I am the daughter of one gay couple and one heterosexual mormon couple, raised to respect others' lives and decisions, especially their religions, and to be loving and kind toward my fellow man. This petition seeks to reverse the senseless, discriminatory new policies adopted by church leadership regarding children of same sex couples. Children who are heterosexual themselves are barred from membership and full participation due to something they cannot control. It is hateful and discriminatory to bar anyone from membership for any reason beyond their personal control, including anyone of any sexual orientation and their potential children. I want the Mormon church to reverse the discriminatory rules they have recently adopted and open their church to any interested member, regardless of their family composition.

Nothing will stop us, for what we are fighting is just as enshrined in the UN charter of indigenous people. IPOB Leadership had ordered its members to stage a one million man Protest in major cities in the Eastern and Southern Part of Nigeria to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu. he indigenous people of Biafra have retained Dutch lawyer, Prof. Dr. Göran Sluiter. He has been instructed to file a criminal complaint against Nigerian President Buhari before the International Criminal Court (ICC), on account of crimes against humanity. The people of Biafra, living in the South of Nigeria, have been trying to exercise their right to self-determination for decades now. They have been systematically oppressed by the Nigerian government and have suffered serious human rights violations, amounting to crimes against humanity. With the election of new Nigerian President Buhari, violence and crimes committed against the people of Biafra have intensified. This is exemplified by the recent unlawful arrest and detention of Biafra’s leader, mr. Nnamdi Kanu, since 14 October 2015. Prof. Dr. Sluiter is convinced that there is more than enough evidence to have the ICC Prosecutor conclude that the people of Biafra are the victim of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC and that President Buhari plays an essential role in these crimes. He also points out that the situation in Nigeria –including other crimes committed by Buhari, namely the electoral violence of 2011- has been under preliminary examination of the ICC for some time now and that the moment has come for the Prosecutor of the ICC to launch a full criminal investigation. The criminal complaint will be finalized on short notice and will –in the interests of justice and transparency- be made available to the public.

The ACAA was enacted by Congress decades ago to eliminate discriminatory practices against disabled travelers. However, the lack of specificity in the ACAA with respect to the dimensions of airline lavatories has allowed the airlines and airline manufacturers to continue to downsize the lavatories to allow more seating capacity, making it impossible for wheelchair-bound travelers to use the lavatories. As a consequence, millions of wheelchair-bound travelers suffer true indignities and physical hardships when traveling on the airlines.

On September 11th 2007, my seven year old son was told all Muslims are terrorists. Eight years later, the fear and smear of American Muslims continues. The safety of our nation is intertwined with the spiritual growth of her people. Tell America that American Muslims are not terrorists, they are our friends and neighbors, our brothers and sisters.

My mother was a Native American. She died still trying to convince those around her that she was a dark skinned white person. While I took after my father and have white skin and green eyes, inside beats the heart of a native. I cringe every time I see or hear hate in America. Too many people fly Confederate Flags, shoot little girls on highways, sneer at homeless people. I am in awe of people who can swear at a black homeless veteran to get out of their way so they can get to the church in time for cookies and coffee.

On Friday, October 23rd, Dr. Paul Gausman and the Sioux City School Board disregarded a petition which was aimed to stop Donald Trump from speaking at Sioux City West High due to the violation of the School Board’s Anti-Bullying/Harassment/Hazing Policy. Following Dr. Gausman’s statements that Donald Trump was still speaking, West High students met with the School Board to discuss the bullying that the students had suffered since the announcement of the Trump’s event. Even with their concerns voiced and their best efforts to be acknowledged by Dr. Paul Gausman and the Sioux City School Board, the event continued and the student’s concerns were neglected. Please join with us and demand that Dr. Paul Gausman and the Sioux City Community School District revise the District’s Anti-Bullying/Harassment/Hazing policy and have them provide a statement to the community illustrating their negligence for the safety and concerns of students.

HUNDREDS OF WOMEN IN TEXAS HAVE GONE ON HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST INHUMANE TREATMENT AND INCARCERATION Refugee and migrant women are on hunger strike at the all-women T. Don Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas — an ICE facility run by the notorious private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). They are demanding an end to abusive treatment and their immediate release. Since the strike began, ICE and CCA have escalated their efforts to retaliate by threatening to deport hunger strikers and moving at least 6 women to other facilities or placing them in solitary confinement as a response to their collective action. It’s torture. And if enough of us speak up, ICE and CCA officials will be forced to hear the women’s grievances and consider their demands.

