In October, parents, students, teachers, school staff, community organizations, civil rights advocates and faith leaders met in Los Angeles and together endorsed "The Principles That Unite Us." Now, on Dec. 9, we're taking action around the country as part of a National Day of Action to Reclaim the Promise of Public Education. We're uniting around a common vision for our schools. Local parents, teachers and schools staff, community groups and labor unions, students and faith leaders are united to reclaim the promise of public education for all children. We want great neighborhood public schools that are fully funded and are centers of our community, with wraparound services and curriculum that focuses on teaching and learning, not testing. We need our elected leaders to sign on to the principles. By signing this petition, you'll be telling Congress that you're united with us and that they should get on board. Together, we can reclaim public education as a propeller of our economy, an anchor of our democracy, and a gateway to opportunity for every child.

Our sister state, Oregon, has beaten us when it comes to higher education reform. In fact, as the Seattle Times reported in June, “[Washington State] has cut funding to colleges and universities by about 50 percent since 2009, and Washington now ranks near the bottom in funding per student among all the states.”

We need legislative action to stop the monthly tax-free mass transit limits from being lowered. This hurts everyone that really needs it. Effective January 1, 2014, the monthly tax-free mass transit limit has been reduced from $245 to $130.

Over 126,000 Utahns are without healthcare coverage. Full medicaid expansion would provide this much needed coverage. If the governor refuses to expand or chooses anything other than full expansion, already allocated funds will go to other states rather than coming back to Utah where it can help so many of our fellow Utahns. Join us in telling Governor Herbert to fully expand medicaid.

"The Dominican Republic’s highest court has taken away the citizenship rights of children of Haitian migrants born after 1929, meaning that more than 210,000 Dominican-born children of Haitian descent could be deported by next year. "-- From the article "Dominican Republic Revokes Citizenship for Haitian Children" by Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Thinkprogress Sept. 30, 2013 edition.

The immigration system is broken, and no where is that more apparent than in the private prison system. The federal government has partnered with private prison systems to detain immigrant offenders which is lining the pockets of the private prison executives and their investors. On average it costs $120 per day to house a prisoner which amounts to billions of dollars each and every year. Stop prisoners for profit, and demand that the bed mandate is removed from budgetary allocations, and that the immigration statues in this country are changed.

We are starting this petition to save a school that is important to so many people in our community. This school is tradition for most of us and we should be able to keep that tradition alive. It is also critical to our children and to our community that we continue to have a Catholic school and education made available right in the heart of our city.

I'm sick of the absolute lies on Fox news. No one is ever held accountable for them. Martin Bashir referred to a quote. He never repeated the words from that quote. Bring him back.

Next Thursday (12/12/13) the Erie County Legislature will vote on whether to ban fracking and it's incredibly toxic waste from Erie County, NY. This legislation would protect the health and safety of Erie County residents, and help bring New York one step closer to a statewide ban on fracking. Fracking is an incredibly dangerous drilling process that can contaminate and deplete local water, damage the environment, and threaten public health. Help us flood the county legislature with petition signatures this week to ban fracking in Erie County!

The education of the children of Asbury Park should be a high priority and free of politics. Democracy is a civil right!

Its time that we all open our eyes and realize that the plastic bags that we conveniently acquire at our local supermarkets, retail pharmacies, and convenience stores are extremely HAZARDOUS to our environment. They are responsible for so many PREVENTABLE marine and wild life deaths with the simple use of a reusable or bio-degradable bag . They affect 267 animal species annually including whales, fish, birds and turtles. The Pacific Leatherback sea turtle mistake the bags for jellyfish and consume them resulting in their declining population of 95% in the last 20 years. :-( -Over the last 25 years 7,825,319 plastic bags were collected from beaches around the world. -Of the 115 BILLION bags used nationally each year only 5% are recycled. -MILLIONS of taxpayers dollars are SPENT annually on landfill costs, litter prevention, cleanup efforts and enforcement. MONEY THAT COULD BE USED FOR BETTER PURPOSES. We are in charge of our planet. It is our God given right to protect it. Its time that we take a stand and make the essential changes needed to save our planet for ourselves and the future of our children before its too late. Please take a moment and sign this petition. Thanks

The Christmas season should be a time of celebrating the teachings of Jesus Christ. I cannot as a Christian sit silently by as Governor Rick Perry allows people to die because of politics. The Medicaid expansion will not cost the state of Texas one penny for the next three years but in that time Medicaid will save nearly 20,000 lives. Isn't saving even one life worth the time it takes you to sign this petition? Please join Texas Christians in urging Governor Rick Perry to listen to his heart and open the doors of health care to the working poor of Texas.