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Celebrity Cruise: Won't refund CustomersI had booked a vacation which was cancelled by celebrity because their ship broke. I simply want a refund on the $730 plane ticket I bought. They "don't have my money anymore" and refuse to refund me for the ticket I was unable to use due to them canceling the trip. I just simply want my money back.55 of 100 SignaturesCreated by JR McKenzie
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Bill Gates: End your investment in private prisonsOne of the world's biggest social good foundations is contributing to one of society's biggest ills — the private prison industry. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has invested more than $2 million in GEO Group, one of the largest and most abusive private prison corporations in the United States. GEO makes a business of jailing those with the fewest resources, profiting from their labor, stripping them of their dignity, and leaching precious human capital from already-distressed communities. GEO Group and other private prison companies have a perverse profit motive to drive criminal justice and immigration policy towards more incarceration of citizens and immigrants in prisons, jails, and immigrant detention centers. They spend millions of dollars — dollars provided in part by investors like the Gates Foundation Trust — lobbying local, state, and federal governments to institute longer sentences, to incarcerate more people for minor crimes, and to terrorize immigrant communities. If that weren't bad enough, GEO's prisons are notorious for their awful treatment of prisoners. Accounts of sexual assault, physical abuse, medical neglect, rotten and inadequate food, forced signing of immigration papers, and death have been well-documented at GEO facilities. A federal judge called the inhumane conditions at GEO’s now-closed Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, "a picture of such horror as should be unrealized anywhere in the civilized world." In light of this evidence, it is shocking that the Gates Foundation Trust would maintain its investment in the GEO group. The Gates Foundation prides itself on the good it does in the world. But this investment fundamentally contradicts the Foundation's stated mission: to "ensure that all people — especially those with the fewest resources — have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life." If enough of us speak out now, we'll be able to create a powerful media narrative that exposes this contradiction and shames the Gates Foundation Trust to withdraw its investment. Join Presente, Enlace, and 25 other organizations in calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust to immediately withdraw its investment in the GEO Group.4,360 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by Presente.org
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Stop the out-of-state Attacks on Missouri WorkersThis week, the Missouri House may take up Right to Work. Speaker of the Missouri House Tim Jones, in an effort to impress shadowy Washington D.C. groups ahead of a potential run for statewide office, has effectively given control of the State House to Grover Norquist, one of America’s most prominent corporate shills despite strong bi-partisan opposition to the bill. There is a strong bipartisan opposition in the Missouri house to so-called Right to Work. Republicans and Democrats are working together to stop this bill which would be a disaster for Missouri families. We need to remind Speaker Jones that he represents Missourians, not out-of-state power brokers.3,018 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Tom Bolen, Cape Girardeau
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Jetix is the topic and we want it back!Well Jetix was part of everybody's childhood and nobody was gone wrong with it and now they replaced it with Disney XD, which to me gotten really sucked over the years now, and I just see no point in why they switched something everybody liked. So I ask please bring the channel back. It will do you good for sure. Thank you.19 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jordan
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Help a CONNECTICUT widow,4 kids SAVE OUR HOME!w.f cont's to lie and make shit up - presently keeping me 31 months behind ALL THEIR EXCUSES HAVE CAUSED SUCH MISERY TO THE KIDS AND I. To the point we are emotionally and physically ill AND under our drs care! WE CANNOT EAT OR SLEEP PROPERLY DUE TO ALL THE STRESS AND WE ARE ALL WORRIED SICK WE ALL PUT OUR LITERAL BLOOD, SWEAT N TEARS INTO THIS HOME! PLEASE HELP ! I STARTED THIS OTHER PETITION OVER A YEAR AGO- SHOCKINGLY I HAVE ONLY 211 SIGNATURE- YA, SO FAR! NO1 CARES ! DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CEO OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TAKES HOME 1.3 MILLION IN SALARY WHILE CANCER PATIENTS LOSE EVERYTHING! INCLUDING THEIR HOMES ! DESTROYING FAMILIES! http://www.change.org/petitions/wells-fargo-asc-refuse-2-modify-widow-with-4-kids-fraudulent-criminals16 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Beth profeta
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Local 804 Family and Friends250 UPS drivers being fired employees of the United Parcel Service (UPS) walked off the job for 90 minutes in February to protest the firing of one of their coworkers, Jairo Reyes. Reyes had driven for the company for over 20 years.130 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Jazmin Pena
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Preserve Florida Craft BeersI believe in the freedom of small business to grow without being legislated out by big corporations. And I like craft beer.38 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Charles Windham
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Give 12,000 Kids in Colorado a Fair ShotMaking sure ALL kids have access to great education early in life is a smart investment for Colorado -- and it's the right thing to do. Let's tell state lawmakers we want them to make sure everyone, including corporations, pays their fair share so that we can invest in priorities like high-quality preschool for all!974 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Caroline Webster, Colorado Fair Share
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Democracy Is in Peril: We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn 'Citizens United' and 'McCu...As a result of two disastrous rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, our fragile democracy is at risk of turning into a full-blown plutocracy. In the 'McCutcheon v. FEC' case, the Supreme Court recently permitted super-rich individuals to dole out as much as $5.9 million every two years to political candidates and parties. The limit had been $123,000, which -- at more than double the median U.S. household income -- already gave the 1% far more than their fair share of “influence” over elected officials. And now their power has been multiplied almost unimaginably. This ruling does for the hyper-wealthy what a 2010 ruling -- the infamous 'Citizens United v. FEC' -- did for corporations. That travesty of jurisprudence saw the high court rule that corporations can exploit First Amendment rights, where were intended for actual human beings, to spend literally as much money as they want promoting or attacking (and of course it’s usually attacking) political candidates. Together, these two dumbfounding and wrong-headed rulings make it a certainty that politicians will become far more beholden to deep-pocketed funders than they already are. The democratic ideals that form the very foundations of our nation could disintegrate around us. Unless . . . we fight back by mobilizing nationwide support for a constitutional amendment to overturn 'Citizens United' and 'McCutcheon' and to prevent the Supreme Court from misreading the First Amendment as granting billionaires and Big Business unlimited power to control our elections. Take the critical step today of adding your name to the petition right now.1,040 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Glenn Simpson
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Seattle Homeowners should get a say in C-link lawn monolithsAfter reviewing the available information, I want to make sure that the citizens of Seattle get to have a say in how new technology is brought to their neighborhood/street and it's not left up to the convenience of the provider (in this case Century Link).266 of 300 SignaturesCreated by matt
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Let California Vote Down Citizens UnitedWhile Vice President at Common Cause, I led ballot campaigns in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Colorado and Montana where voters instructed Congress to overturn Citizens United by margins of 3-to-1. Now, it's time for a statewide vote in California. I'm running for Secretary of State, and if elected I will hold a hearing in every congressional district in California to examine whether our elected officials have complied with the wishes of their constituents and taken action.1,059 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Derek Cressman
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Revert Yahoo Purple Format back to the Green FormatBecause most everyone (members) on Yahoo is unhappy with the new purple format.11 of 100 SignaturesCreated by KDee