This is an important location for our community as a whole. It is a wonderful place to take the family during the summer. If offers a break from the hustle and bustle of the world around. It is a place for a person to come find their inner peace and reflect. It is a wonderful place to bring your pets to cool off in the heat of summer. The location has so much potential as a place of peace, fun, and good times for our community. For years the property was maintained relatively well, but this past year it was completely trashed and destroyed leading to the owners closing it down. We are hoping with your signature we can gain enough public support from our community to show they members of the Tyger River Foundation that the park is valued by us and should be reopened. 

Others should join this campaign for change because creating an inclusive and accepting school environment benefits everyone—not just LGBT+ students or those who express themselves differently. When all students feel safe and respected, it leads to better mental health, increased academic achievement, and a stronger sense of community. Discrimination and exclusion harm the entire school culture by fostering fear, division, and missed opportunities for understanding. By standing up for fairness and dignity, supporters can help ensure that schools are places where every child has the opportunity to thrive without fear of bullying or judgment. This campaign is about affirming basic human rights and modeling kindness, empathy, and respect for future generations. Joining together amplifies our voices and demonstrates a united commitment to building a better, more equitable educational environment for all.

Why This Matters Transparency laws only work if they are enforced. The Epstein case exposed a system where wealth and power operated in the shadows. When Congress passes a law requiring disclosure, it is a promise to the public that no one is above accountability. If required files are withheld, delayed, or selectively released, public trust erodes. Survivors are left without full acknowledgment. Citizens are left wondering what is being protected and why. This petition is about one simple principle: laws passed by Congress must be followed. If transparency can be ignored in one of the most high-profile criminal cases in modern history, it sets a dangerous precedent for every future case involving powerful individuals. Accountability strengthens democracy. Secrecy weakens it. That is why this matters. That is why we are asking Congress to enforce the law.

While individual members of Congress have refused to attend the State of the Union in the past, there has never been a collective boycott. Now is the time for elected leaders to demonstrate unified dissent.  American families are facing an uncertain job market and rising costs impacting everything from groceries to health care premiums. Meanwhile, Trump is enriching himself while he advocates for higher house prices and cozies up to tech billionaires. And as communities in cities like Minneapolis band together to protect each other from ICE’s terrifying attacks, Trump continues to push for mass deportation raids.  But we know Trump won’t tell these real stories of what’s happening on the ground to American families—he’ll only keep spreading misinformation.  When history looks back at Trump’s authoritarian address to Congress, the record should reflect a half-empty room. Demand members of Congress boycott Trump’s State of the Union and refuse to legitimize more lies to the American people! 

CHATGPT "EDU" is an "investment" that means our school will commit to a product that causes learning decay, funds ICE, and damages the environment at an extremely alarming rate. Let CU know that we want AI OUT NOW.

It is important because too many people have suffered for us to sit back idlily and do nothing. It is important because way too many people cannot tell their story. Too many victims whose name we will never know. Too many people have been traumatized into silence, into never talking about the evil things that happened to them. Millions of Americans are suffering under a government who do not accurately represent them. Under broken systems that leave countless people behind. That leave people hungry, and homeless.  We will fight for a country that boosts up its citizens with laws and ordinances that benefit peoples pockets, health, and leisure time. We want a change to the laws that protect people in high positions of governmental power or social status, to reflect the will of the people. More financial security, more trust in the government, more criminal charges for the people in these Epstein Files. 

