Update the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) as it pertains to Autism spectrum disorder today.

Due to recent financial cuts, the university has decided to cut courses immediately, starting this SUMMER. The university has cut all graduate level courses with enrollments of less than eleven students, last summer. A similar decision has been made for undergraduate level courses with enrollments of less than twenty-four students. Some of these courses are apart of critical shortage areas within education. Some are only offered one semester a year. Cutting these classes will prevent many students from graduating on time or at all. We are simply asking the university to reconsider their decision and implement cuts only after listening to suggestions from department leaders and identifying each departments specific needs. Students please sign and explain your specific situation. If you have any suggestions to assist the university with solving this problem please comment as well.

Saved from closure for good cause by Emergency Financial Manager, Robert Bobb, DDSD is now slated for closure by new EFM, Roy Roberts. His plan calls for removing the deaf and hard of hearing students from the school built with federal, state and local funds specifically to provide full ADA accommodations and enhanced learning environment to meet their unique language and communication needs, so the building can be "repurposed" as administrators see fit. Students will be scattered to other schools that cannot provide such an environment or the critical mass of same language peers recommended by current research and best practices in the field. DDSD needs to remain the anchor of placements for deaf children and parents need to be allowed to choose it as an option. (http://detroitdayschoolforthedeaf.com)

D.C. can't rock without music education in public schools. Tell Mayor Vincent Gray to stop cutting music program funding in our city schools.

We are asking Mayor Emanuel to respect the rights of protesters to the freedom of peaceful assembly. Interference with peaceful protests in cities across America has been well documented over the past year. We request that the guidelines recommended by UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur, Mr. Maina Kiai, be followed in Chicago. 1Press release concerning new laws to interfere with protests in Geneva, Switzerland (3/9/12): http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11931&LangID=E 2SR Kiai report on his visit to the Republic of Georgia & protest observations (2/13/12): http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11816&LangID=E 3SR Kiai press release expressing concern over new laws in Malaysia (12/7/11): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40647&Cr=peaceful%20assembly&Cr1= 4Country visits: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/AssemblyAssociation/Pages/CountryVisits.aspx 5Mr. Maina Kiai, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, [email protected]

Brooklyn--Clarence Hardy, a 77year old man with existing medical conditions and the “Chief” of the Slave Theater was arrested on March 24, 2012. His arrest took place after a NYS licensed structural engineer had completed a NYC Department of Buildings required inspection. This inspection was necessary to have a pre-existing vacate order lifted. The engineer had obtained verbal authorization from the Department of Buildings prior to entering the premises. COME SUPPORT THE PRESS CONFERENCE! When: Wednesday March 28, 2012 Where: Across the Street from The Slave Theater #1 at 1215 Fulton Street, Brooklyn NY Time: 3:15pm Directions: A/C to Nostrand C to Franklin B26 Halsey and Bedford (short 1/2 Block walk to Fulton Street) B25 to Bedford and Fulton B44 to Bedford and Fulton

It now appears as if the State of Colorado has the necessary revenue to reinstate the so-called "Seniors' Homestead Exemption" to give seniors a break on their property taxes (Denver Post, Mar. 27, 2012). Those who qualify as seniors (65 years of age or older) who have lived in their homes for at least ten years,could again have 50% of the first $200,000 of the value of their homes exempt from taxation. The State has revealed that this tax break is affordable. For those who are watching their living expenses increase even as their pensions and savings remain stable, this would be a significant way to allow many to remain in their homes while maintaining a decent, if modest, way of life.

Lead Congress in reforming the tax code so that everyone pays their fair share and taxes are shaped to meet the pressing needs of our country and help to eliminate income inequality

Americans stand to lose everything they have worked for, Medicare, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, etc. Everything listed in the Republicans "Tighten The Budget" Admendment. Don't you think that if we have to tighten our belts, they should too? I'm calling on all Americans to demand that Congress cut their wages, refuse Government Health Insurance, use their own money for travel, set term limits on how long they can serve, to quit taking a free ride off the backs of all Americans.

The advertising business has a dismal record of hiring and promoting African Americans. Industry statistics support less then 6% are hired in the industry. Many major companies that have government contract refuse to hire Black owned firms. The industry is made up of mostly small firms that hire people that look like them. The African American owned firms are the only opportunities for minorities to get a start in the industry. The goverment and corporations must choose to make a difference in this area. This is an opportunity to for government to do something about the high unemployement in the Black Community. We are calling on the government to take a stand for African American owned firms by contracting directly with African American owned advertising, graphic design and communications firms.

In the state of Massachusetts teachers have lost their rights to negotiate for their health care. Changes are coming that could raise yearly costs. Fees like charging a start up fee per person is going to go into effect, and co-pays are going to go through the roof. We, the supporters of simple rights, are calling on you to sign this and tell Gov. Deval Patrick to give teachers their Collective Bargaining Rights (CBR) back. Stand up and fight for the teachers!

Ok i am PISSED, i get a call from the company that gave my dad a oxygen machine and tells me that he can't have it anymore because he can't afford it. i call the medicare provider who says oh well theres nothing that we can do by the way the provider for medicaid is wellcare the worst. the company that says there coming to take a life support system is extrakare,I told them that no way in hell is anyone taking this machine. Now i know with all the smart people i went to school with they have a idea what can be done, because if they take this machine he will not survive. He has copd,asthma,and empazema.