This petition is about actions that can be taken to improve the lives of incarcerated immigrant children.

The city of Beaverton has failed us in upholding its sustainability and inclusion promise. We are petitioning for the planning committee to hold all permits for Life Time Fitness until a comprehensive sustainable design that meets Beaverton’s equity, sustainability and climate goals and there is substantially more public outreach on this highly controversial and impactful development proceeds.

With its dangerous decision in Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court has given politicians a green light to rig electoral districts in their favor -- by refusing to take a stand against partisan gerrymandering. Five justices have given the high court’s approval to blatant, extreme, and explicit partisan gerrymandering -- granting politicians unfettered permission to rig districts to their liking. But unlike the Court, We the People won’t sit idly by while power-hungry politicians deprive us of our right to fair representation. We have to take this fight to the states -- and push for strong, voter-focused redistricting reforms. Reforms like independent redistricting commissions, which take the power to draw electoral maps AWAY from politicians and give it to the people. These commissions are already working to create fair, impartial maps in states like California, Arizona, and Montana -- and now more than ever, it’s time to take them nationwide. The Court’s decision is a setback for Fair Maps -- but not an insurmountable one. We know our democracy works best when the American people have the power -- not self-interested politicians -- and when every voter can make themselves heard. So we’ll fight state-by-state until not one voter is silenced by gerrymandering. Take the End Gerrymandering Pledge and tell your state lawmakers to pass strong, comprehensive redistricting reform.

As a social work professor and practitioner, and as a human being, I take my ethical obligation to uphold the values of NASW Code of Ethics which include service to others, commitment to social justice, respect for and defense of the dignity and worth of the person, knowledge and commitment to uphold the importance of human relationships, to act with integrity when bearing witness to undue harm to vulnerable persons and to the value of competence as it relates to my professional knowledge that the actions taken at the U.S. Mexico border constitute child abuse and neglect as well as human rights violations.

As a citizen of the state of Florida, a state with 8,436 miles of coastline that includes all tidal inlets (according to NOAA) and 663 miles of beaches, and as a customer of Dunkin' Donuts, I am appalled that they are still offering only plastic straws and stir sticks. Over the last several years, we have learned that not only are our oceans inundated with plastic waste, including straws and stir-sticks, but wildlife is dying at an alarming rate because they are ingesting huge quantities of these products. The stir sticks and straws are used once and discarded, and not even recyclable! We call on Dunkin' Donuts to be a good corporate citizen and switch to biodegradable wood, bamboo, and eco-friendly paper products.

We have an aging population. Our millennials, wrapped up in debt from student loan and credit cards, are way too concerned about getting out of debt, than having kids. Young or old, one thing they have in common is, they've worked for the same wage and daily paycheck for the sat five years. Whilst the cost of food had gone up many times, in between these years, nothing's change for them. No raise, no exemption and no benefit. And on top of this, a third of this working group in our population will be retiring for good in the next two years. When they do, we'll have qualified people to take the position they retired from. But one thing we cannot hide is the fact that funds for their pension scheme, retirement benefits, Medicaid, housing and social services will be stretched thin. To make up for this, developed economies rely on immigrants to fill the gap. And that is why most developed economies all over the world bring in immigrants to do the job the young ones are leaving behind, or jobs our own are unwilling to do. It is a proven and tested way to boost pension scheme, it is the best way to fund the care of our retirees, re-energize sagging economy and re-invigorate economically depressed communities. I might want to control the border if I were Trump today, but whilst doing so, I'll consider the economical benefit of having immigrants in our midst. I'll grant the 6 million non-Latino immigrants in our midst an amnesty. And as for those 5 million that are Latinos of Colombian descent, I'll extend Native Rights Act to them. Diversity and compassion is what defines us the most, not hatred and definitely not bad governance. That's why I'm calling for a blanket amnesty for immigrants in our midst now. Please share this message with the all presidential candidates. Get them to make this an issue worth debating and get the Congress to grant amnesty to immigrants in out midst.

