Those of us who have a driver’s license often do not realize that a substantial number of people in our community are excluded from civic life because they are unable to access a State ID or driver’s license. Some of the obstacles encountered include: difficulty making medical appointments and inability to prove identity for employment, interactions with law enforcement officials, and to open bank accounts. Motivated by values of inclusion that dictate embracing and officially acknowledging the Washtenaw County residents who lack photo identification cards, the Washtenaw County ID (WCID) Task Force has come together to oversee the creation of a local solution: a county-wide photo identification. Our Vision We envision a county where all people are treated with dignity and respect and given the means to participate meaningfully in community life. This includes having community services that are accessible to all Washtenaw County residents. In addition to this, we want to see our county as a place where public health and safety services are viewed as helpful and non-threatening. Currently law enforcement is detaining individuals because of lack of photo identification. In our county, we want everyone to have the means to prove who they are regardless of income, race, gender identity, and citizenship status. We the undersigned are concerned citizens who support our County leaders in making photo identification cards available to all Washtenaw County residents. Personal Account A Public Health Outreach Worker contacted WICIR when 3 families of new born infants at the U of M Hospital could not get affidavits of parentage to include the unmarried father’s name. This was directly due to the parents having had expired driver’s licenses and could not produce current state driver’s license, state ID or passport to prove their identities to receive a notarized affidavit by the hospital vital records department. At the County Clerk level, they are having the same problem in that they cannot get copies of their infants' birth certificates because they cannot produce the same updated state identification of passport. Our Strategy Our plan of action to achieve our goal of printing a county-wide photo ID includes: • Present our petition to the County Commissioners at a public meeting. • Demonstrate wide-spread sentiment. • Build a base of supporters. • Implement program by the end of 2014. • Obtain 5,000 signatures of Washtenaw County residents by May 15, 2014. Washtenaw County ID Task Force Members: Yousef Rabhi, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Washtenaw County Sheriff Department Lawrence Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office Catherine McClary, Washtenaw County Treasurer Paul Schreiber, Mayor of Ypsilanti Ricky Jefferson, Ypsilanti City Council Member Jim Dries, Chief Deputy Clerk/Registrar Melody Cox, Washtenaw County Clerk/Registrar Assistant Casa Latina Shelter Association of Washtenaw County Synod Community Services Thomas M. Cooley Law School Immigration Clinic Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR)

I believe that my heritage is dying out one by one and to keep are genes and history strong just like the other ethnic groups it is whats fair.

Arizona is the latest state to be hit by anti-LGBTQ bills that have been sent to the state legislature by hate groups that are doing everything in their power to roll back civil rights laws. Since these groups know that they can no longer be up front about their hatred of LGBTQ Americans, they've now taken to using "religious liberty" bills (that are neither religious nor rooted in preserving liberty) to shield their hatred. Arizona's SB1062 would give anyone a free pass to discriminate against anyone -- not limited solely to the LGBTQ community -- as long as they invoke religion as the reason for their discrimination. This would mean that hotel owners could turn away interracial couples, police officers could refuse to help Muslim motorists, and firefighters could watch as a gay couple's home burns to the ground. Businesses in Arizona do not support this bill, and one business has even said that they will not relocate to Arizona -- already costing the state 1,000 jobs. This bill is bad for business, bad for the state, and devastating to all Arizonans. The bill has passed both the House and Senate in Arizona, so it is now on Governor Jan Brewer's desk for signature or veto. We're calling on Governor Brewer to do the right thing and veto SB1062!

The Arizona legislature has passed a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers—or any other customers who they claim it would be against their religion to serve. Gov. Jan Brewer has until Tuesday to sign or veto the bill. She has not taken a position yet, despite having vetoed an earlier version last year. Right-wing bigots are pushing such “okay-to-discriminate” bills in state legislatures across the country, and we must make sure they lose in Arizona. Sign our petition urging Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to say “no” to discrimination and veto SB 1062.

The Superbowl brings millions of dollars into the economy of the state where it is played. Fans who are traveling to be a part of the Superbowl deserve to know they will be safe from discrimination from local businesses. Many of the sponsors who spend a great deal of money to advertise during the Superbowl to fans watching at home are companies who have anti-discrimination policies in the workplace. Some of these companies also actively promote equality. NFL Football is one of the things that brings Americans of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and religions together. It makes sense for the NFL to stand for inclusiveness and against discrimination of any kind.

Legalization of discrimination against anyone is a clear violation of our Constitution and everything this country stands for. We should be working to move forward, not working to enact policies that take us back 70 years.

I am starting this petition because enough is enough. Discrimination has been in our country for too long. We need to take a stand now and say NO. We will not let you discriminate us and the ones we love.

The NFL should not openly support such a discriminatory practice. Thousands -- including LGBT people-- will visit AZ for the Super Bowl. By keeping the Super Bowl in AZ, the NFL is saying it's OK for some of their fans to be discriminated against.

Respect-4-Respect Petition is an effort to speak out about the Stand your Ground law specific Harm’s Way effect on African American. WE know it is African Americans, African American teenagers NOW; but, this law will claim other citizenry as time goes by with the same trigger-happy rule-of-thumb. Stand your Ground legally promotes lawlessness, discrimination, stalking, profiling, myths, criminalizing, privilege-to-kill and growing threat of by-design murder. The two recent trials in the state of Florida, in-the-court cases, for the death of two African American teenagers, Trayvon Martin, 17 years and Jordan Davis, 17 years proves that the law Stand your Ground is extremely bias and racial in its intent and implementation. It said the teens were automatically guilty even though they were not the perpetrators. It has sent a message of one-side law and privilege of the Caucasian race dictates rights (human-civil-legal) and one can shoot-and-kill without reprisal. Stand your Ground law fails on many moral and ethical counts. For this petition, we call upon our United States Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice to address the harm’s way of the Stand your Ground law in Florida and across the USA. Further, we seek our U. S. Constitution for guidance and enforcement. Stand your Ground law fails on behalf of: • “Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizen in the several states” (U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 2); • “. . . and to petition their Government for a redress of grievances” (U.S. Constitution - Amendment I); • No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws (U. S. Constitution – Amendment XIV, Section 1). We summon with urgency through this RESPECT-4-RESPECT Petition for immediate REPEAL of the Stand your Ground law (s) in the USA. We want as MANY signers as we can get to sign. TELL a friend, neighbor, organizations, family member and associates. Post "Embed the PETITION" Widget on your website. This PETITION starts automatically with 50. Let's get that number TODAY. May we have your sign to make this happen? NOTE: MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION LLC is NOT asking or seeking funds of any kind. We want you to sign our petition of REPEAL STAND YOUR GROUND LAW. Thank you.

Medical marijuana patients in CO have been LAWFULLY growing cannabis at home for 14 years and after passage of A64 in 2012, anyone over 21 can also lawfully grow cannabis at home. The article in the Boulder Magazine accuses lawful growers in Nederland of illegal cannabis gardens and a $5-$8 million dollar underground market with no evidence to back up their claims.

I live in AZ and I can't believe this could actually happen in 2014. It is frightening to think of the consequences. This not only effects gays but anyone who a business owner finds does not "meet" their religious standards. A Mormon family, a Muslim, an Orthodox Jew.....We are all now at risk of this twisted discrimination under the guise of "religious freedom".

UUK - condemn the discriminatory surveillance of non-EU students in British universities, and act to stop UK universities acting as UK border guards.