The criminal justice system cannot work if it is inherently biased. ALL Citizens cannot feel safe from random acts of police violence if there is no systematic accountability and protection from such acts. Time and again it has been demonstrated that the police and local officials have been unable to rein in such behavior that targets specific groups with racial bias, animosity and violence. It is time for reform and change. We are calling on the NYC Council to take action by implementing the 5-Point Plan.

Because their year was cut short due to COVID19, we feel, given the circumstances, that she is ideally prepared to continue the curriculum where the students left off. She created a bond with our students which was cut short and we feel it would benefit them and their education to start fresh with a familiar face and with someone who is aware of their strengths and weaknesses as students. Our children, at such a young age, were unfortunately forced to adapt and learn in a different setting- separated from their friends, the school staff and the teacher whom they all love so much. We feel we owe it to them to give them another chance to learn and grow with Ms. Perdomo and their classmates the right way. Ms. Perdomo has been a beacon of light for us parents and has made this difficult transition into distance learning a smooth-sailing process. We hope we can continue the journey of education with her, even if it is for just one school year.

The United States has shown a lack of will for 400 years in addressing and offering remedy and relief to Black and other Minority Citizens regarding their Human and Civil Rights. We would like for the subject to be elevated to the World Court as an Artier in dialogue and seeking remedy to the racial inequities of this system. We believe the dialogue is needed to avoid more violence and bloodshed caused by the continued practice of inequity in the administration of Justice in this Nation.

We must send a clear message that there is no place for the inhumane treatment of any citizen within the state of Georgia. The modifications I am proposing will make this one of the strongest Bipartisan Hate Crime bills in the nation. I need your support. Let's make Georgia better for ALL of Us! Please sign my petition and share it with everyone you know.

We are gutted that George Floyd was killed by four police officers earlier this week. A father and a son, George worked security at a restaurant, where fellow employees say he was loved by all. "Knowing my brother is to love my brother," George's brother Philonise told CNN earlier this week. George was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who knelt on George’s neck for seven minutes until he died as he gasped the words we’ve tragically heard before, “I can’t breath,” and called for his mother. Three of Chauvin's colleagues stood by and watched Chauvin end George's life. *Join us to demand that all four police officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder, and for the vicious and inflammatory attacks on protesters, including the inflammatory attacks by President Trump, to stop immediately. We grieve, we’re angry, and we cannot stop holding leaders accountable.

Hardworking students deserve to know what grades they will receive. A grade level boost will help students in the long run during this pandemic due to many students feeling stressed and overwhelmed.

My name is Teodora Flores, and I work at the Empire State Building Chipotle, prepping, cooking, and serving food with my coworkers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. When I became the sole provider of my family, Chipotle cut my hours and failed to take workplace safety seriously at my store. I know I am not alone. My Chipotle coworkers and I understand that the same structural racism that put us at risk of policing policies is at play at how we are treated in the fast food industry. As disproportionately Black and Brown workers, we stand together in demanding that the corporation that we work for values our lives like it should. Chipotle workers have been raising the alarm over conditions that are putting both customers and workers at risk during this pandemic. As essential workers we are providing food for our communities, but many of us have to work without safety measures like enforced social distancing. Many have seen our hours cut — reducing our eligibility for sick days and making us vulnerable to dangerous subway commutes. On top of that, our hazard pay is insulting, and Chipotle plans to remove it imminently. As stores reopen and Chipotle workers come into contact with an influx of customers, we do not need less hazard pay, we need 50% more. Chipotle workers face potential exposure to COVID-19 at the workplace for a paycheck that isn’t enough to support our families. To add insult to injury, if my coworkers and I were to contract COVID-19 on the job, most of us do not have access to affordable, quality health care. We believe everyone should have access to health care and safe working conditions—not just for Chipotle workers but for all. The health and safety of the customers we serve are directly tied to the health and safety of Chipotle workers. Chipotle is a company with a history of high-profile food-borne illness outbreaks that have sickened hundreds across the country over the last several years. Chipotle recently agreed to pay the largest-ever fine in a food-safety case of over $25 million over incidents that included workers working sick after feeling pressured not to call out. Chipotle turnover is 145% — lowering the skills and experience among workers handling food and sanitizing stores, which undermines safety. The coronavirus has highlighted the danger of standard industry practices for essential workers and the public. Chipotle should focus on fostering a stable and professional workforce that can focus on public safety. Chipotle’s stock price has risen to historic levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has never been better position to meet our needs — the essential workers so central to Chipotle’s success. We are calling on Chipotle to live up to its ‘food with integrity’ slogan and protect customers and workers alike. Workers like us are calling on the company to: ✔ immediately ensure we have proper personal protective equipment and plexiglass barriers and inform us of workplace exposure to COVID-19. ✔ enforce safe social distancing practices in all stores and provide workers with sufficient hazard pay and hours to support our families during the pandemic. ✔ provide stable, full-time hours to all workers who want them in compliance with New York City’s Fair Workweek Law and to make sure more we have access to sick days to keep the public safe. Chipotle workers are essential to keeping stores running safely during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond. Tell Chipotle that selling ‘food with integrity’ means protecting the safety and well-being of workers and the customers we serve. We are fighting for ourselves and the public. Will you join us by signing this?

