software. We must demand Facebook and Twitter cut off companies using our data for surveillance and make sure they have the policies and systems in place to properly protect users.
    4 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Rashad Robinson Picture
  • Overturn Ban of Locs in the workplace deemed not discriminatory for hiring or firing.
    My petition signifies a stand to not be judged for hiring purposes on my Locs, which stands for religious reasons. As a born American, I am at a loss because as of September 15, 2016, there has been a ban on Locs (dreadlocks), including Afros, braid, and Bantu knots, which are the natural hair of African Americans. From the beginning of time, our History defines Loc's as our Spiritual/Religious connection to God, as our heritage and what naturally grows out of our heads without chemically disturbing the hair that causes proven damage to our hair and organs. African Americans' Natural hair should never be a part of the economic and educational conversation and has NOTHING to do with our job performance or advancement academically. This ban highlights the racial divide and breakdown systematically. The hiring and firing process should not include race, religion, disability, gender, as well as the new decision banning natural hair. It's like asking a white woman or man that in order to be gainfully employed, they either have to process their hair, cut their hair very short, or dye it black. There is not a ban or emphasis that targets, inflicts, and jeopardizes the livelihood or education of Caucasians, especially since they contribute widely to the daily disruption in schools due to head lice, which causes children to be taken out of classrooms and miss assignments to check for head lice infestation. It interrupts students from gaining knowledge during their school day and possibly spreads lice to others and their families. It is an inherent disrespect and contradiction to continue to plague African Americans insisting "Black Lives Don't Matter". There are more pressing issues that need to be addressed and rectified. Hair that's in its natural state doesn't solidify one the loss of employment or the chance for employment as a pathway to provide for their families. There isn't a ban forcing white children or adults to cut or dye their hair or to find an alternative hairstyle in order to be a productive member of society. No solution has been made or passed into law to stop the spreading of bugs known as head Lice in the workplace and schools. Lice has been a problem and is prone to a majority of white people for centuries and has never been addressed. It is not only demeaning and dehumanizing to have someone's prejudiced feelings about natural hair, but it's a loophole to force the demise of African American's financial productivity. It is a travesty that employers not only have the federal backing along with the US Circuit Court of Appeals to racially and religiously discriminate against African Americans based on our natural hair. I am appalled and have had anxiety because I now have to walk on pins and needles knowing there is a law that is on the side of wrong that I can ultimately be fired or hired not based on my qualifications but because I'm targeted for my spiritual freedom of expression for having natural hair. To allow this on a Federal and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals level is to openly bully and discriminate against blacks for having natural hair by allowing this legal ban, which does not provide recourse to employers and educational systems to be held accountable for taking away our livelihood in order to survive. This is discrimination, to say the least, and this ban Needs to and Should be overturned.
    52 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Lisa Belk-Lewis
  • EMERGENCY REMOVAL of Allen, TX Postmaster
    The USPS Allen, TX Postmaster has been made aware of civil rights violations but chooses not to act. Sexual harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and discrimination continue to plague this office. It has become a HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT daily. This type of behavior and the failure to act is viewed negatively by the public and will not be tolerated. ZERO TOLERANCE means ZERO TOLERANCE.
    16 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Wilhelm Cleirmonte
  • Justice for Zy'Keithean Bridgers
    I'm starting this petition because for sixteen years I've been pursuing justice myself, contacting everyone from the President, lawyers, to house representatives without justice or help, and time is running out. Also, because my voice is trying to be silenced. I'm trying to let the American people know just how far corruption goes, and that you have a be a certain kind of person to receive justice.
    67 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Sandy Archer
  • Kurdish speaking Anarchist Forum need your help to unblock Facebook account, page and groups
    For security reasons, your account is temporarily locked If this account reflects your real name and personal information, please help us verify it.
    58 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Kurdish-speaking Anarchist Forum
  • Michael's Act: Save our children
    I lost my youngest son to an overdose on September 28th. He was only 25. His older brother and I found him at home. No sibling or parent should ever have to experience this. Treatment and changes to laws must be made. All efforts must be made to bring the drug dealers and manufacturers of illegal drugs to justice. This is at epidemic proportion and not limited to any particular state. Imagine the heartbreak when you are told by law enforcement that the phone of your child, which most likely can lead them to the dealer, cannot be unlocked. I will forever miss and love my son. Please speak to your co-worker, neighbor, or family member as everyone knows someone who has been affected by this war on drugs. This issue involves each class and we need to demand that laws be changed to ensure the safety and well-being of loved ones.
    62 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Becky Matlack
  • Transgender rights
    I am transgender, and have been affected greatly by recent state laws, or lack of them. I live in MD, where we have our civil rights. There have been no problems (including in the bathroom). Please allow all transgender people the freedoms I now have.
    378 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Rose Elizabeth Supan
  • Calling on The United Nations to monitor US elections
    After reading today's article in the Boston Globe about Donald Trump's supporters planning on going to polling places to intimidate voters —at his request—I am now fearful to vote in person. Donald Trump is calling for violence and intimidation on election day and we need Election Monitoring by the United Nations. From the Boston Globe "I'm going to go right up behind them..… I'm going to make them a little bit nervous."
    68 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Jessica Tanzer
  • Florida's Voter Registration Deadline Must be Extended Due to Hurricane Matthew
    Governor Scott is refusing to extend the October 11 voter registration deadline as millions of Floridians face mandatory evacuations, widespread power outages and disruption to their day to day lives. Our democracy demands that all who have the right to vote, be given the opportunity to exercise their right.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Jamiah Adams
  • Give Family Law Trials a Fair Jury for Custody
    It's about making sure our Family Court Judges stop making custody decisions that hurt our children. All too often, we're seeing Judges place custody in the hands of abusers as a sure way to keep revenue in Family Law- knowing the "good parent" will never stop fighting for their child. Family Court has become a biased, corrupt and broken system. Too many poor decisions are being made, and our children are suffering! It needs to stop!
    26 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Christl Wakeland