This isn’t radical. It’s the bare minimum. We can’t keep piecemealing child safety and pretending “parental rights” always mean protection. The U.S. claims to champion human rights abroad—yet here at home, we allow religion and ideology to silence abuse victims. “The United States is the only country in the UN that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child—and likely never will, due to entrenched opposition around national sovereignty and so-called “parental rights.”” Far-right groups like Moms for Liberty are pushing for total parental control over education while ignoring the fact that children are being abused under their watch. Expanding “parental rights” without guardrails is not protection—it’s complicity. Think of Jonestown. Waco. Ruby Franke. The Turpins. The Duggars. Warren Jeffs. I was one of those kids. We must confront a hard truth: “Freedom of religion” has too often meant freedom to harm—and freedom from accountability. Court decisions like Wisconsin v. Yoder have left generations of children vulnerable by placing religious and parental rights above basic safety. While religious freedom is vital, it must have common-sense boundaries—especially when it comes to protecting children. It’s time to face this issue head-on and establish clear legal limits that put child safety first. Child safety must come first. Always. Kids deserve to know how to protect themselves. We can’t fight abuse if we keep it hidden. Sign now to demand Congress pass the Every Child Safe Act.  Share this petition. Use #EveryChildSafeAct to break the silence and protect kids nationwide. We have the power to create a country where every child is protected, educated, and free from abuse. Let’s make that real. "Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime." - Herbert Ward

This fight is bigger than a checkbox — it’s about correcting centuries of lies, theft, and legal erasure. For too long, the descendants of enslaved American Indians, Indigenous Europeans, Pacific Islanders, Asians, and Free People of Color have been lumped into a false racial category: “Black.” Their original nations, names, and legal rights were stripped away through paper genocide, Jim Crow laws, and colonial policies that erased entire peoples with the stroke of a pen. Now, even our history, culture, and identity are being claimed by others — particularly recent African immigrants and pan-African ideologues — who attempt to speak for us, replace us in our own narrative, and rewrite our legacy. By supporting the push to recognize “Reclassified Original American” or “Soulaan” as a distinct classification, you are: ✅ Standing up for the truth of history ✅ Supporting people fighting to restore stolen identities ✅ Aiding the movement for reparative justice and data accuracy ✅ Helping families reclaim their tribal, national, and genealogical records ✅ Pushing back against the system — and movements — that reclassify, rename, and erase our lineage ✅ Defending the culture, sovereignty, and heritage of reclassified Americans from being replaced or misrepresented This is a fight for every person who believes that identity should be honored, not overwritten or exploited. Join the campaign to restore what was taken. Join the campaign to make our people count — by name, by blood, and by right. This isn’t just about the past — It’s about protecting the future from being stolen again.

If you are a parent, a guardian, a teacher, a principal, or a citizen of the District of Columbia, you should care about this issue because well-educated and well trained substitute teachers (ST) are a critical part of the public school ecosystem. When teachers need to be out of the classroom for meetings, doctors appointments, stress management, illness, or caretaking, an ST should be available to take over. When there is not one available, students are required to split up into other teachers' classrooms, overloading that teacher. Or someone from administration is required to neglect their responsibilities and teach the class. These situations are not good for the students. They deserve a skilled substitute teacher to implement the teacher's lesson plan or create alternative learning activities for that class.   We need you to join our campaign asking the DC Mayor and Council to invest in our schools by providing a living wage for ST's and paying for paid professional development for ST's as well. Substitute teachers cannot continue to work for poverty wages and volunteer on professional development days!

In the words of former Board Chair Dr. Alvin Thornton, writing in 2021 op-ed: “Our community, its children, and the School System deserve a Board that governs collegially, professionally, ethically, transparently, and in a student-centered manner. Anything less is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.” “The politicization of the Board of Education is now on steroids and out of control with little discernible connection to the best interest of our children. It must end.” That warning has become reality. A rushed appointment, backroom coordination with an officer-elect, and exclusion of community voice call for urgent State intervention to restore integrity and protect the 133,000 students of Prince George’s County Public Schools. As such, we respectfully assert that the Board’s action is arbitrary, unreasonable, and contrary to law, and approval of the appointment under these circumstances would undermine public confidence in the State’s educational oversight framework. We humbly petition Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools: • Decline to approve the appointment of Dr. Joseph until the entire search process outlined in § 4-201.1 is completed in good faith and compliance with applicable regulations. • That the Board is barred from terminating the employment of any senior staff members during the interim period. • Provide oversight and guidance to the County Board to ensure that future selections are conducted with transparency, fairness, and legal integrity. • Initiate a formal investigation into the legality and procedural integrity of the Board of Education's recent decisions.

