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Support Catholic SistersLast week, the Vatican released a report reprimanding U.S. women religious (aka, "sisters" and "nuns") within the organization known as the "Leadership Conference of Women Religious." The report claims that the LCWR and its members are in "grave" error because they have questioned the Church's problematic teachings related to women, sexuality, and prophetic engagement in the world. In order to show our rejection of this Vatican reprimand, we are signing this letter to show our support of and solidarity with these LCWR Sisters, who are faithful and justice-seeking Catholic women. Please sign!587 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Pearl Barros
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Make motherhood a tax deductible occupationGiven that we all agree that motherhood is a real job, let's create a tax deduction for mothers.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by L. F. Chaparro
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Facebook: Remove Luis Garcia and his bogus "support group"Luis Garcia has formed a series of "support groups" targeting abused women. He emotionally abuses the women in his groups, calling them paranoid for suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, and insisting on phone calls from those who disagree with him so he can harass them further. He made harassing calls to one woman for months after she left his group. He posts the Facebook profiles of those who disagree with him in order to intimidate them, and posts private messages for the same reason. His current group International Survivors of Sociopaths or Domestic Violence Healing even has people seeking the contact info of those who have not succumbed to his manipulations. He has posted many times in his "support groups" about how he has grabbed his wife's phone away from her (taking away communication is a form of abuse) and blaming his wife's PTSD for thinking this was abusive (victim blaming). Please remove this man and his group and keep him from doing any further harm to those who have suffered enough as a result of domestic violence.300 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Jennifer Olson
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IBEW Apprenticeship and Your Tax DollarsIBEW Local 68 Apprenticeship accepts government grants (your tax dollars) to train and employ electrical apprentices. But it does more: The money is used to discriminate against women and leave families homeless.8 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Anne Lawlor
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Using Planned Parenthood this yearMy petition is for women to pledge to use services at Planned Parenthood this year, as a sign of support of the organization. For women who live within a reasonable distance of a clinic, and who can afford to pay in full for services (if PP doesn't accept your insurance), to use Planned Parenthood for their check-up, or any of their services.20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Anne Willis
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Equal Rights for WomenRecently, Democrats have accused Republicans of a conducting a war on women. Reintroducing the Equal Rights Amendment via this petition would either make it clear that Republicans are supportive of women or are not. Action on this petition would be a win-win for women and would help women to decide which candidates they might wish to support in 2012 and future elections. If Republican candidates for office support the amendment, more women would realize that Republicans will act in their interests; if these same Republican candidates do not support the amendment, then women would understand that their interests would be protected more effectively by Democrats.7 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Richard Nelson
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South Carolina laws currently don't consider strangulation and smothering a felony in domestic vi...SENATE BILL AMMENDMENT-S.744: Adds "strangulation” and “smothering” to language for felony offenses (CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE).106 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Lisa Miller
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Vote to Remove Just-Say-No RepublicansThis petition should be signed to fight agaist Republicans who have declared war against women: Jobs, Abortion rights, Birth Control and Health Care for the needy. Why should you sign this petition because no one is safe from the Republicans attack in the 2012 election. Let's show the Republican we have a voice and rights - Women this too is our economy. Women have rights so let's reunite with men, women and young adults to claim our dignity.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by First Responder Eve Adam Taylor
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State Farm: Stop using our money to finance the right-wing agendaAccording to SourceWatch, State Farm Insurance is a major supporter of ALEC, the group that came up with "model legislation" adopted by a number of Republican-led state legislatures such as the Stand Your Ground law in Florida, voter ID laws that disenfranchise poor, elderly and minority voters, and the attacks on unions in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana. State Farm is different from most of the other members of ALEC because it is not investor-owned. State Farm is a mutual benefit corporation, a kind of financial cooperative, which means that it is owned by its policy-holders, pooling their money to provide insurance services. The money it gives to ALEC rightfully belongs to its policyholder-owners, and State Farm has no right to use it to fund ALEC's right-wing agenda. You do not need to be a State Farm policyholder to sign! If you are, please leave a comment about how long you have been with State Farm and how many policies you have with them.2,355 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Mark Kaswan
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Cure a MisogynistThe article in Maxim magazine about how to "cure" a feminist by turning her into "an actual girl" is highly insulting and promotes sexist actions by encouraging men to pretend they care about women's issues in order to date or objectify a woman.The photos show a "feminist" going from casual clothing to wearing underwear as "an actual girl". This mentality is harmful to both men and women as it continues to express the idea that women exist for the pleasure of men and that real issues that affect women on a daily basis have nothing to do with men. This line of thought creates and sustains an unsafe environment for women and Maxim should immediately address the irresponsibility of printing such an article.40 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Meredith Hancock
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American women should have choices.American women should have choices. Of course they should be able to choose to stay at home and raise their families, and hopefully those who have this desire also have the economic means to do so. But American women should also be able to choose, with their doctors, to terminate a pregnancy, legally under our Constitution. American women should be able to choose to take oral contraceptives and have them covered under their insurance. An American woman should be able to choose her life partner and marry him OR her, and receive all the rights and benefits of the federal government. American women should have choices in all areas of their lives.88 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Alan J Hurwitz, MD, MPH
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Why does Ann Romney have a Choice and I Don't?Women and men should sign this petition, and we should make slogans and t-shirts declaring our right to choose. Instead of trying to take women back 50 years, Congress should be working tirelessly to pass all possible laws to help support a woman's right to choose. The Repubicans have the biggest double standards of all time. They fight tenaciously to , take away a woman's control over her own body, yet fight tenaciously to give total control to gun toters. Out of one side of their mouths they fight for their rights, and out of the other side, they take away someone elses.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Julia Tolliver