Since their inception the University of California has managed both of the nation's nuclear weapons labs¹. Every nuclear weapon in the United States arsenal has been designed and developed under the auspices of the UC. It is unconscionable that an institution of higher learning be responsible for bringing weapons of mass destruction into the world. Furthermore, by continuing to manage the weapons labs the University of California legitimizes and helps shield from criticism the United States’ nuclear weapons program and arsenal. [1] Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico & Lawerence Livermore National Lab in California

I want to start a Nationwide Disability Pride Day to celebrate all people with disabilities and their accomplishments. To celebrate to diversity and help promote positive self-image of people with disabilities

Communities of color are expanding in WA state, but their numbers in the state legislature are dropping. A proposal from the WA State Redistricting Commission would worsen this under representation. If the Commission's plan to remove North Beacon Hill from the 11th Legislative District takes effect, social justice & labor advocate State Representative Bob Hasegawa would lose his seat in the legislature. Send a pro-diversity message to the commission.

The American Jobs Act that President Obama proposed at a recent speech in front of a joint session of congress, is vital to our economic well being. Please sign this petition to let your congressman and the President know we don't want petty bickering and frivolous compromise ruining any chance we have at helping millions of people find work.

Let's take pride as Americans in paying our taxes! Our fair share helps pay for essentials of a prosperous and just society. Read on...

This is a petition from Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Later this month, the Palestinian Authority will ask the United Nations for recognition of the State of Palestine on the 1967 border and admittance as the 194th member of the UN. For over 60 years the Palestinians have lived as exiles or under a brutal occupation, with their land in the West Bank increasingly settled by Jews from Israel and other countries and their homes and olive trees often bulldozed. Israel’s callous blockade has created inhumane conditions for the people of Gaza. Virtually all nations other than Israel regard the Israeli settlements and these behaviors as illegal under international law. As PA president Mahmoud Abbas has made clear, the Palestinians are seeking UN admission to help them “secure the right to live free in the remaining 22 percent of our historic homeland because we have been negotiating with the State of Israel for 20 years without coming any closer to realizing a state of our own.” This Palestinian UN effort in no way threatens the existence or welfare of the State of Israel. The PLO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have long accepted the state of Israel, and Hamas has on a number of occasions openly declared its willingness to abide by any agreement between the PA and Israel that is approved by the Palestinian people in an open and free referendum. I am urging you to support this Palestinian request for statehood recognition. Israel itself in 1948 unilaterally declared its statehood and received UN membership. What they could do then, the Palestinians should be entitled to do today. It is fair. It is time.

Lubbock is poised to become the largest city in the United States without a health dept. Mayor Martin and others in the city government want to close the Health Dept and fragment services. We are asking the citizens of Lubbock to stand up for keeping this essential service that protects the public health and safety.

Since Americans have already tightened our belts at home, it's time for Congress to do the same. The American people will have to sacrifice when services and programs are cut, and therefore Congress should also.

Allow everyone the opportunity to know who they really are by encouraging legislation toward mandatory DNA paternity testing. Millions of people suffer, most assuredly children born into obscure existences, because one parent balks about confirming family origin through DNA testing.

Members of the United States Congress are involved with budget issues. This involves balancing revenue and spending. Budget issues cannot always be addressed by simply cutting taxes and spending. From time to time it is necessary to raise taxes, for example, during times when we go to war. However, some members of Congress have taken oaths never to raise taxes. Their plan is to always look for spending cuts instead. There are times when it is necessary to raise taxes, for example, to make sure our country can protect ourselves, and to handle the costs of natural disasters. This oath has caused some members of Congress to not even consider reducing oil subsidies when some oil companies are making tens of billions of dollars of profit per quarter. Anyone who has taken an oath to never raise taxes, cannot effectively do their job. Therefore, anyone who has taken an oath to never raise taxes, should be disqualified from Congress. This would apply to both new and existing members.

In order for the Game of Darts to grow in the United States, it is obvious that communications need to improve. I think the best way to do this is to move and revamp the day to day operations of the ADO. Moving the office will reduce expenses and improve operations.

To start a movement of interest for bringing back basketball to Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL