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Classify the Attack on Lakhwant Singh in Colorado as a Hate CrimeSikh Americans make up almost half a million residents in America. But they also have the highest rate of hate crimes against them. According to the Sikh Coalition (which has become involved in this case), hate crimes against the Sikh community has risen to over 200 percent and racism is killing our community members as well. Most states do not have adequate hate crime prevention laws strong enough to tamp down white supremacists when they act violently towards our community. When a white supremacist walked into a Sikh Gurdwaras in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, he took away valued community members because he was fueled by hate. We need to make sure that officials in the justice system stand against violence towards the Sikh community and punish those who seek to harm communities that do not look like them. We have lost so many of our friends and neighbors because the American legal system has not had strong protections against hate crimes and does not bring those who commit them to justice. According to reports about this case: " The Jefferson County district attorney’s office in Colorado is not convinced that the attack on an elderly Sikh man in Lakewood was a hate crime, even if the man who rammed his vehicle into him told him to “go back to your country”. What will it take for the Jefferson County DA to bring charges if it's not racist and violent enough that Eric Breeman thought it was okay to run over Lakwant Singh? I hope we don't have to find out and that we push for stronger laws to protect our communities. Urge Colorado State Attorney General Paul Weiser to investigate this case and to serve justice to Lakhwant Singh and his family.488 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Navjot Kaur
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Mills Financial TransparencyMills College has struggled financially for years and with the Revised Financial Stabilization Plan of 2017 (https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/17/mills-college-declares-financial-emergency-and-plans-layoffs-and-curricular-reform) having been in effect, the Mills community deserves to know exactly how the school has benefitted (or not) in result. We are not looking for a media team crafted response, we want to see the numbers. Mills College is a business and it cannot exist without its students, many of whom question their trust in the administration after a short time at the school. In order to build and maintain trust, the school must be prepared to share where tuition and fees are going and why we are seeing the school deteriorate (even pre-COVID condition). Lab equipment is broken, Arts Departments are being cut and defunded, the History department is down to one full professor, we lost our Philosophy department and plenty of majors, and accessibility on campus is nonexistent for many disabilities, the list goes on. Much of our student population lacks support in one way or another with the support of Black, Undocumented, Disabled, Indigenous, Low-Income, First-Gen, and beyond being minimal and performative. Many donors and prospective students are being lied to. Students and recent alums are prepared to share their stories about Mills publicly. We care about the future of our school and we need to be informed as to where our money is going and who it is serving. If the institution won't welcome and value the input and thoughts of students and alums, then what is the value of a Mills education? The school has strong Economics professors- so why is the administration hiring outside contractors instead of listening to invested and qualified community members? Mills needs to be honest about its struggles if they are truly so bad that the college cannot afford to fix the many issues students see daily. Release the reports, records, whatever proves how much the school brings in and where it all goes. We're tired of wondering and while the Board of Trustees holds the Officers accountable, the students must hold the institution accountable. We see this as an opportunity of growth, transparency, and community building. We ask signers to share this with those in your Mills networks. Please don't keep us in the dark, Mills.319 of 400 SignaturesCreated by MoveOn member
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NASHVILLE, Tenn Police Chief Steve Anderson Must ResignOn June 3, 2020, the Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board (MNCO) was notified of a shooting that occurred within the MNPD district of and lack of cooperation’s within several of request. Under his leadership as Chief of Police we have seen senseless killing of innocent’s civilian in our great city namely - Jocques Clemmons and Daniel Hambrick and other black citizen in our community. Chief Anderson’s was responsible during his times as chief of MNPD the racial profiling of innocent citizen in Traffic stops and heavy fines by MNPD towards Black community’s in Gideon’s Army report “Driving While Black. He has allowed the MNPD use of excessive force and hindered progress in our city and his services are no longer needed. In many MOU terms written by the community Oversight chief Anderson’s deliberately slow down request from the MNCO and misinformed the committee in many of their request. We therefore urge the public to stand in solidarity, shoulder to shoulder with our fellow African American and Black Lives Matter Nashville and other communities rallies and request the resignation of Chief Steve Anderson. In these connections, we as communities can longer these senseless killing as norms by MNPD. We recognize that our society is at a pivotal juncture where we must step up to build a better system and Justice for black community and other minority whom have been oppressed, abused, and ignored for far too long. Enough is enough we need a bold change and that starts with the departure of Chief Steve Anderson. Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter which is of urgency.67 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mohamed Gure
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Ron Desantis and Florida Department of EducationStop the spread of Covid-19 Gives health professional more data to go by to make sure it's safe for children to return. Mental health of our children. Gives the schools time to prepare for smaller class sizes6,355 of 7,000 SignaturesCreated by Florda Parents
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Rename the Woodrow Wilson BridgeWoodrow Wilson was a known racist and xenophobe. He should not be praised as a great leader of the United States, he was the first to show a racist KKK movie in the White House. He also resegregated of multiple agencies within the Federal government. Wilson was also a confederate sympathizer and defender of the KKK.59 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Candace Walls
