I am starting this petition because 1. It is not fair that we be open all day thanksgiving and Christmas eve and now Christmas day. 2. If were going to be open and be away from are families then help us out and pay time in a half! I am a single mom and I have to to work the holidays now and be away from my 3 year old daughter. I have sacrificed a lot for this company and in return they take away the one important day of the year that I should get to spend with my daughter. Not to mention being a single mother how would you expect me to find a sitter on the holidays when day cares are closed and people spending time with there families. And be able to afford paying someone extra when we dont even get time in half......how do you expect to keep or get new employees when you run your employees to the ground and don't treat them well with at least giving them one special day a to spend with there families. I hate having to tell my staff that they have to work on a day that they should be spending with there families. It's just not right.

A recent news report profiled the story of Issaic, a gay teen who was attacked in Albquerque's Coronado Mall for being gay. Responding police and mall management didn't recognize the signs of gay bullying and anti-gay violence and instead banned the victim from the mall.

We condemn the Dominican Republic’s constitutional court ruling of Sept. 23, 2013, stripping citizenship from anyone born in the country to parents who were undocumented. Further more we condemn the use of violence against Haitians now living in the Dominic Republic. We are requesting that the United States intervene on behalf of Haitians who have already suffered greatly.

All people of concience have a moral responsibility to stand up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Russians who are under attack.

By federal law, sex trafficking is illegal. However, what most people don't know is that strip clubs are classified as sex trafficking industries according to "The Polaris Project." Personal testimonies have made me aware that Planet Rock has not only employed minors, it has also prostituted some of its workers. I want to make a difference in the families of this community by shutting down Planet Rock and offering better opportunities for the women of Barre that are being wounded by this corrupt business.

Islam is banned in Angola. The The now banned religion of Islam is practiced by a very small percentage of the 18.5 million inhabitants of Angola. Only about 80,000-90,000 Angolans practice Islam. Freedom of religion is recognized by all civilized nations. The world community must pressure Angola to recognize Islam and reopen mosques for prayers.

Because a free world is the only kind worth having.

State paid CEO "steals" money from social service workers, by failing to pay them and not one official, from governing positions, express concern or advocacy. The only option for victims is to spend more unpaid time, as well as personal money, to seek legal action that is unreasonable, with unlikely results. The "criminal" aka employer is protected. This has got to stop. Social workers and counselors are commonly hired as Independent contractors, and unknowingly are not covered by rules that apply to "employees", that would offer them some level of recourse and advocacy when unpaid. Help Protect the Protectors of Children, not CEO's that became wealthy on stolen tax dollars, that should go to those that directly provided the service.

Nigeria and its supporters from Europe killed 3.5Million Biafrans between 1966 and 1979 in a civil war, added to mass killing of Biafrans since 1945 by Notherners,- till today by Boko Harram all goes up to10Million. APC Party of Nigeria says: it will starve Biafrans to death once more. The world FOLK stop this and let Biafra go away from Nigeria for Peace.

In recent days, Catholic Bishop Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has launched a homophobic, potentially hatemongering crusade reminiscent of Rev. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church (godhatesfags.com) which the bishop, in his own words, apparently plans to build upon in the future. On November 20th, Bishop Paprocki chose to conduct an "exorcism" in Springfield, Illinois, to coincide with our governor's ceremony signing the same-sex marriage bill, in order to draw media attention to his virulently anti-gay political positions regarding same-sex marriage in our State of Illinois. The Baptist Church may be unwilling or unable to hold Fred Phelps accountable for his actions, but the Roman Catholic Church is well-equipped to deal with its Bishops when they begin acting in a manner such as this. We want to put a stop to all this as soon as possible. We believe that we have a potential ally in Pope Francis, especially considering His words from last July: “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?”

PLEASE SIGN & THEN SHARE OUR PETITION TO HAVE NJ CIVIL UNIONS RECOGNIZED AS MARRIAGES NOW. 16,000+ Same Sex couples completed the process of getting “Married” when New Jersey Civil Unions were promised to provide complete EQUALITY; they followed all the rules, paid the required fees, filed the applications and they have already had their wedding day. These Couples chose the people who would be their best men and maids of honor; they meticulously planned their special events, picked out the locations, the flowers, the Tuxedos and the Dresses. These couples already stood in front of their family members and friends to vow to love, cherish and obey each other for as long as they both shall live. And such as it is with any other Marriage, this experience was meant to be a “Once in a Lifetime” celebration and for that special day to be commemorated with each Anniversary Year on that exact date. These couples entered into New Jersey Civil Unions with the full knowledge, understanding and expectations of the being granted the legal equivalent to every other New Jersey Marriage. It’s time the New Jersey Legislature honor its promise of Full Marriage Equality to these Civil Union Partnerships. More so than the injustice and the inequality created by excluding these Civil Unions from the full protections of marriage, Civil Union partners are forced to deal with a variety of legal, financial and emotional hardships. Of course with the recent court ruling most of these Civil Union Partnerships can now “get married” just like any other same-sex couple. But just as opposite-sex couples who were already Married would not be required to do this, it should not be required of Civil Unions. From a financial prospective, if these Civil Union partners are required to get "re-married', they would be doing so without preserving their original Civil Union date, in which case, they may be excluded from all types of benefits and tax deductions that can be claimed retroactively. However, the option of “getting married” is no longer available to all Civil Unions. Without the ability to have Civil Unions recognized as Marriages, the surviving partner of a Civil Union where one partner dies or has died, may be excluded from death benefits including Federal Estate/Inheritance taxes exemptions, Social Security survivor benefits as well as many types of annuities and Pensions. On behalf of the 16,000+ New Jersey Civil Union Partnerships, we respectfully and firmly request the immediate option to exchange their existing lawful NEW JERSEY CIVIL UNION PARTNERSHIP CERTIFICATES for NEW JERSEY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES without any further fees or application requirements other than proper Identification. These newly exchanged certificates must be identical in every way with all other New Jersey Marriage Certificates and must include the original date of the Civil Union listed as the Date of Marriage. These Marriages should also be made legally retroactive as of the original Civil Union date, in accordance with the intention of the original 2006 Ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court which ordered the State of New Jersey to provide Same Sex Couples the same exact rights of being "married" that are granted to Opposite Sex Marriages. Please help us make this right by signing this petition today and then SHARING it with your family and friends. THANK YOU!

In response to several Republican governors and legislatures refusing to extend benefits to same-sex marriage partners of Guard members, we want the President to order the Secretary of Defense to nationalize, under authority granted by the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act of 2007, all Guard units in those states which refuse to comply with the law.