I have spent thousands of dollars fighting in the courts to exercise my right to visitation with my child, only to find I have won a piece of paper that the custodial parent will not abide by. Our children need us. We didn't divorce them.

Despite OSHA's contributions and accomplishments for a safer work environment, it still has limited power to enforce workplace safety. Around 16 people die each day on the job, and there are over 5,400 fatalities per year. If passed, Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA) will decrease the number of workplace deaths and injuries, increase fines and add criminal penalties for repeat and willful violators, increase whistleblower protections, and give victims' families access to investigative information and representatives. According to CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), by 2020 contingent workers will make up 40% of the workforce and are up to 2x higher risk of workplace injury than traditional employees. Also by 2020, 1 in 4 workers will be over the age of 55 which means that workplace safety standards not only need to be present but modified to manage elderly workers' health conditions. In fact, almost 50% of all Americans have at least one chronic health condition. With your signature, help push Congress to pass this bill. For more information, please utilize the link below to gain access to the bill and track its progress. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1112 Please watch this video for background information on OSHA, the bill, and weak consequences that companies receive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-48xAJnFVM For current events regarding workplace safety or to further support this bill, please follow on Twitter @ProtectWorkers1

If we stand for anything, we have got to stand together against all forms of racism. Let's start by making sure that no one with ties to white supremacist groups is allowed to hold public office. Intolerance and hate have no place in our society, especially in our government!

Several days ago I along with other Americans across this Nation viewed videos of a terrible and vicious assault against a 16- year old female student who was grabbed by her neck and pulled out of her seat and brutally slammed to the floor and then dragged across the floor by her legs and arms and on her face with less regard for than an animal or even a bag of trash. The videos went viral and it caused us to be traumatized to the point where we cringed in pain to even believe we were watching as a child was being brutally assaulted in her own school by a policeman. The policeman, Deputy Ben Fields, showed no regards for the young girls life and has surely physically and emotionally damaged her in way that may not ever completely heal and our children are effected by this brutal assault! There were students who were so scared for their lives as they were frozen in the seats, turning away to not have to view the horror of the assault; and for fearing they could be next if they showed any opposition to the man known for "slamming students." But there were students that risked their own safety to "STAND UP" and speak out and who thought quickly knowing this deputy's reputation. One student was arrested and charged for speaking up, crying out and even praying for her young classmate that was being assaulted by a 300 lb muscle man as she described Fields. Her name is Niya Kenny an 18-year old fellow classmate. She was told by Fields she was coming too. So, she just put her hands behind her back and was arrested. All this time the teacher, Robert Long did nothing to help the students. The other brave heroes are Tony Robinson Jr. who knew from the moment Deputy Fields walked in the room something bad was going to happen and he needed to start filming and Reginald Seabrooks who also posted a video and Aaron Johnson who posted tweets as to what happened. These students with a few others did the best they could do with what they had, even scared for their lives and being caught, to stand up as American Young Citizens to help their classmate who was being assaulted by Fields. She was a young girl, a human being and Fields HAD NO RIGHT TO ASSAULT HER! Sending out S.O.S and 911 EMERGENCY CRIES FOR HELP via alerting us of the assault that was taking place by video. I CALL THEM HEROES! Help me say, "THANK YOU" to these very BRAVE young people! We want them to know that we "STAND UP” together with them against the violence and we honor their bravery for their fellow human being. Because we know that WITHOUT THEIR VIDEOS and CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE there would be no "real proof" and Fields would have gotten away with this vicious assault against this young girl. Something which had never been done before was catching Fields in the ACT of slamming and committing these brutal assaults on video, because it was always the kids word against a police. President John F. Kennedy said, "A Nation reveals itself not only by the individuals it producers, but those it honors." Honor these brave young people with me and show them that their efforts to STAND UP against the VIOLENCE they witnessed has not gone unnoticed. As PARENTS with your own children and as American Citizens, we applaud their bravery and their spirit to use their intelligence, their skills, their quick thinking and their compassion for a fellow human being so that JUSTICE could be served. I CALL THEM HEROES! It takes HUMILITY in order to see HUMANITY! Thank you for showing your pride in them. Please take a moment to write a positive message for all the officials in South Carolina to see. American Citizen & Parent

The time is long past to stop encouraging black-on-white violence. Firing Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott will send a signal that it will not always be tolerated.