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No Republican Convention in JacksonvilleWe are in the middle of a pandemic. It's not just the people signing consent forms acknowledging the risk of COVID-19 via the Trump website who will be impacted by a massive convention. Those traveling to the convention will be interacting with locals who work at hotels, bars, restaurants, gas stations, and stores. Those attending the convention and working at the convention could potentially bring COVID-19 back to their communities. The COVID-19 confirmed cases in Florida have jumped drastically since the beginning of May. We in Jacksonville shouldn't have our health and safety threatened for politics. It is the job of the Florida governor and the Jacksonville mayor to protect the citizens, both those who did and who did not vote for them.802 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Alissa Marquardt
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Justice for Ariane Mccree💙!He was wrongfully shot and killed by a Chester County police officer and hasn't received the justice he deserves. No arrest has been made. Please reach out to his mother and sign this petition and continue to protest and pray, thank you 💙!8,239 of 9,000 SignaturesCreated by Camille Simpson
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All Essential Workers Need Hazardous PayWe put our lives and our families lives at risk with minimal protection. When were asked to wear N95 masks we get dirty ones and have to use same one for a week. Instead of quitting we showed up. We did not have to risk our lives and we do. We could of walked away anytime and gotten another job and we STAYED.133 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Shelly Veitch
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LOVE to replace Robert E. Lee statueThe current statue is an idol of bigotry, racism, and cruelty. It is a sign that screams to people of color that our state still holds on to the ideals of the confederacy. Virginia is for lovers of all things so we should be welcoming to all races. We need peace, hope, and love to heal our city and our state. But the most important of all of these is LOVE.40 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Amanda Ashby
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Community support for PCAThe benefits of a small school go far beyond academic achievement and test scores. Small schools are able to tailor instruction to meet the needs of individual students while also fostering leadership and social-emotional skills. During this uncertain time, it is so important to be able to nurture our students further and pray that Christ continues to guide them on their educational paths! Please, consider allowing Pythagoras Children's Academy to expand and serve our existing community!103 of 200 SignaturesCreated by St Demetrios PPO
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Replace Our California Statues in Washington, DCSymbolic value is important. Statues represent the ethos and values of the people of California, as well as placing honor in the character, successes or challenges a figure symbolizes. It is time to replace the California statues in Washington, DC with public comment opportunity.57 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Barbara McVeigh
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The head of Buffalo’s police union is threatening the city & defending police violence—he has to go.John Evans recently announced that police are no longer proactively doing their jobs because they don’t have “any support from the administration,” and that it’s the reason for a recent spike in shootings in Buffalo. He’s effectively trying to hold the city hostage. It’s outrageous, and it’s a classic tactic of out-of-control police unions, reminiscent of organized crime: stop holding us accountable, or we might not protect you. This is just the latest from John Evans — he and his supporters in the police department are already under major scrutiny. Many of us have seen the video from June of riot police in Buffalo pushing down a 75-year-old man and leaving him bleeding on the ground. The police department’s initial statement — before the video surfaced — said he “was injured when he tripped & fell.” After the video came to light and the officers who pushed him were suspended, 57 officers from the same riot response team resigned from that unit — not to protest the violence, but to actually SUPPORT the officers who committed it, and to protest their suspension. It turns out they weren’t acting on their own — it was John Evans who pressured them all to resign, and he threatened to stop supporting them if they refused. Just a few weeks later, Evans is now coming to the defense of Lieutenant Mike DeLong, a Buffalo officer who was just suspended for harassing a woman on camera, calling her a “little f***ing c***,” and threatening to come to her workplace. After the incident, officers followed the woman and pulled her car over — a clear intimidation tactic. Evans says DeLong was “caught in a weak moment,” that he knows DeLong well, and “I don’t think you’ll see Lieutenant DeLong involved in anything like that again.” But in reality DeLong has a long history of misconduct, including 36 complaints made against him (with 13 related to use of force), he’s been suspended four times (including in 2018 for an “off-duty domestic” incident), and likely avoided discipline on many other occasions with the help of the police union John Evans leads. Defending police misconduct is nothing new for Evans. In 2016, he wrote a blog post blaming the victims of police brutality: “Comply with our orders and you won't get yourself killed. Enough!!!” The post went on to excuse several high profile police killings of Black men: “The Alton Sterling incident was a necessary, justified, use of force. That and the Michael Brown and Eric Garner incidents were clearly avoidable, had they complied with the Police Officers.” Black Lives Matter protesters confronted Evans and demanded that he take the post down; he refused. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said “The Buffalo police union is on the wrong side of history … They have been a barrier to further police reform in the city of Buffalo, and that barrier that the police union presents needs to be addressed.” He’s right — if we want to transform policing, it’s time to confront police unions everywhere. Join us in demanding that Buffalo’s political leaders, police leadership, and rank and file police officers denounce Buffalo Police Benevolent Association president John Evans and publicly call for his removal as president of the Buffalo PBA.7,823 of 8,000 SignaturesCreated by James Rucker