As a young traveler, I've met people from around the world disappointed by the American drop-off in climate action leadership. But with its own progressive steps, California continues to hold the torch of inspiration. Let us fan those flames, so that America may remain a beacon of light for humanity.

My son is one of hundreds of thousands of students who was left unable to read in our public school system. Hours of time were spent working with school districts; advocating for training teachers in structured literacy approaches - without this, my son would not have learned how to read. Ensure all children learn how to read in our state public schools - sign this petition for the first step. Hundreds and thousands of children across NYS and nationally go through school without learning how to read. It is a social injustice and is completely preventable. http://www.dyslexiaonlongislandny.org

Trump’s education budget hurts students, borrowers and their families, here's how: ✖︎ ENDS the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program designed to promote the careers that benefit our communities most. ✖︎ CUTS $200 billion from student aid programs over the next decade. ✖︎ ELIMINATES subsidized loans that keep interest costs down. ✖︎ REPLACES all income-driven repayment programs with a new program, created by Trump, that significantly increases costs for graduate students. The Trump-DeVos budget is the final nail in the coffin for current, former and future students. Since Trump appointed Betsy DeVos to lead the Education Department, the two billionaires have unleashed a destructive student loan agenda that harms families across the country.

I have had to use Disability insurance for several years in my life when a failed back surgery made it impossible for me to work. I have several friends who are disabled - who would LOVE to be working - but can't because of physical reasons. Medicaid is how most long-term Nursing Home care is paid for by Americans. Since the average cost is $5,000.00 a month, unless you are very wealthy, most people can not afford such an expense. The fact that the health care bill proposed by the Republicans comes with a tax break for the wealthy is a slap in the face. The taxpayers in our country pay for every member of Congress to have excellent, free health care, with no pre-existing condition clause, and no limit on catastrophic illnesses! We already have enough nuclear weapons to blow the entire earth into oblivion, and the idea of building more is totally insane. We have been warned about the Military-Industrial-Complex and Obama had begun to get us away from it, but Trump has put us back on track for an enormous military, that, instead of making us safer, will intimidate our enemies. I believe the Democrats and the American people need to fight against this budget. Please sign this petition.

5 people die in New York every day because they don’t have insurance. Pass the New York Health Act, and make New York the first state with a modern, universal, single-payer healthcare system.

Trump is sending the country and the state of Oregon in a frightening direction. We must fight back against it.

Trump's budget has a proposal to cut Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (aka food stamps) by $191 billion over 10 years. It is import to know who this impacts: Over 85 percent of all SNAP benefits go to households that include children, seniors, or those with disabilities, while 15 percent of all SNAP households are elderly individuals who live alone. If that wasn't bad enough, the budget also works to dis-incentivize stores from even *accepting* SNAP, by proposing new fees that would charge retailers a fee for participating in SNAP. This is a dangerous idea which will lead to fewer stores accepting SNAP, making it even harder for Americans who've fallen on tough times to get food. Sources: - www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/msar.pdf - https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/ops/Characteristics2015.pdf

We, the undersigned residents of the Islip Township, appeal to the Islip Town Board to fulfill its commitment to the local community in protecting our economic and environmental viability by not only complying with Governor Cuomo’s Clean Energy Standard, but exceeding its expectations. We call upon the Islip Town Board to set an official goal for being powered by 100% renewable electricity by the year 2030. We request this be done in order to reduce energy costs, encourage job growth, preserve local ecosystems, slow the rise of global temperatures that cause climate change and we ask that the Islip Town Board also take into account the environmental impact of all of its decisions in any policy made, and consider the example that they set for both other townships and the upcoming generations.

This issue is personal to me because I cried many nights and days since the 2016 election and I'm tired and I'm fed up with hearing Donald Trump every single day. This video shows part of how nasty and suspicious these ladies are and I've developed an intelligence report that show their ties to the campaign and what they know about the 2016 election. https://www.facebook.com/dusa17/videos/1410490202331143/

Children and the elderly make up the majority of food stamp recipients. Cuts in Medicaid could leave many Michiganders facing the prospect of losing their health coverage. Trump's budget plan continues his deceitful attack on the disabled and violates his campaign promises. These cuts should be stopped.

We don't need to sacrifice our health or the health of our daughters to have pretty nails. The noxious fumes of acrylic monomer nail enhancements are a warning bell of their toxicity. There are now safe nail polish products that can give us the beautiful nails we want without exposing us to the poisonous chemicals in Acrylic monomer enhancements. Research has shown that acrylic fumes may cause cancer, birth defects, upper respiratory diseases, lung damage, skin and eye irritation and nail destruction. Babies, pregnant women, children, nail technicians, clients, students, and instructors are all at risk. BAN ACRYLIC MONOMER ENHANCEMENTS!!!!

Saudi Arabia has been using US-sold weapons against civilians in its war in Yemen. It has repeatedly bombed schools, hospitals, public markets, and homes during the war. There are now indications that Saudi is using hunger as a weapon of war by starving Yemenis into submission – all with US political and military support. And the Trump administration just approved a HUGE sale of more weapons to Saudi Arabia this weekend – including a massive package of "smart bombs" that have repeatedly been used to target and kill civilians in Yemen. Americans should not be funding and supplying weapons for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen. It's time for Congress to stop Trump from aiding and abetting Saudi Arabia's war crimes in Yemen by blocking this sale. Tell Congress: No more bombs to Saudi Arabia. Block the arms deal now!