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Be concerned about the issue because it could be you! There could always be a time when you need assistance because your monetary benefits have decreased. Better yet, it could be a family member or friend who needs food assistance! Please help! Advocate for those who do not have!

In 2013, a bipartisan bill to close the 'gunshow loophole' in New Mexico died in the final minutes of the legislative session. In 2014, we're ready to finish what we started. But, Governor Martinez must agree to place gun violence prevention on the agenda for the 2014 legislative session and legislators must start working on a bipartisan bill to fix our mental health record reporting system and approve background checks for firearms purchases.

People every day are effected by domestic violence and need help. Although it is difficult to enforce, we are ensured protection. Help stop the violence!

Millions of Americans have been unable to realise their potential as a result of greed. When approximately 90% of the wealth is in the hands of less than 10% of the population the system has broken down. Consider a cap if only as a temporary measure. If not, what is your solution? More of the same? It is time to talk!

State lawmakers are returning to Harrisburg for the Fall 2013 sessions, as our public schools face unprecedented cuts to educational programs and increases in class sizes. Our state legislature has failed to provide the “thorough and efficient system of public education” mandated by the Pennsylvania Constitution. We must stand together now to demand that our legislature take action: we need sufficient state funding for our public schools and this funding must be allocated in a rational and fair way so that every student in Pennsylvania has an opportunity to learn. The legislature must immediately act to adopt a fair, accurate, and transparent funding formula and provide the resources to fund it.

Soon Snow White may not be the only one with reason to be concerned about apples. A new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® could be approved to enter our food supply as early as December, and, like other GMO foods, it won’t be labeled and won’t have undergone independent safety testing. This GMO apple was genetically engineered via a new, virtually untested experimental technique called RNA interference, which many scientists are concerned may have negative unintended impacts on human health. The Arctic Apple® was not designed for increased nutritional value, but for purely cosmetic purposes -- it was genetically engineered to not brown when cut. However, browning in apples can be prevented naturally by applying lemon juice or another source of vitamin C -- making this new risky genetically engineered apple unnecessary. Apples already carry some of the highest levels of toxic pesticide residues, many of them linked to hormone disruption, reproductive harm and even ADHD. Pound for pound, kids eat more food and have higher levels of pesticide exposure -- and we know that early life exposures to toxic pesticides can be especially harmful. Apple growers and consumers say they don’t need or want this GMO apple, but it will soon be in everything from baby food to school lunches to Happy Meals, posing risks to our health, our environment and apple farmers across the United States. Baby food companies are one of the largest buyers of apples, and Gerber is one of the world’s largest baby food companies. Gerber has stated that it doesn't currently use GMO fruits or vegetables in their baby food. Until now that's been easy because there weren't any staple GMO fruits or vegetables, like apples, on the market. Please tell Gerber: we don't want risky GMO apples in its baby food.

The science is proving more and more the incredibly dangerous environment we are creating by having GMOS be legal in this country. We are losing bees at an unprecedented rate, people are becoming more and more ill and there is ample evidence that the GMOS are creating alot of this sickness. We need to stop putting corporate interests ahead of human interests. Please, please help me send President Obama a direct message. We, the People of the United States of America, DO NOT want to eat Genetically Modified Organisms. We want whole, healthy, organic food to eat. We demand that GMOS be banned permanently from our food chain. NOW before it's too late.

Avaaz is calling on the presidents of Iran and the USA to stop the bloodshed in Syria. Join us in this campaign now. Just weeks ago innocent kids were gassed to death in their sleep, but it feels the world has forgotten them and got stuck in a debate between US strikes or doing nothing. Now there is a glimmer of hope for a peaceful way to stop these massacres. Syria's bloody war has been fuelled by rivalry between Iran, Assad's main backer, and the US and their allies. But this vile chemical attack has changed their discourse: Iran’s new moderate president condemned the gassing and Obama signalled he'd work with "anybody" to resolve the conflict. Let's urgently call on both leaders to sit down to talks and bring the warring parties together before any more lives are lost. Right now, the global drums of war are beating over Syria, but if enough of us make sure Rouhani and Obama know the world wants bold diplomacy, we could end the nightmare for thousands of terrified Syrian children under threat of new gas attacks. We have no time to lose. Join this urgent call now -- when we reach one million signers we will deliver the petition directly to the two presidents.

The first passage-tomb to be discovered in the Boyne Valley in 200 years, near Newgrange, is cause for national celebration. It was discovered inside the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with many other new and exciting features, by LiDAR scanning. The archaeologists who performed the scan have called for a comprehensive research programme, in order to interpret the results, and perform further testing. Newgrange has been voted Ireland's most important historical site for the fourth year running. Under the UNESCO Convention the Irish Government is bound to identify all the monuments in and around the site, and give them the highest legal protection possible under the National Monuments Act

To save the lives of the Syrian children. To save the youth of Syria . To save the world because a brutal tyrant like Assad is willing to destroy the world to stay in power with the help of Russia & Iran and their Nuclear bombs .

Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed putting Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control. The proposal has a great deal of merit, and unlike military attacks, actually would prevent chemical warfare in the future. Syria, at the urging of its staunch ally Russia, has expressed a willingness to pursue this plan. We implore the President to avoid U.S. military involvement in the Syrian civil war, and pursue this constructive, peaceful outcome. Your voice matters, and I hope you'll sign on today.