There is a law in Washington State that prohibits anyone from storing manure in ways that endanger human health and well-being. The WA State Board of Health is considering a revision of this regulation (WAC 173-203-130) that would exempt concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from this law. CAFOs are farms where hundreds of animals are confined in small areas for most of the year. As a result, CAFOs struggle to manage huge amounts of urine and feces. CAFOs store these by-products on-site and occasionally next to family homes. The current law allows neighbors to seek relief by complaining to public health officials. In rural Yakima County, for example, factory farms have built manure lagoons and stockpiled manure within throwing distance of family homes. In 2017 floodwaters sent overflow from dairy lagoons and compost areas into twelve rural residences. The WA Farm Bureau contends that the WA State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is better equipped to address these problems than health officers. However, the WSDA has no expertise in human health. Giving this responsibility to WSDA means that nothing will be done to protect neighbors from the excesses of factory farming. Please sign our petition. WA State Board of Health: Do not exempt CAFOs from health regulations. Keeping of Animals The WA State Board of Health received a petition to update WAC 246-203-130, Keeping of Animals in 2009. The rule addresses health, sanitation, and nuisance associated with animal keeping, mainly as it relates to manure handling and disposal. In July 2009, the Board directed staff to file a CR-101, Preproposal Statement of Inquiry, to explore issues and initiate rulemaking. Work on the rule stalled and the Board devoted time to issues and concerns with large animal feeding operations and related regulatory programs. In 2018, Board staff completed a background report on environmental health concerns and the regulatory structure managing animal waste. The report also outlines Board policy recommendations modernizing the rule to fill a unique role in the state regulatory structure. Work is now underway drafting rule language for stakeholder input and public review, with the goal of adopting a revised rule by late 2019. For more information on this rule or to be added to the email list for this rulemaking project, email Stuart Glasoe at [email protected] or call 360-236-4111. WA State Board of Health at https://sboh.wa.gov/Rulemaking/OurRulemakingActivity/KeepingofAnimals Drone video: Possibly manure-contaminated floodwater swamps parts of Outlook https://www.yakimaherald.com/photos_and_videos/videos/drone-video-possibly-manure-contaminated-floodwater-swamps-parts-of-outlook/html_e94f5936-ffae-11e6-9c62-0f53e3fdcd2d.html Irrigation District: No clogged drain in Outlook flooding https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/lower_valley/irrigation-district-no-clogged-drain-in-outlook-flooding/article_78824582-ff91-11e6-982e-c3baad38019e.html The State says no penalty for dairy after manure-tainted water floods homes, wells in Outlook https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/lower_valley/state-says-no-penalty-for-dairy-after-manure-tainted-water/article_257288f6-4fa1-11e7-9e3e-b3b4a206c0e6.html

We provide humanitarian aid and human rights advocacy. Our help has been turned away at the border. We will not be deterred! We decided to use our knowledge and expertise to effect change through policy and with people power!

Our Community is seeking a state-funded Nursing Home- We want to bring our residents back home. Our residents and family members are suffering tremendously.

Lake Associations throughout NJ have relied upon PREDFDA (Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act) to help meet the rising cost of maintenance issues for lakes and dams. Amendment A5043/S3661 will gut the law and make it impossible to maintain over 180 dams in more than 1000 lakes. Majority of these dams and lakes are maintained by private Lake Associations. Without all residents paying a fair share, these dams and lakes will fall into disrepair and eutrophication. Dam disrepair could put property and people's lives at risk , and the lakes could become an environmental nightmare. Eventually the taxpayers will be on the hook for the remediation. Governor Murphy Veto these amendments and set up a committee of experts to evaluate what neglect of these lakes will cause. PS. Thanks to your efforts with emails and phone calls A5043 was conditionally vetoed and left to expire. We now have a new nemesis even more cruel to the lake environments. This bill is A2480/S908. We must start this fight all over again with letters and phone calls if we want to save our lakes! Call your Assembly and state Senators and of course Gov. Murphy 609-292-6000.

I was startled when I got a message from Meagan Bell, a MoveOn member in North Palm Beach, Florida. She said, "she visited the Homestead child detention center located near Miami last week, and was absolutely horrified by the overcrowding and prison-like conditions that children seeking asylum were living in". As a self sponsored presidential candidate myself, I therefore decided the best thing to do is to join her, call "on all the Democratic candidates for president to personally visit the Homestead Child Detention Center while they are in South Florida this week for the debates". From pictures and briefs made available to me, I was able to make out these are kids fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. They are seeking asylum in the United States. And the most humane thing we can do now is to get these children out of detention, reunite them with their families, then focus on ways to get Donald Trump - with his modern day slavery and gulag mentality, out of office. Please join me, sign this petition and let's get the kids out of detention.

As we eagerly anticipate receiving our first paycheck including hard-earned 3 percent raises, UC Merced officials unveiled plans to raise employee parking fees at the main campus and to institute parking fees at the downtown campus. To add insult to injury, UC Merced administration failed to notify our Union, Teamsters Local 2010, of their intent to raise parking fees and negotiate how this change will affect workers. The planned parking fee increases are exorbitant and do not comply with our Union contracts. We have filed multiple grievances on this issue, but Administration has expressed that they still intend to increase parking rates. Therefore, our Teamsters 2010 representatives have submitted a cease and desist letter demanding that UC Merced stop the parking increases until they meet with our Union. With low wages and increasing fees, university employees are at risk of not being able to afford to come to work. This must end! UCM cannot continue to be a catalyst for poverty. We demand an end to increased parking fees and that UC Merced administration complies with the clerical and skilled trades contracts, which limit the parking rate increases.