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods all across the U.S. With over 100,000 dead and 40 million unemployed, the scale of this crisis is hard to grasp. And yet, the GOP-led Senate has failed to take action that meets the needs that so many of us are facing in this moment. On May 15, the House of Representatives took the first step and passed the HEROES Act, a comprehensive bill that includes much needed relief, protections, and funding for states & localities, essential workers, immigrants, and more. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to action and pass the HEROES Act immediately. By providing money for state and city governments, this bill will save jobs and help fund essential services like schools and fire departments. By providing direct stimulus payments, it will provide some relief to millions. By providing protections for essential workers, it will ensure that those keeping our country going can have their health, well-being and finances taken care of. But even before the bill was passed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was already downplaying the crisis and the need for relief, saying “I don’t think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately” when asked about passing more legislation. The tens of millions of unemployed workers are feeling the urgency of this crisis. The people waiting for hours in lines outside food banks are feeling the urgency of this crisis. The essential workers putting their lives on the line without the protection and equipment they need are feeling the urgency of this crisis. And if we take action together, we can make sure that our Senators feel the same urgency that so many of us, all across the U.S., are feeling. Sign the petition and call on the Senate to pass the HEROES Act without delay.

1. Liberty University will remain complicit in the racism of Jerry Falwell, Jr. If they allow him to remain President of Liberty University 2. The black face and KKK Twitter picture and comment Jerry Falwell, Jr. posted weaponized the deep seeded heritage of racism as a political ploy for his own personal gain! 3. Furthermore, advertising and selling the masks with the Governor of Virginia's high school photo wearing black face next to a KKK member profits off of the racial injustice faced by African-Americans and defames the name of Christ for which the university is to represent! FALWELL MUST GO!

As many of our local restaurants begin to reopen with new safety measures in place to protect us from COVID-19, our excitement is tempered by alarm as we see another threat to our safety re-emerge in some of those same restaurants: the threat of gun violence. No matter what we look like, where we live, or where we come from, we want to be safe and free from the threat of gun violence. On May 9th, a dozen protesters openly displayed weapons – including pistols, shotguns, and even what appeared to be an AT4 rocket launcher! – as they ordered food from a Subway restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina. No one wants to feel scared as we begin to return to our favorite restaurants. Help us tell Subway CEO John Chidsey to ban the open carry of firearms in all Subway stores, and tell people to leave their guns at home!

The United States Postal Service is a national treasure and an integral part of American History since 1669. It was ratified by the the Second Continental Congress 250 years ago, on July 27, 1775, with Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General. The United States Postal Service has kept its promise that neither snow, nor rain, nor dark of night, nor Coronavirus would keep them from delivering the mail. They have been faithful to America in famine, drought, depression, economic downturns, snowstorms, hurricanes, pandemics. The USPS has been a symbol of American Pride and Ingenuity. Now the USPS needs the help of all Americans to keep it from being a political pawn. "We cannot, and must not and must not and will not allow our USPS to be trashed; it's an emblem of the American spirit, a symbol of America's success and, helped build the country, and is a deep source of pride for generations and generations of American Postal Workers(BHO)." 1) The USPS is designed to provide service to Americans regardless of their address, location, wealth or lack thereof, or station in life 2) Privatization of the US Mail will further hasten the destruction of American institutions already under siege by the current administration 3) Tampering with it or the US mail is a federal offense backed by the US Constitutional 4) The US Postal Service employs more disabled and capable US veterans than any other entity in the United States; and is one of the largest single source employee in the US. 5) Destruction of the US Postal Service will throw millions of Americans out of work 6) The United States Postal Service is not a for profit entity, but a service and a right for every American citizen

Retail and grocery workers are taking big risks right now to serve our communities, putting their own health on the line to make sure we’re all able to get what we need to continue our lives. But Walmart is failing its 1.5 million workers, despite us being deemed “essential.” Thousands of Walmart workers have contracted COVID-19 and at least 21 have died. Workers are staffing stores every day with little protections and precautions other than a vest, mask, and some plexiglass at the registers. Meanwhile, Walmart is making record profits while continuing to avoid responsibility and pay poverty wages. Walmart’s bottom line isn’t more important than the health and safety of its workers and the communities that we serve. Workers deserve to be compensated for the extra risks they are taking on. Walmart must institute hazard pay of 1.5x the regular hourly wage for the duration of the pandemic.