Olive Street Park is not an appropriate location for the regional AIDS memorial in San Diego; and the site selection and design for such an important memorial should be transparent and follow an open public process. The Task Force and City officials should revisit the Olive Street Park decision and think carefully about the regional AIDS Memorial San Diego deserves. View a commentary by the BHCG President: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/the-planned-project-is-not-the-aids-memorial-san-diego-deserves/ View the presentation from the Monday, November 20, 2017 BHCG meeting: https://www.bankershillcommunity.org/news/olive-street-park-presentation/ The Reader: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/oct/31/stringers-aids-memorial-plan-not-great/# Voice of SD: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/25-years-after-being-floated-a-massively-pared-down-aids-memorial-is-moving-forward/

We propose that the Students, Faculty, and administration of South Eugene High School work together to name and introduce a modern gender neutral mascot reflective of the current 4j district mission, goals, and nondiscrimination policy. Please sign this petition if you agree that it is time for South Eugene High School to choose a new, inclusive mascot to ensure that all students are recognized equally and feel included in the school community. Please comment. We want to hear your point of view. Here are some of the comments already submitted by students, teachers, parents, and experts in discrimination: • "I have one daughter there now and another soon. I didn't think this was important at first but then I thought about if the school mascot was the Axewomen how I would feel as a young boy going to that school." • "It is no longer acceptable, in 2017, to have an outdated mascot that makes the male gender normative. Firemen are now firefighters; policemen are now police officers. These changes were made to make those professions welcoming and inclusive, and to reflect the equality of mens' and women's participation in them. Time to move forward and retire the Axemen." • "The South Eugene High School Robotics Team promotes inclusivity and teamwork amongst all of its members. Being called "Axemen" does not support this modern team concept at all. I would like to see a mascot that reflects all team activities at South, including those that are coed." • "If you look up the meaning of Axeman in the dictionary, its not representative of the SEHS student body. Why would we want to keep this name? It doesn't offer much value, and is clearly male based. axeman (ˈæksmən) or axman n, pl -men 1. a man who wields an axe, esp to cut down trees 2. a person who makes cuts in expenditure or services, esp on behalf of another: the chancellor's axeman. 3. (Pop Music) slang US a man who plays a musical instrument, esp a guitar." • "I always feel odd when I am at the girls soccer games and "axemen" is part of the description. We need an update that reflects all of the students at South." • "It's time to update it with something inclusive for all students, male, female and non binary. School spirit shouldn't be about gender and it shouldn't exclude students." • "I’m a student at Roosevelt and by the time I get to south I would like to have my mascot be something that everyone can enjoy and that no one feels discriminated against by. That everyone feels equal." – Future SEHS Student • "Since South Eugene High is still 2 years away for my family, I had no idea that the high school still employed such an absurd and sexist mascot. Frankly, this is embarrassing in 2017, and no, adding "axewomen" is not the fix. That simply draws attention to the absurdity of this mascot 45 years after Title IX. The alternatives are abundant. Choose one now, please." • "With the current environment with harassment coming to light finally, we want to encourage and promote equality and fairness. The current mascot is nothing of that sort. As a mom of a daughter who cannot relate to the mascot, how is it fair for her to be called an axman? We are beyond this now. The archaic and chauvinist mascot needs to be replaced with something that all students can relate and be proud of." • "Yay!" –SEHS varsity athlete • "It's not only an embarrassment to have such a gendered mascot in this time, it also promotes social and psychological bias that effects the kids (of all genders) negatively. Now's the time to make a change." • "I am so glad to see this issue has been brought to the forefront. I fully encourage, support and expect a name change. Empowering our young women to feel valued and equal is vital. There is great power in language and words absolutely matter. It is beyond time for gender equality in the South Eugene Highschool name." – 4j teacher • " I graduated from south in 1996 and I’m not attached to the old mascot. If the kids want a new one for these modern times, I support that." – Alum • "Please show our SEHS students that our community pays more than lip service to the concepts of equality and inclusiveness... Think about how empowered your students will feel and how this feeling will resonate into other areas of their lives and our community." • "...Names that evoke solely male associations are dated and discriminatory. I think this is an opportunity for SEHS to lead the way for a more inclusive mascot." –Retired SEHS Teacher • "As a Eugene resident I do not think that this outdated symbol of patriarchy is reflective of our communities values. Time for a change!" • "Time to get the sexism and violence out of this mascot title. South Eugene can do better! Time for a new mascot name that is inclusive." – SEHS parent • "I think that a non-inflammatory, gender-neutral mascot will be key in equitable progress... use of the word "man" or "men" to represent both men and women justifies it's use as an autohyponym (word that refers to a subset of itself, e.g. dog refers to the whole species as well as a male dog, or in this case "man" refers to all humans...), which in turn almost always convinces us that a) men are the greatest/most important/most powerful type of humans because they are the ones representing humans and b) justifies the thinking that men are the default because they are what the whole species is named after. To summarize this, use [of] men to represent [both] men and women makes us think [men] are better and the default." –SEHS Freshman Debate Student • "I am a parent and pediatrician in the SEHS community. We need a gender neutral mascot." – Parent and PeaceHealth Pediatrician • "It is time." - K-12 Teacher • "Surprised this wasn't changed a long time ago!" – SEHS Parent • "Time is now to change the male focused mascot." – Parent and Business Owner • "We should have evolved the mascot 20 years ago. School changes, the world changes. Well past time to change the mascot." – Eugene MD ...

