With the presence of gun violence in the city of Akron, Ohio, it is apparent that the community take control of our neighborhoods! It's time to come together and take an aggressive approach to help heal the city of senseless violence. This is a direct call to action, asking folks to put down the guns and protect our village. Stop The Violence Akron Movement, along with various coalitions throughout the city, launched our #DONTSHOOT365 Campaign on August 9, 2015. We are demanding that our Chief of Police support our initiative by sponsoring a city wide Gun Buy Back Program. Akron, your support is needed!

"Raise Your Flag America" inspires all Americans to support LOVE for a GREATER America for all. It shows our pride in the American Flag, as one Nation under God. Be a VOICE to "Raise Your Flag America" It's Time To Start The Healing. A war WON many years ago on the battlefield gave everyone (American) the right to freedom and the right to pursue happiness under the symbol of the victory of our American Flag. Let's let America be remembered once more for a VICTORY where its people stood up for good! Yes, more than just a nation who upheld slavery, bigotry, and bondage, let it be remembered for being a nation that covered its sin in love and forgiveness, strengthened itself with acts of selfless love and kindness towards one another and healed itself with unity for peace and love for all. On this day, let us raise our flags from the rooftops, cars, trucks, skateboards, bikes, homes, job windows, with co-workers, friends, family, loved ones on our clothes as we rock our Red, White & Blue, and unify for love and healing. Sign now! Since the terrible shootings at Columbine our Nation has seen more and more senseless shootings, murders and violence against our fellow Americans like Columbine, 911, shootings in Aurora CO, Littleton CO, Chicago, South Carolina, the New York Boston Marathon bombings and many more acts of violence against people of color in Ferguson, Baltimore Riots, New York and Florida because Black Lives Do Matter; because All Lives Matter. It is time we as a Nation must take a stand against this violence and inspire change through unity, love and peace. Let our "voice" be heard and become one as we stand up together to say, "No more" to violence against our children, our families, our loved ones and our fellow brothers and sisters in America. A Nation divided is not strong! I see the future for a GREATER America, don't you? Join me now in this movement for love and healing! Sign now! Also, please join me and support my new Kickstarter Campaign coming soon, "A Strong Wall Against Violence" which will allow me to record my inspirational anthem in a full music studio version and produce an impacting, important, powerful and moving music video that will tell the story and include all Americans from the East Coast to the West Coast. Music heals. "Love is the Key to humanity remaining free for you and me" (Excerpt from my upcoming anthem. ASCAP/@gloryrishing2Him) Listen with your heart and spirit and join the movement now! Sign my petition. Thank you!

"If the county wants to make money while people are dying and medically compromised they should just come out and say it." Dr. Philip Fagan Jr., Emergency Department Director at LA Good Samaritan Hospital (LA Times Article 8/8/15) We the undersigned believe that Raves should be banned from taking place in Los Angeles County, especially on land that is owned and/or partially owned by Los Angeles County. The Rave held on August 1 and 2, 2015 at FAIRPLEX, in Pomona, resulted in at least two tragic deaths. Also at least 49 rave attendees were transported by ambulance to Emergency Rooms in several different hospitals in Los Angeles County. Many of these ended up in intensive care. Raves should also be banned as they cause numerous problems to residents who live in areas surrounding the FAIRPLEX. Since the last Rave at the Fairplex (August 1 & 2, 2015), physicians and Emergency Room Personnel have gone on the record against Raves, based on what they witnessed. According to an August 8, 2015 article in the LA Times written by Rong-Gong Lin II and Richard Winton, since 2006 there have been at least 20 drug related deaths from Raves. Almost half of those have been in southern California. Many doctors agree no matter how many precautions are taken by event organizers or emergency planners, they are not working and Raves should end. Here are statements made by Emergency Room Doctors and Nurses regarding first-hand experience with Raves according to the 8/8/15 LA Times article: Dr. Bradford Hardesty witnessed "quite a few who came in with drug-induced seizures. Some couldn't answer questions because they were so drugged. Some extremely aggressive patients had to be placed under constant care and under heavy sedation." Dr. Brian Johnston, Chairman of Emergency Medicine Department at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles: From Raves, teens have come into his ER suffering from heart attacks. "You just don't see that from other events. This is a different animal. When they were doing them in the Coliseum, they had so many casualties that they hired their own ambulances to wait. They know what's going on." Laurie Sepke- ER Nurse at Pomona Valley Medical Center; " You have heat, you have a lot of energy drinks, alcohol, drugs that induce euphoria but also increase temperature and heart rate and blood pressure." Dr. Kenneth Nakamoto- ER Physician at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center; "Ravegoers get so agitated and confused that they can't be controlled.... And we ended up having to admit several to the intensive care unit....it really creates a dangerous situation." Dr. Marc Futernick, Emergency Services Medical Director at Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles; "There's something about these events that leads to this rampant drug abuse....and young adults are really getting hurt and paying the price." Speaking of his experience with ravegoers he notes "These were patients that were just really ill. Altered. Comatose. Requiring ventilatory support. Temperatures I've never seen with infections, only with this kind of drug abuse....there's no other way to describe it other than it will melt your organs and do damage to your organs to the point you will die." Dr. Philip Fagan Jr., Emergency Department Director at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles: "If the county wants to make money while people are dying and medically compromised they should just come out and say it." In addition, many who live near Rave venues such as Fairplex in Pomona where the two day August Rave was held, experienced multiple problems such as: • Hours of nightmare traffic and air pollution from the miles of cars trying to enter and/or leave the area for the event; • Rave lights shows shining directly into residents’ homes; • Noise pollution including loud announcements, 65,000 people screaming, and hours of bass reverberation • Emergency vehicles and sirens in constant operation; • Scores of inebriated/stoned rave attendees invading quiet neighborhoods; • Rave attendees parking numerous cars on residential areas blocking streets and driveways; • Helicopters loudly circling above homes for hours day and night. • Personal property vandalized and many families consciously kept children indoors so as to not expose them to the unruly crowds that were disrespectful and irresponsible (like driving at top speeds through alleys, driving on the wrong side of the street or urinating on resident lawns) Please join us in banning Raves in Los Angeles County. It will help save lives and keep our communities peaceful and positive.

