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Counselors Not Cops: In Salem Keizer Public SchoolsPolice in schools have served as the main bridge for students of color, poor students, students with disabilities and trans and queer students to enter the criminal justice system. Our goal is to create a path where our public schools become a place where students are nurtured and provided with the resources that help us grow to be healthy adults. We want to end the long history of systematically criminalizing Black, Indigenous and other students of color, specially those living with behavioral and physical disabilities as well as trans and queer students that attend Salem Keizer Public Schools. Even though in 2021, Superintendent Christy Perry decided NOT to renew the School Resource Officers program, which took about 1 million dollars from our education funding, far right groups who do not represent students are attacking this student-led victory. We need the full and permanent reinvestment of SRO funds into non-punitive education programing/staff and we want our school district to make a commitment to end the school to prison and deportation pipeline.626 of 800 SignaturesCreated by LUS Youth
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Help stand against Entergy’s price gouging and monopolyThis isn’t only affecting me but people all over dealing with this. People are being taken advantage of and peoples health can be affected. This is not right that companies like this can take over, overcharge, give you a disconnect notice no sooner you get your bill, and you have zero right to choose. I even know someone who has been gone not using their power in a couple of months but yet still over a two hundred dollar bill! They been overcharging me and other people! When they do their off with the power they don’t care if you have a medical issue. This has gotten beyond out of hand.33 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Rebecca Fowler
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Investigate GOP Governors like DeSantis for human trafficking & violating federal immigration lawFamilies, including children, were transported across state lines under false pretenses. This was a premeditated effort targeting persons by national origin. It’s shameful that instead of treating asylum seekers with the love, dignity and care they deserve, Republican Governors like Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott are exploiting them and using them as political pawns. Families, including children, are being transported across state lines under false pretenses. Immigrants are being treated inhumanely. These are not isolated incidents. They are deliberate actions relentlessly carried out by anti-immigrant Republicans/politicians. It’s completely unacceptable and it needs to end now. Republicans want to divide us by demonizing immigrants. But no one is illegal on stolen land. And immigrants deserve to be welcomed and treated with dignity, love, and care. Together, we can keep fighting for immigration justice including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented folks.105,544 of 200,000 SignaturesCreated by Vanessa Brito
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End Homelessness & Poverty while Rebuilding the EconomyThis issue is affecting everyone from tourist to communities to families to business owners and overall the economy. This problem has given me the opportunity to understand how to handle the issue effectively and efficiently everyone has voice and nothing will change if no one isn’t listening on how to create solutions that will not mask the problem but remove it. I've heard and seen the frustration and this has allowed me to be able to understand how to make the correct choices for the homeless community and the business owners we are all crying out for something to be done this is a change for good it will allow us to get back what Covid-19 has taken away from our communities and rebuild our economy.63 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Shavona Jackson
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Lindsey Graham must be held accountable for his role in the attacks on our democracySenator Graham has repeatedly proven that his loyalty to Trump will always come before the good of our democracy. But now, with Graham potentially implicated in Trump’s illegal plot to overthrow our elections, he is desperately scrambling for a loophole that will get him out of having to testify under oath about the shocking allegation that he asked election officials to throw out Georgians’ votes. But Graham is doing all he can to evade legal accountability – and abusing his power to pressure that DA into throwing the subpoena out. This investigation – which is a parallel effort to the January 6th House Select Committee – needs to see any and all relevant information, including Graham’s phone calls with Raffensperger – so they can uncover the full truth. Condemn Graham’s blatant ploy to keep us in the dark – and demand that he is held accountable.82 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Common Cause
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THIS ELECTION AND OUR FUTURE!!Everyone needs to volunteer somewhere like I do and the FB page that I am on is Pennsylvanians for Josh Shapiro.. there are many opportunities right there on the page...Please volunteer somewhere... I hope that you don't just sit there and wait for November 8th to happen. We can't make strides in his campaign without everyone's help!31 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Katie Zlotnick
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Implement a "No Shame Dress Code" at STHSThe current dress code perpetuates sexism, mental illness and an environment that does not support the learning of all students. The dress code sexualizes and objectifies the female student body and is demeaning to the male student body. Without change, this will continue to negatively impact our current and future student body.238 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Zoe Benka-Davies
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Overturn Citizens United and pass the DISCLOSE ActMega-donor Barre Seid’s $1.6 billion contribution is likely the largest EVER made in politics. The fact that a single billionaire can buy such outsized political power just goes to show how dangerous the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling really was. How? This decision opened the Big Money floodgates, allowing groups like Leo’s to more directly influence our elections while still taking in unlimited cash from powerful mega-donors – often in secret. That is NOT how our democracy is supposed to work. We the People should call the shots when it comes to the issues that impact our everyday lives – not a shadowy network of wealthy special interests. And passing the DISCLOSE Act would be another huge step towards transparency and accountability – by modernizing disclosure laws and ending political loopholes that give corporations and special interest groups the ability to hide their campaign-related spending. But frankly, if we want our representatives to respond to this growing Big Money crisis – we need to speak out now. Congress should pass the DISCLOSE Act – and also work to overturn Citizens United – immediately, because everyone has a right to know who is trying to influence our elections.2,320 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Common Cause
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Police Brutality in San Rafael - Fire ThemSan Rafael Police department used “Excessive Force” on an unarmed and cooperative man. We need to speak up against institutional power. This is what the community does in such a circumstance2,607 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Mark Solomons
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End indigenous homelessness in MinneapolisOur community is suffering from an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that we haven’t seen since the Indian removal act. The opioid and mental health problems our indigenous relatives are experiencing is killing our children and young adults in our native communities every single day. We must create a safe and culturally healthy space to heal. Western “treatment” is not working for the historical trauma that is the cause for most of the addiction and mental health issues we are facing today. To heal properly, my people must return to our traditional ways of healing and living the best we can in this artificial environment that has been created by the colonists and settlers. This little 6 acre park is perfectly located in the Minneapolis Indian community. The park is only blocks away from the Native American Community Clinic, Indian Health board and the Takota Institute for higher education. This historic move would all but eliminate the homeless encampments in south Minneapolis. Our relatives would be able to be housed with dignity and heal within the community instead of always being “sent away” to get treated and fixed. So please join our historic endeavor to get stolen Indian Landback and create our Red Road Village…204 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Mike Forcia
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Pass Prison Nursery Bill in FloridaBy creating an official prison nursery program that would allow mothers to raise their newborns from behind bars-- a practice that has been proven to reduce the likelihood of continued arrests and help decrease the number of children sent to foster care systems. This bill would apply to incarcerated women for non-violent crimes that are soon to finish their time served or are in for a short time. As Floridians, I believe it is our responsibility to act not only in the best interest of these children but in the best interest of their Mothers. Studies show that mothers who are allowed to be in contact with their babies during the first integral few months of being born produce lower rates of recidivism among participating mothers. It has been proven that prolonged disruption of parental care alters how the young brain develops. Please help us support women's rights, and advocate for the youth by supporting and sharing this petition!66 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Asha Cope-Edwards
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Declare a State of Emergency for Education & Allow Emergency Substitutes to Work!If you care about improving the education of students and improving the mental and physical well-being of Nevada educators please sign the petition to declare a state of emergency for education in Nevada.46 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Hannah Werner