Many individuals with criminal records get turned away by putting on their application they have been convicted of a crime. By "Banning the Box" we can help these individuals get recognized for their skills rather than their pasts. Please help create safer communities and lower the rate of recidivism!

Americans carry more student loan debt than credit card debt. Federal Loans lock in an interest rate that is currently unchangeable. This petition urges the President to allow borrowers to refinance their student loan interest rate to a lower, more rational rate. Banks are borrowing money at less than 1% interest yet many student loans are locked in at nearly 7.5% Reducing interest rates will allow debtors to repay their borrowed money but at a rate that allows us to actually have a life, rather than working only to repay debt. This is not debt forgiveness, but debt compassion.

Please sign our petition asking Rep. Mike Honda and Rep. Zoe Lofgren to support "The Contract for the American Dream." We will deliver our petition to them at the "Jobs Not Cuts" Rally. Please join us: "Jobs Not Cuts" Rally January 9, 2012 at 5:30 San Jose City Hall Rotunda 200 East Santa Street San Jose, CA 95113 Email: [email protected] webpage: DreamMenders.org

Many of the middle class in the U.S. put in hundreds of unpaid overtime hours per year. That is because we are considered "salaried" or "exempt", under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and not legally entitled to collect over-time pay. This "Exempt" employee category, is effectively preventing the creation of jobs and the related collection of potential income taxes. Changes in this law could help prevent injuries or health problems, and lead to millions paying jobs, and the collection of Billion of Dollars in additional income taxes.

Our fight is about taxation without representation and all we ask for is fairness. We believe that if someone is not entitled to any of the protections under federal law for employment related injuries or labor abuses, then one should be provided relief from the taxes that presumably help pay for benefits such as these protections. We ask for this relief.

No "super committee" cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Disability, or Veteran's payments. To protect the poor, low income, and disabled from further hardships.

We have a trade imbalance that has averaged around $600 billion a year for the last decade. Why? "Free" trade brings cheap goods here to the U.S. We are facing unemployment problems here in America why? "Free" trade us putting American workers in direct competition with foreign workers making $4 and hour. If we put tariffs back up, the price or goods would go up - making it possible to produce here and giving the government the money needed to stimulate job growth, without borrowing. Learn more here: http://www.opednews.com/articles/An-Economic-Recovery-Plan-by-E-David-Ferriman-110923-599.html

The American People need to contribute to the creation of jobs that will employ Americans & enable each of us to realize the American Dream remains obtainable. It should be Our goal to have ALL AMERICANS rally around the patriotic principle of buying American made goods & Services exclusively. In doing so we need to unify in solidarity by sending a clear and concise message to the company's of this world that we the American workers.... ARE NOT FOR SALE TO THE LOWEST BIDDER!

Newspapers tell you that the Republicans have "filibustered" President Obama's jobs bill. This is not true. They've THREATENED to filibuster, which is how they have blocked countless progressive measures. I say, LET THEM FILIBUSTER!

When home health care services for Pima County were contracted to a private company, PCOA for All, a promise was made to employees that they would not lose their existing pay and benefits. Now PCOA for all is failing to honor that commitment by proposing cuts to employee benefits and less than living wage increases in pay. At $9.60 an hour, these workers are well below median wage for their profession and have not had a wage increase in over 7 years. The company is offering a 19 cents per hour wage increase, but offsetting this modest increase by approximately $1 per hour in decreases to employee benefits, in what effectively amounts to a pay cut. . Tell PCOA For All Board President Jim Murphy that low wage workers deserve at least $10 per hour for providing critical quality care in our community! You can help by signing the below petition and calling Board President Jim Murphy: at (520) 243-8071 to tell him what you think.

Together, we can save the camp and keep our focus on the real problem in our communities -- the gross inequality of wealth and power.

Petition to Mayor Emanuel and our Aldermen to remove the proposed water fees for non-profits from the city budget.