Because the MoveOn administration is either not willing to support the majority will of the MoveOn community, or has a hidden agenda to support another candidate besides Bernie Sanders, that they are not publicly acknowledging. We cannot afford to let obstructionist members of the MoveOn staff subvert the will of the MoveOn community as a whole. MoveOn is either an organization for the community as a WHOLE, or it is sham.

Hillary Clinton must reject for-profit incarceration, disavow the private prison industry, and oppose private prisons in policy platforms. We are appalled that Secretary Clinton is using private prison industry lobbyists as "money bundlers" to raise huge sums of money for her presidential campaign. These bundlers are lobbyists from the same private prison companies that make billions from our broken and discriminatory criminal justice system by disproportionately locking up Black and brown people in the country's most dangerous prisons, for profit. And, influenced by the private prison lobby, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is required to keep at least 34,000 immigrants locked up (most in private prison owned facilities) at a cost to taxpayers of $2 billion per year! We expect more from those who seek our votes. We urge Secretary Clinton to sever all ties with the private prison industry immediately.

Judicial reform

To provide equal access for kids using public restrooms. As a parent I faced challenges lifting my kids up to the sink. Now, as a grandparent the task is even more difficult. It must be mandated that stores provide clean, safe and stable step stools in each of their public restrooms.

Policing all over the country is getting away from the real purpose why we have a police force. Police need to get back on track with policing and treating everyone with the same respect that they would expect, even when provoked. If police are given a chance to be hands on in the community with the people they will be policing, I think they can and will better serve/protect without the use of a gun, or violence. Make them spend time in the churches, spend time in the drug centers, learn how people with mental health issues act, learn how to cope with them. Get training on fun range in non lethal shooting points.

Dina Lara is a Certified Nursing Assistant with over 28 years of experience in the health care field. Recently, Dina was fired from her job at Family Care VNA & Home Care for speaking out in favor of stronger workplace protections like a fair schedule, paid sick days and paid family and medical leave. Dina decided to get involved in a campaign for economic justice after she was forced to take unpaid time off to undergo gallbladder surgery. She took only a few days off to recover. Her doctor told her she needed 2 weeks of rest, but she makes only $10 an hour and could not afford to miss out on more pay. When she returned to work, her hours were drastically reduced. She ended up back in the hospital. Dina bravely shared her story and advocated for paid family leave so no one else would have to go through what happened to her. She testified in favor of bills at the Connecticut statehouse, and participated in press conferences and roundtables with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Chris Murphy. Because of her advocacy, Family Care fired Dina, claiming she 'bashed the company'. She had been a loyal and hardworking employee there for over three years. This is unacceptable. Dina has dedicated her life to caring for others, but who is taking care of her? We must stand with her now!

First Gov. Branstad turned away vets with severe PTSD by closing beds at the Veteran's home. Now, severely mentally ill clients are receiving poor care because the nursing homes to not have the skill set to care for these people. Read the Des Moines Register News article: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2015/08/12/third-patient-dies-clarinda-mental-health-institute-transfer/31538191/

We as soap fans of the cancelled AMC and OLTL are tired and sick of lifestyle cooking, reality and talkshows, and want our soaps back on national television. We want drama in the afternoon not boring talk shows!

Trophy hunting is a barabric activity that is depleting many species and must be stopped. Walter Palmer cannot be allowed to get away with his continued poaching activities.