We're organizing Americans and people around the world to quit ChatGPT. Is this boycott going to work? ChatGPT is the biggest chatbot in the world, but that advantage is fragile. ChatGPT has been losing market share. Their creator OpenAI is losing 3x more than they earn. ChatGPT users skew young and progressive, and many don't know about alternatives. We can push OpenAI over the edge. If we make an example of ChatGPT, we can send a clear signal to ICE enablers that their actions will not go unpunished. Let's make CEOs think twice before they get in bed with Trump. Aren't all the AI companies bad? Why ChatGPT? OpenAI president Greg Brockman and his wife donated $25 million to MAGA Inc in 2025 (and CEO Sam Altman donated $1M to Trump's 2025 Inaugural Fund). They gave Trump 26x more than any other major AI company. ICE's resume screening tool is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4. They're spending 50 million dollars to prevent states from regulating AI so only Trump can. They're cozying up to Trump while ICE is killing Americans and the Department of Justice is trying to take over elections. ChatGPT enables mental-health crises through sycophancy and dependence by replacing human relationships with AI girlfriends/boyfriends. Many employees have quit OpenAI because of its leadership's lies, deception and recklessness. Who's organizing this? We are a group of democracy activists that are gravely concerned about AI companies contributing to the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. If your organization is interested in joining the organizing committee, reach out to [email protected]! Open to all. OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT—openly attacks and intimidates its critics. Several nonprofits have been subpoenaed in recent months for trying to get AI regulated, including Encode, The Midas Project, and the San Francisco Foundation. These attacks have absorbed organizer capacity, dulling their ability to hold OpenAI accountable. The same cannot happen to us. That's why we're staying anonymous. What about alternatives? Some higher privacy and open-source alternatives include: Confer, Alpine, Lumo. Alternate corporate options include Gemini from Google and Claude from Anthropic. Larger companies are doing much more to enable authoritarianism than smaller companies and open-source models. We strongly advise against using Grok for the obvious reasons. People think ChatGPT is the only chatbot in the game, and they don't know that OpenAI execs are Trump's biggest donors. It's time to change that. Isn't Elon's AI company way worse? Yes. Thankfully, hardly anyone uses Grok (Elon's chatbot) anyway, but yes, please don't use Grok. What do we mean by "Trump's biggest donor"? In Trump's Super PAC, MAGA Inc.'s latest filings, OpenAI president Greg Brockman and his wife gave $25M, more than any other group in the report (by $5M!). If we zoom out to all of 2025, only one company (Crypto.com) gave more than this ($30M), spread throughout the year. To put this in perspective, companies like Palantir and JUUL "only" gave $1M.

Data centers can use more energy than entire cities, and Big Tech’s rapid AI expansion is driving up energy costs for everyone. Utility bills are soaring because tech firms are pushing the cost of powering mega data center operations onto residential customers.  The rampant growth of data centers isn’t just raising our monthly utility bills—it’s draining local energy, robbing communities of natural resources, imposing new health risks for nearby residents, and only helping to make tech billionaires even richer. And too often they pop up without any consent from local communities. American families are struggling to put food on the table and pay rising health care costs as it is. They can’t afford to also foot the bill for Big Tech. It’s time to stop passing the environmental consequences and costs of data centers onto working people.

