I watched the documentary "Silenced" by James Spione and was appalled that our government could (and does ) use its power to harass conscientious Americans just for telling the truth about governmental abuses. Some are currently in prison for truth-telling! Petition signers should urge their representatives and President Obama specifically to release John Kiriakou from prison, and permit Edward Snowden to return to his homeland without being persecuted and prosecuted for whistle- blowing about abuses by our government. It is unconscionable that out government is using the same bullying tactics used early on against German citizens in Hitler's rise to power. If we want to retain our own civil rights, we must protect the civil rights of others in our country. They are being aggressively eroded ever since 9/11.

The USDA recently approved a GMO apple. The new technology engineers apples to prevent them from turning brown when sliced. But apples are just fine the way nature made them! These genetically engineered apples haven't been proven safe to eat. They were created using a questionable new genetic engineering technique that could have unintended side effects for the health of the plant and for the people who eat these apples. We need to make sure that big apple sellers like fast food chains won't sell these GMO apples!

Using exonyms is grossly offensive and breeds misconceptions of people's.

With the start of our Kindness Initiative, Nardin Academy should have a Gay-Straight Alliance to provide a safer and more welcoming place for our LGBT+ students. As a pansexual student, I received a tremendous amount of backlash and discomfort surrounding my romantic/sexual orientation. Unfortunately, I know a multitude of other students who have experienced similar things. By starting a GSA, I hope to provide education and more acceptance among other students, and a safe-space for LGBT students.

With more than 200 sunny days a year, Idaho is enjoying a boom in solar energy development. This is great news, since solar is quicker, cleaner, and cheaper than building another dam or dirty coal-fired plant. Idaho Power Company is currently experiencing record profits at the expense of its ratepayers' environmental and public health. To maintain its antiquated business model, the company is trying to prevent clean energy development by limiting 20-year contracts to two years. Anything less than a long-term contract makes it nearly impossible for renewable energy businesses to secure financing. Investing in clean energy benefits Idaho's economy, protects Idaho's air and water, limits carbon emissions, and preserves a clean future. For more information, please visit the following link: http://snakeriveralliance.org/storm-clouds-over-solar-were-working-to-help-make-sure-idahos-young-solar-industry-will-survive/#more-5195

I believe that gerrymandered districts (which have rightly been ruled unconstitutional) are destroying our democracy.

It's shameful that in 2015, women make 78 cents for every dollar a man earns. And that wage disparity is even higher among minority groups. Latinas make $0.54 and black women make $0.64 for every dollar a white man makes. Over a 40-year career, the average woman loses out on $431,000 -- and that number is nearly doubled for women of color. These wage gaps represent more than short-term losses. It represents a lifetime of being devalued in the workplace. It's past the time for all that to change! Equal pay for women is the right thing for our economy, for California, and for our nation. Senate Bill 358 will address this wage inequality by strengthening protections against pay discrimination for women and stopping retaliation against workers who make inquiries about pay. If we can pass SB 358 in California, we can serve as a model for the nation and urge other states and the U.S. Congress to pass similar legislation. JOIN US and help drive the movement for equal pay forward by signing our petition today!

He was wrongfully convicted 23 years ago. For a crime he did not do. Bessemer Jefferson County Alabama Courts convicted him with no evidence. The courts never took his DNA to prove his innocence's. There never a search warrant issued. The Officer did not feel a crime had been committed.

One of the tools we have to help Boston residents is the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP). This policy requires developers of new housing with 10 or more units to set aside a portion of their units as below-market affordable housing, or pay into a City affordable housing fund as a condition of receiving relief from the Boston Zoning Code. But even with this important tool, we are not meeting the needs of Boston residents. As the market quickly changes, we too have to be swift with our response. We need to improve the IDP to adapt to these changes, and better respond to our housing needs! With all of the luxury development going up across Boston it is urgent that we update this policy NOW! The mayor of Boston has the power to strengthen this policy. To learn more about the IDP, or our petition please visit us at www.bostontenant.org Our Asks: 1. Higher percentage of affordable units: IDP affordable units should be no less than 25% of total on-site and off-site units produced directly from each IDP development, regardless of whether the affordable units are provided on-site or off-site by the developer or through developer payment in the IDP fund. 2. Larger buyout payments: Developers who choose not to provide affordable units themselves on-site or off-site should make payments into the IDP fund equal to the number of required affordable units times the per unit cost of developing an affordable unit in the neighborhood where the developer is proposing the market-rate development. 3. Deeper affordability: All IDP affordable units should be affordable to households with incomes below 150% of Boston Median Income (150% of BMI=80% of AMI), with the following targeting: a) AT least 50% of affordable units should be affordable to households with incomes below 100% of BMI, which is approximately $52,000 (=55% of AMI); b) No more than 50% of affordable units should be affordable to households with incomes between 100% and 150% of BMI, which is approximately $52,000-$75,000 (=55% to 80% of AMI); on average, these units should be affordable to households with incomes of 125% of BMI (~$63,000) c) Deeper affordability should be achieved to the greatest extent possible through the use of Section 8 and MRVP vouchers and other subsidies. 4. Other Components: a) Apply 25% affordable requirement to substantial rehab developments seeking zoning or tax relief; b) Fully comply with affirmatively furthering Fair Housing; c) Maintain Detailed, publicly-available records. If you agree with our asks please sign our petition! We need to act now and help create more desperately needed homes!

I am staring this petition because I believe that many students like me were never informed about their religious rights in school. Also becuase many students and staff have a religious practice that they would like to do before an important event that they don't know they can do.

Right now, we’re at a critical moment in the fight to save bees -- and we need your help! In just a few weeks, the Obama administration will likely announce a plan to protect bees. This is our best chance for nationwide action to protect these crucial pollinators -- and our food system that depends on them. But in order to truly help bees, the plan must address toxic pesticides made by chemical companies like Bayer and Syngenta. Almost 4 million Americans have already signed petitions urging President Obama to protect bees from these pesticides. But we need you to keep up the pressure on him to put the bees and our food system ahead of Big Ag’s profits. Sign the petition now! Urge President Obama to ban bee-killing pesticides!

There are some policies carried out by DHS that MoveOn members strongly disagree with. But shutting it down over one of the Obama administration's progressive reforms would be crazy and damaging.