Diwali is an official holiday in India, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Fiji. Diwali is also considered a national festival in India and Nepal, and in many states in the U.S.A, many families celebrate this holiday. At this point it's 2016 and the holiday is not even listed on the calendar, let alone as a national holiday. We see so many other religious holidays listed and observed; why is our population any different? I am not only speaking for myself but I am speaking for the tens of thousands who have tried over and over for this and were turned down. We have a fragile generation and in order for us to preserve our culture it has to be recognized first and foremost and respected by the White House. Diwali is also spelled as Deewali, Divali, Dipavali, or Deepavali. Diwali means "the awareness of the inner light". Or better yet known as our New Year ! Diwali is the biggest festival in India and is considered the Hindu version of Christmas/New Year's. Many observe this holiday quietly in a temple or at home. The five-day festival begins on the 14th day of the dark half of the Hindu calendar month Asvina. The celebration of inner light is welcomed with the concept of universal compassion and mindful awareness that brings happiness, also known as Ananda. We should teach our generations to come to embrace cultural change; that includes individuals of all or no religious beliefs. Together, if we can give a simple gesture of acknowledgement , we will have faith change and prosperity is possible! Let's get Diwali on the calendar and make it a national holiday! Please, please, proud Hindu!

As the end of his presidential term is approaching, my children and I discussed ways we could honor him and came to the conclusion that, President Barack Obama deserves to have a day named after him. He has done a wonderful job as President of the United States and has been an awesome leader. We believe his birthday (August 4th) should be celebrated nationally.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PETITION TELL MSNBCTV TO SIGNIFICALLY IMPROVE JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY AND BALANCED UQUIY. THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPPAIGN HAS REVEALED A LACK OF MOTIVATION TO ASK PENTRATING QUESTIONS OFREPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC NOMNEES.MSNBC HAS ALLOWED D.TRUMP TO COOPT OUR CONSTITION IN FAVAVOR A TV REALITL BID FOR THE WHITEHOUSE. JOURMALIST FAIL TO PURSUE ANAYLIS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,JOBS, GUN VIOLENCEHEALTHCARE,CRIMIMIALJUSTISTICE.Y STT . THIS PETITION IS EXTREAMLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 8TH 2016, AND DONALD TRUMP WHO IS A RACIST THAT HATES EVERYONE WHO IS NOT WHITE, MAY BECOME THE NEXT PRESIDENT, WE MUST STOP THIS PERSON WHO WILL BE DESTRUCTIVE TO THE U.S AND THE C IVILIZED WORLD.

Animal cruelty has been discovered "behind the scenes" at local PetSmart, which upon further investigation proves to be policy. For full details and photos please visit: https://wonderwoofs.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/avian-cruelty-at-petsmart/

This petition is necessary to raise our collective voices against the attempt by government officials in North Dakota to intimidate and silence an award-winning journalist, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, who was just doing her job on September 3, 2016, by covering protests of construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline by Native Americans and others opposed to the project. Democracy Now!’s report went viral online, was viewed more than 14 million times on Facebook, and was rebroadcast on many outlets, including CBS, NBC, NPR, CNN, MSNBC and the Huffington Post. This bold attempt to undermine the First Amendment should be abhorrent to all freedom-loving people in the USA and around the world--regardless of whether you are a progressive, conservative or independent. By aggressively fighting these baseless charges, Amy Goodman is standing up for my First Amendment rights, and for the rights of everyone in America. We must support her and stop this attempt at government suppression of a free press! A critical hearing in the case will be help very soon. Please sign my petition now! Thank you all!!

Because legalizing marijuana would help my health conditions very much without having to depend on prescription Pain and Anxiety medication and in this state doctors only look out for themselves and are stingy with giving prescriptions to people like me who need them very much in order to function day to day.

After reading today's article in the Boston Globe about Donald Trump's supporters planning on going to polling places to intimidate voters —at his request—I am now fearful to vote in person. Donald Trump is calling for violence and intimidation on election day and we need Election Monitoring by the United Nations. From the Boston Globe "I'm going to go right up behind them..… I'm going to make them a little bit nervous."

Big Oil and Gas is trying to become even stronger. Enbridge and Spectra want to merge and create the largest fossil fuel infrastructure company in North America. This disastrous merger would create a mega-corporation with the ability to control the energy market and harm our communities with more fracking and pipelines. And its increased financial and political clout would enable it to exert strong influence on government regulations. Sign the petition to tell the Department of Justice and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to stop this terrible merger.

Students have died because a nurse was not present in the school. Recent student deaths occurred in the Philadelphia school system when a school nurse was not scheduled to work at the school. We cannot have this happen in the District. Many jurisdictions do not have an adequate number of nurses in the school system because of cost-saving measures. What is the value of a child’s life? The school nurse is the first line of defense for the health of children. School nurses monitor asthma, diabetes and many more chronic diseases. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, 15-18% of American students have chronic health conditions. DC Nurses Association believes that the District of Columbia will cut the funds of nurses in the school system which could lead to fewer nurses in the school system. The bottom line is that it is the duty of the DC Public Schools to protect our children and that means we need a nurse in every school throughout each school day. The District of Columbia only requires a school nurse in every school for 20 hours,. It is time for the District to put the health of the children first. They deserve it. If you support a full-time nurse in every school, sign this petition! DC Nurses Association

The Obama Administration is demanding that Saudi Arabia agree to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Yemen or risk losing future U.S. military aid. [1] The Washington Post reports that "Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni civilians may have put a target on the backs of U.S. troops." [2] Demand that Saudi Arabia agree to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen and stop endangering U.S. troops by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-support-to-saudi-arabia-to-hinge-on-yemen-cease-fire/2016/10/13/2082ac40-916a-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/10/12/saudi-airstrikes-on-yemeni-civilians-may-have-put-a-target-on-the-backs-of-u-s-troops/

I share with others the deep concern about potential violence being done to individuals and to our very democracy.

Ivanka Trump is a public figure who passionately & pro-actively supports a serial sexual assaulter of women. She's an official surrogate for the Trump campaign as well as Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. She's been used to normalize Donald to women. We will no longer support the stores that support her.