1) Safety Northampton’s Main Street is one of the most dangerous corridors in the Commonwealth. A 2013 Pioneer Valley Regional Crash Report ranked it fourth among the top 25 high-crash roadway segments, documenting 150 crashes over 39 months — an average of 46 crashes per year. Pedestrian and cyclist collisions accounted for 11% of all crashes and included one fatality, with nearly 90% of those crashes resulting in injury. In response, MassDOT conducted a comprehensive analysis and determined that Northampton’s downtown had one of the highest incidences of pedestrian, vehicle, and bicycle accidents statewide. This analysis served as the impetus for the Picture Main Street project. The plan developed by Toole Engineering is now at 100% design and has been submitted for approval, directly addressing the conflicts identified by MassDOT.  These safety improvements are critical and cannot be delayed; all other reasons for moving forward are grounded in this urgency. 2) Accessibility Main Street currently faces several challenges, including narrow and uneven sidewalks and curb ramps, and signals that do not meet national accessibility standards. These conditions limit mobility and independence for both residents and visitors. The new design directly responds to these issues by shortening crosswalks, creating dedicated lanes for different modes of transportation, ensuring at least five feet of clear sidewalk space, and increasing the number of accessible parking spaces. 3) Infrastructure and Climate Resiliency Northampton, like many other New England communities, relies on century-old infrastructure that fails regularly, resulting in costly, piecemeal repairs after catastrophic events, and is unprepared for the extreme weather caused by climate change. Rebuilding Main Street allows the city to comprehensively update and future-proof sewer, stormwater, communications, and energy systems, reducing long-term cost pressures while providing confidence to property owners. The project also reduces environmental impact by adding 36 new trees — more than doubling the existing canopy — to help cool downtown, with trees planted using sustainable methods that ensure long-term resilience. Finally, by reallocating dangerous and inconsistent vehicle lane space, the redesigned street will reduce reliance on motorized vehicles and lower transportation-related carbon emissions. 4) Economic Vibrancy Northampton’s downtown is, arguably, its greatest resource. Improvements to the public space provide citizens and visitors with a safe and inviting environment to congregate.  Main Street is the place where our  government and services are. It is where we gather to demonstrate, conduct business, and go out in the evening. And where people gather, businesses thrive. These elements synergistically combine to make downtown Northampton a desirable destination for visitors and a valuable community center for its citizens. Vibrant sidewalks and streetscapes are an essential prerequisite to economic development. Picture Main  Street enhances and promotes these conditions while improving safety and reducing conflicts. We are ready to implement Picture Main Street today. The City has organized around construction mitigation plans to assist businesses leading up to and during construction. The City has also hired digital marketing experts to develop branding and marketing campaigns designed to bring shoppers, diners, music fans, and others to our sidewalks. We have a new volunteer team and slogan: “Let’s Go Downtown!” Please help us realize this plan with a groundbreaking as soon as possible.

The U.S. faces an unprecedented national debt, now exceeding $107 trillion, yet billions are spent punishing parents rather than supporting children. The current child support enforcement system drains resources, incarcerates parents, and worsens poverty—all while failing to prioritize children’s actual needs. Congress must act to reform this system. Key Findings: • National Debt & Fiscal Waste: From 1998–2025, federal child support enforcement contributed to mismanaged funds, with $32.5 billion spent on administrative costs—often exceeding the net support actually delivered to children. This waste worsens an already unsustainable national debt. • Child Support Arrears: Over the same period, cumulative unpaid child support totaled ~$450 billion. Tens of thousands of parents are jailed annually for nonpayment, preventing them from earning income to support their children. • Inequity & Constitutional Concerns: Felony prosecutions, punitive interest, and incarceration without consideration of ability to pay violate due process and equal protection. Current enforcement often penalizes poverty rather than ensuring child welfare. This Act Will: 1. Repeal federal felony child support provisions (18 U.S.C. § 228). 2. Require ability-to-pay hearings before penalties, license suspensions, or incarceration. 3. Automatically adjust arrears for income loss, verified unemployment, disability, or incarceration. 4. Ensure gender-neutral, equal enforcement and reciprocal enforcement of financial and custodial orders. 5. Prioritize support over punishment through job assistance, mediation, and debt reconciliation. 6. Prohibit punitive interest or penalties unrelated to actual child expenses. 7. Prevent children from being treated as government revenue or collateral for debt. 8. Increase transparency and accountability for administrative costs, reimbursements, and enforcement outcomes. Why This Matters: Current policies trap families in cycles of debt and incarceration, divert billions from direct child support, and contribute to a spiraling national debt. Reform will ensure fiscal responsibility, protect children’s needs, uphold constitutional rights, and break the cycle of poverty that unfair enforcement perpetuates. Call to Action: Sign to demand child support reform that is fair, transparent, fiscally responsible, and focused on children, not punishment.

While development addresses a shortage of housing in our town, it is important this is done with careful consideration respecting the existing neighborhood. 

Current street designs are dangerous, especially for those outside of a vehicle.  They encourage driver speeds in excess of posted speed limits causing crashes that frequently injure or kill our most vulnerable road users, despite being a public space that should be welcoming and accessible by all.  We want changes in our road designs so that residents of Bergen County feel comfortable and safe using any form of transportation they choose, whether they are walking, biking, driving, or taking public transit.