Public schools should be safe and welcoming for all students, regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, or religious background. By forcing every public school in Texas to display the Ten Commandments, the Texas government is sending a loud and clear message to the many students who don’t practice Christianity: You don’t belong here. This is all part of a coordinated conservative playbook to take control of our schools, undermine public education, and push an extreme Christian nationalist agenda nationwide. Sign the petition to fight back >> 

The GLOBE Program is a 30 year program providing participants with support to perform real world, hands on science experience through data collection, data analysis and connecting users to NASA and scientists around the world.  In the US alone there are over 32,000 trained GLOBE teachers, over 500,000 students, and over 150,000 citizen scientists that have contributed nearly 180 million unique measurements.  Over 1,000 US student projects can be found on the GLOBE website with countless stories of the impact GLOBE has had on students and thousands of citizen scientists.  Read about Lily C - a student from Mississippi - who participated in GLOBE in Jr. High and now High school - receiving 7 different awards from various national organizations - https://www.globe.gov/web/united-states-of-america/home/news/-/newsdetail/14718/usm-regional-science-fair Read about US partner organizations who have used GLOBE to connect with students from kindergarten through graduate school -https://www.globe.gov/documents/14718/79587433/2024+U.S.+GLOBE+Partner+Yearbook.pdf/970775fc-30c8-90e0-0db0-01415e540ebe?t=1748021493051 Watch the video of the GLOBE Learning Expedition - bringing together GLOBE participants from around the world - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8UKw1OfNU Support science, NASA and the GLOBE Program.  For a sample script and senator contact information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JMkZytRfZeSgX4NMWZz7UQT5BIXurMHEXSaQYb33zYQ/edit?usp=sharing  To join Friends of GLOBE refer to this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8GkqYCFXwjPW8NN_IyFe5Ue8i0pDZlTzlC5IiY8sWw/edit?usp=sharing

I am writing to urge you to consider sponsoring and supporting a proposed piece of legislation called Topher’s Law. (Together on Protecting Human Ethical Rights) This bill is designed to reform Missouri’s guardianship laws to ensure that adult wards who are disabled or otherwise under guardianship retain their right to maintain family relationships—without unnecessary court hurdles or isolation imposed by overreaching guardians. Currently, immediate family members often face significant barriers in simply visiting, calling, or taking their loved one on an outing, even with the ward’s full consent. In some cases, families must petition the court just to spend time together—placing an unjust burden on those who should be presumed to act out of love and care. Topher’s Law flips that burden: if a guardian wishes to deny access, they must go to court and prove why it is necessary. This legislation: Centers the ward’s own voice and consent. Provides a court-appointed advocate regardless of the ward’s ability to pay. Protects against unjustified isolation from immediate family. Brings transparency and accountability to guardianship practices. I’ve included a full draft of the proposed law with this letter. I would be deeply grateful for the opportunity to meet with you or your staff to discuss this further. Families across Missouri—and more importantly, the individuals placed under guardianship—deserve protection, dignity, and a law that puts their humanity first

While business is important for our state's growth, responsible, regulated, and TAXED business is necessary for our state's survival. We demand that our representatives speak up for the people in our community, renegotiate the  standards upon which we solicit and accept industry in Texas by increasing the hire local requirement and instituting measurable accountability, and remediate, reinvest, and revitalize the environment and infrastructure in the communities they benefit from. 

The Federal TRIO Programs are one of the most effective ways to expand access to higher education for hardworking Americans who face financial and systemic barriers. These programs don’t just change individual lives—they help power our workforce, strengthen our communities, and grow our economy. Eliminating TRIO would be a step backward for our country, undermining decades of progress in expanding opportunity and investing in potential. Why should YOU join this campaign? This isn’t just about education—it’s about the future of America. TRIO helps create college graduates, skilled workers, leaders, and taxpayers. When we support TRIO, we invest in people who want to work hard and contribute. By joining this campaign, you’re standing up for access, opportunity, and the belief that every American—regardless of income—deserves a fair shot at success. This is about ensuring that doors stay open for future generations. We need your voice now more than ever.

Public schools need more staff members that have the heart and passion that Jessica and Chelsi convey.  They are both major advocates for these children and their biggest supporters in seeing them grow in a safe environment.  

The threat of ICE in schools creates unnecessary trauma, leads to damaged trust in educators, and causes students from undocumented and mixed-status families to miss school, leaving a lasting impact on their education. And surveillance and intimidation in our schools creates an unwelcoming and harmful environment for all children. Some school districts in states like California, New York, and Illinois are already taking action to protect the rights of students—and we need more districts to follow their lead and put students’ safety first.  With federal protections weakened by the Trump administration, school districts must pledge to:  • Prohibit immigration officials from entering schools if they don’t have a judicial warrant • Ensure ALL students know their rights, including that they cannot be forced to share their immigration or residency status with an ICE agent • Train all school personnel to be able to identify ICE agents and protect students Our children deserve to learn free from fear—regardless of immigration status. Sign the petition now >> 

Hey everyone, I’m starting a petition to bring phone use back during lunch, and I really need your support. Right now, we don’t have the freedom to use our phones during one of the only breaks we get in the day. Lunch should be our time—to relax, check in with family, listen to music, or just have a moment to ourselves. We’re trusted to use phones responsibly outside of school—why not during lunch? By signing this petition, you’re helping send a clear message to the school board: we deserve to have a voice in the rules that affect us every day. The more of us who sign, the more seriously they’ll take this issue. It’s not just about phones—it’s about fairness, trust, and being treated like the responsible students we are. So if you believe in having that choice back, take 10 seconds and add your name. Together, we can actually make a difference. Thanks for standing up with me!