JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON

WAKE UP before it's Too Late. How many times have we been told something can be done safely, responsibly and beneficial to the people? Remember Bophal, India, Exon Valdez, and the deep water Gulf oil spill,the Chilean coal mine disaster, the Appalachian coal mine disaster,and too many, more to name. The corporate giants all said they could extract natural resources safely. They lied, we suffered. The health, livelihood and very culture of millions of people suffered. Are we fool enough to listen?

Governor Malloy's agenda is that of coprorate bankers, charter school investors, and business people who are motivated by money and who have no real interest in improving education

Models, actresses, actors, barbie dolls, G.I. Joe, musicians. They all put pressure on us to be these perfect little girls and boys. But really, what is "perfect"? Can anyone define "perfect"? I can't. If we can get enough people to sign this petition, maybe, just maybe, we can stop these things from being out there so much. Less photoshop, change the barbies, change the G.I. Joe. I'd love for you to sign this, it would mean a lot.

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There are a lot of minumum wage jobs in maryland with poor health benifits and no dental. raising the minumum wage would give a helping hand to those hard working residents of maryland.

HB-200 for an independent committee to investigate child deaths and near deaths. HB-237 professionalizes the front line cabinet workers by requiring social work licensing.

The New York Daily News is a newspaper that specializes in sensational stories. Readers can freely and anonymously publish their comments in response to articles, and will often freely use terms such as "tranny", "ladyboy", "shim", "shemale", to describe transpeople. While the NYDN editorial staff blocks the use of the "N" word as well as similar epithets in its comments section, they do not block the derogatory terms indicated above. Signing this petition will help the NYDN understand that this language is unacceptable to the transgender community.

SB 290 that prohibits abortion in Indiana unless a physician determines that the abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman. This bill blatantly contradicts Roe v. Wade and was drafted as a test case for overturning the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The bill states that any physician who knowingly performs an abortion will receive a C-felony.

This petition asks our legislators to pass a bill that will outlaw any deployment or use of drones or any sort of robotic warfare, or robotic survelliance devices, in the state of California. California can be a model on this problem which relates to our civil liberties, rights to privacy, and basic human rights. This can also be a small step towards outlawing assasination of US citizens, in light of the latest escalations of the deadly uses of this technology. Let's make CA a 'hell-no', drone-free zone.

THIS PETITION IS ABOUT THE COVER-UP IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN

The “Proposed Policy on Hate and Extremist Groups” confronts the GW Law community with a challenging question: how strongly do we support the idea of a free, open, and robust exchange of ideas. It is easy to support free speech when it is not challenging, when it is not offensive, when it is agreeable. But we test our commitment to principle when speech is most provocative, when it offends us, and when it challenges us. There is no question the incident leading to this proposal was deplorable: no student should ever feel threatened or unsafe on campus. But as deplorable as that incident was, the appropriate response is not to restrict speech on campus, but rather to ensure that all views are zealously, but politely, expressed. First, the proposed policy would have an immense chilling effect on speech at GW Law. The proposed policy would: (1) require that all speakers from designated groups have a verbal disclaimer before any event that their invited speakers were from a designated hate or extremist group (as determined by the ADL or SPLC); (2) include the same disclaimer on all advertisements for the event, and (3) require that every student organization pay - from their organization’s funds - for at least two university police officers as security for their events. The effect on open and robust debate at GW will be dramatic. The GW Law community should accommodate all perspectives, and all speakers, for without free participation in the marketplace of ideas, we all lose. Indeed, this incident took place at an event hosted by Dean Alan Morrison. An event designed to include all perspectives on a controversial topic in our society. Steps should be taken to ensure that all debates are respectful, that no speaker who threatens a student is re-invited to GW Law. But this proposal is not the proper approach. It will unacceptably chill speech and academic freedom at GW Law. We ask you, the Faculty of GW Law, to oppose this policy.