The Coast Redwood is an endangered species, and needs to be recognized as such, and allowed to regain its original range.

I am beseeching all fellow beings, please petition YOUTUBE to block cock fighting, dog fighting, horse tripping and other deliberate acts of cruelty using animals as unwitting entertainment, the more shocking and cruel, the more hits-the more hit, the more YOUTUBE benefits with advertising dollars; the advertisers do not realize that they are inadvertently supporting horrific cruelty.

Our tagline at SODAC is "off the streets and on their feet." Our goal is to provide street children and vulnerable children with rehabilitation, support and resettlement services. Right now our activities are primarily in Kampala, Uganda. We have a home and center where children from all over the slums come and participate in our activities and have a chance to enjoy life as a child. Our activities include educating them, giving the shelter, teaching them how to sing dance, acrobatics and other activities that we can participate in as a family and across African Countries. Currently there are 16 boys who live and sleep in the home. There are more than 50 other children who come from the streets and slums that we help. These are children who lives on the streets with no one to take care of them and with no one to cater for his/her welfare, such children are abandoned, rejected and neglected and society considers him/her as a detriment to the community or dangerous to society. Such children might be victims of war, natural disaster, and domestic violence, parents died of HIV/AIDS or absolute poverty in the family.

Hospitals have a responsibility to the public to make sure that doctors are practicing good medicine, through the process of fair and unbiased peer review. However, Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte abused this process to discriminate against Dr. Ron Virmani, who is a U.S. citizen, because he was born in India. On September 1, 1995, they kicked him out of the hospital after a very secretive sham internal peer review, labeling 24 of his patient charts "problematic". An expert of North Carolina Medical Board stated that Dr. Virmani met the standard of care. Dr. Virmani lost his ob-gyn career and his professional standing. He and his family suffered tremendously for 16 long years and still continue to suffer.

Many high schools today start school in the 7 o'clock hour, a practice started several decades ago to save money by recycling school bus runs. Now considerable research confirms that these school start times are inconsistent with sleep needs of teenagers and young adults and are seriously undermining school performance as well as children's health and welfare. Because politics, money, and other logistical issues inevitably keep most school systems from changing start times, we need a national minimum start time for all public schools to make it easier for communities to do what's best for the safety, health, and learning of all children of every age when they set local schedules.

In Washington, DC, our nation's capital, we have no voting member of Congress, and our local taxes and laws are subject to the control of Congress. This violates every principle of democracy and it is un-American.

We fought hard to make CAPS a member lead union. CAPS staff are not state scientists and are not eligible to hold elected office.

It’s important that half our community doesn’t have to walk past a statue commemorating a group of folks whose aim was to eradicate their rights. 

The Moral and Legal Obligation For millions of Americans with disabilities—veterans, short-term, long-term, or permanent—access to employment should not be a barrier or a source of fear. Amazon’s policies, as they stand, exclude hundreds of thousands of employees and up to 70 Million American's with disabilities from applying or retaining employment due to arbitrary, discriminatory practices. For Amazon, the Fortune 2 company, one of the largest in the world with over 500 Billion in revenue per year and over 1.4 million employees, this is simply unacceptable. Amazon, as one of the world's largest employers, has a moral and legal obligation to uphold the rights of its employees. The systemic discrimination and retaliation documented here are unacceptable and must be remedied without delay. Fixing these issues are not optional, these affect the very livelihoods of those with disabilities, whether they can put food on the table or not. Those with disabilities cannot always just find another job, some are wrongfully fired or when experiencing these issues may then go bankrupt, face additional medical issues or go homeless. The requests in this document are not nice to haves. They are not just because we want this, they are necessary to properly be accommodated and to adhere to the ADA. It requires a change of policies, procedures in a transparent way and with input from actual employees with disabilities at Amazon. We call on Amazon leadership to take decisive action—reform policies, uphold the ADA, and create a truly inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and protected. We Stand United Join us in demanding accountability and change. Sign the petition, share your stories, and stand with Amazon employees with disabilities fighting for their rights. Together, we can push Amazon to do better. _____________________________________________________________________ To  Amazon Leadership:  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy S-Team Beth Galetti - SVP, People eXperience and Technology Eric Sjoding - Director, Employee Relations Amazon Bob Rathbun - President Jenna holsberger - Manager, Operations Disability and Leave Services Amazon) Elayna Feltus Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition Ian Wilson - VP and Global Head, Human Resources Theunis Kotze - Sr. Manager, US Accommodations Megan Smith - Head of People Accessibility at Amazon Brent Jaye - President, Amazonian Experience and Technology  ___________________________________________________ Sincerely, Members of Amazon Disability Union & Allies

This restriction will ensure that anyone who uses social media (included but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, X, Reddit, etc.) will not be subjected to any false news, harmful or violent content, misleading information, and other harmful material that can be created with and/or used by Artificial Intelligence.  By simply reading or sharing this petition you are spreading awareness on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. By signing this petition, you can be the change, and ensure that the people of America are safe from false, misleading, harmful, and violent AI Generated Content.  Thank you for your time. 

I care about this neighborhood, it’s not just where I live, it’s part of who I am. I’ve seen so much change over the years, but now it’s starting to feel like the kind of change that pushes people like us out. There’s a plan in the works to bring a Hyatt hotel and private athlete housing to land that used to belong to our community. Remember the Robert Taylor Homes? They tore those down with the promise that they’d rebuild and bring families back. That never happened. Instead, CHA and our City Officials are selling off the land to developers tied to elite tennis programs and political insiders. People with money. People with power. People who don’t live here. And honestly? It hurts. It feels like the city is more interested in making deals than keeping promises. They say it’s “development,” but who is it really for? Not the families who used to live here. Not the students whose schools are now half-empty. Not the kids who need safe places to play, affordable homes, or someone to invest in their futures. There’s this guy Kamau Murray,  he runs XS Tennis. He says he’s doing it for the youth, but if you go by there, it’s all elite players, out-of-town visitors, and not much actual connection to the community. And yet, somehow, he’s the one getting city land. It doesn’t add up. I’m fighting this because I believe our neighborhood deserves better. We deserve homes, not hotels. We deserve to be heard, not sidelined. And I’m asking people to sign a petition, to stand with us, because once this land is gone, it’s gone. And so are the families who could’ve come back. So yeah, this is personal. I’m not just angry, I’m trying to do something about it. Because if we don’t fight for our neighborhoods, who will?

 We need our New Jersey state legislature to protect our state from the threats from the federal government on our most vulnerable residents and our democracy. Last week's budget cuts threaten food and housing security. Due to the astronomical increase in ICE funding, we anticipate that actions taken by DHS will increase to the level seen in California, including tanks and military being deployed to MacArthur Park. We have elected our legislators to fight for New Jersey and we need them to be able to react urgently to the unprecedented attacks on our state coming from D.C.