We should be concerned about the loss of teachers, social workers,nurses, Peace Corps volunteers and many other public service employees. Eliminating this loan forgiveness program will cost us public service professionals and deter those from pursuing careers in the public sector and/or volunteering for the Peace Corps or Americorps.

This is to stop all the racism against Black Americans. It is time for Congress to do their job and work for Black Americans. It is time to come down hard on white racist hate groups. Racists hate groups are working without any concern for what they have been doing to Black Americans since 1964. Now, racists are strong enough to have their own flag and their voice in government. Black Americans are mistreated, murdered and imprisoned without a voice. Congress is the voice of all Americans and it is time for Congress to address this situation.

I have family members who went to graduate school and wanted to give back to society. Their school debt is high, but they felt the worked they did was important. They are working to pay down the loan for 10 years and contribute to society. Now this bill will devastate their future and make many rethink future educational goals. This bill is vile.

No taxpayer money should be used to settle sexual harassment lawsuits by ANY politician. All previous settlements should be disclosed to the American people and any taxpayer money that was used for this should be IMMEDIATELY refunded by said politician(s).

Preserving the constitutional rights of children in APS is important to us. Virginia currently leads the nation in referring children into the criminal justice system. It is also important to us that this trend, also known as the “school-to-prison pipeline,” be dramatically reduced. Some of the main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline include zero-tolerance and overly punitive school disciplinary practices, which result in students’ reduced access to instruction. Policies and practices should aim higher. APS should set the bar higher than simply not violating students’ legal rights. Changes made to the 2017-18 APS Handbook that expand search and seizure practices without reference to either reasonable suspicion or probable cause should stop, pending School Board review of the policy and practice. RESOURCES: Information regarding school to prison pipeline and school discipline: https://www.justice4all.org/2015/04/10/report-virginia-tops-nation-in-referring-schoolchildren-to-police/ https://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school-to-prison-folder/federal-reports/upcoming-ccrr-research/losen-gillespie-opportunity-suspended-2012.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/data.html http://www.insidenova.com/news/education/law-promotes-alternatives-to-suspending-students-in-virginia-schools/article_9a4d291a-4f83-11e7-8610-1f16c7308a05.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/from-the-classroom-to-the-courts-in-va-too-many-students-get-treated-like-criminals/2017/10/22/119cda9a-b5d9-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.5e24812794c7 State Guidance: https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/sites/dcjs.virginia.gov/files/publications/law-enforcement/virginia-school-law-enforcement-partnership-guide.pdf https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/sites/dcjs.virginia.gov/files/publications/law-enforcement/virginia-school-law-enforcement-partnership-model-memorandum-understanding.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/virginia_tiered_system_supports/positive_behavior/index.shtml Current APS Handbook: https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Handbook2017-18-EN-FULL.pdf Prior Year APS Handbook: https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/APSHandbook2016-17.pdf

The gun lobby and its allies in Congress are trying to pull a fast one. The U.S. House passed national concealed carry reciprocity in the belief that we are too distracted by everything else that's happening to notice. When it comes to the safety of our families and communities, we are never distracted, and we can still stop this bill in the Senate! The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 compels states to recognize concealed carry permits from all over the country, regardless of how lax permitting standards are in other states. Some states have lax standards indeed: A Sun-Sentinel investigation found that Florida issued concealed carry licenses to people who would fail background checks in other states, like people with domestic abuse injunctions and gun violations. And at least 11 states don't require permits at all to carry concealed weapons. Should federally mandated concealed carry become the law of the land, an individual state would no longer be able to control who is authorized to carry a concealed gun within its borders. Police would not be able to quickly find out if out-of-state permits are valid, putting law enforcement and the public at higher risk of harm. Mandated national concealed carry would gut common sense gun safety laws that advocates have worked hard to pass in states across our nation. Americans are already about 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun than someone from another developed country. Now is not the time to weaken common sense safety standards or states' rights! Tell Congress to oppose federally mandated concealed carry legislation now!

Donald Trump still has not provided the People with an adequate, appropriate statement of his current physical condition, despite numerous requests. In addition, since taking office, and before, Donald Trump has put the American People in danger because of his reckless, unstable, inconsistent, unethical, immature, dishonest tweets and behavior that spit in the eye of the American values that actually always have and DO make America great, not to mention his brining us to the brink of possible nuclear war with North Korea. Therefore, the People demand that Donald Trump submit to a full and thorough independent psychological evaluation. Full reports including a full list of tests administered as part of both evaluations and a summary of results for each test will be published to the American People as authored by the physicians performing the evaluations within 30 days of completion. Results will be shared with Donald Trump prior to publication but only for informational purposes, not edits or changes. The authors will retain approval of the final report for publicationh purposes, and distribution/publication to the American People. Since Donald Trump likes to measure his announced fake accomplishments against those "of the previous Administrhation," this petition demands that Donald Trump submit to testing equally as rigorous and comprehensive as did Barack Obama during his Presidency. The People also hereby respectfully demand that the independent professionals performing the independent medical and psychological evaluations will be selected by the "most trusted politician in America," Senator Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders will also ensure that the selected professionals are qualified by experience, doctoral degree and board certification to perform the evaluations. Senator Sanders will also receive a copy of the final report for informational purposes and timely distribution/publication to the American People.

ROBLOX is ruining the community for players under the age of 13, and solely making the game for children.

My husband and I receive Social Security benefits and we paid into the Social Security program each week of our working lives. For years congress has been borrowing this money to fund other projects. Debtors should pay what they owe. We do.

This petition is about social justice. The 7-11 company sells their gas to working class people, never informing them that just buying gas with a card could lead to an outrageous card hold of $125 held for 3 weeks. This practice must stop immediately.