Link to a favorite peace creating petition in this thread.
Include a short description of your petition and an expiration date if possible.
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Spread the peace, shine your light!
I believe this will create a more peaceful world.
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Create Petition To Legalize Immigration Thread
Help create a petition.
Be part of the solution.
Peace,
Eric, from the Petition Center
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Create your own petition, learn how at link above!
To sign a petition creating a John Lennon Day go to:
http://www.john-lennon.com/petition.htm
Only your name and email address is required. Email will not be visible.
http://www.petitiononline.com/prop1/petition.html
This petition asks that all nuclear weapons be abolished and those that exist be converted to something non harmful or useful.
And they "beat their swords into plowshares"
Mothers For Peace Petition to Leaders of world
We urge you to use non violent solutions for all issues
http://www.petitiononline.com/peacema/petition.htmlPetition to: European Union governments, Britain, France; APPEAL FOR A TRUE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
http://www.petitiononline.com/cvprpro/petition.html
Implementation of UN Resolutions against Israel Petition
... and as a result become inhuman, we urge the United Nations Security Council to treat all its resolutions equally. We demand in the name of world peace, the implementation of resolution 242 that calls for: 1. Affirms that the fulfillment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and ...http://www.petitiononline.com/84766866/petition.html
Protest Against Withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty Petition
Bringing weapons to space will not ensure a peaceful future for the world, it will destroy its possibility by undermining the meaningful strides made towards peace in the past. There are much more pressing issues right now, including concentrating our efforts and resources on what we know to be the more likely threats ...
http://www.petitiononline.com/ABM1201/petition.html
Yusuf Islam is better known as Cat Stevens. He has been deported from the USA. As many of you may know, Cat Stevens' music represents peace and love, understanding, and hope. Just listen to a song called "Peace Train", and you will see what I mean.
http://www.petitiononline.com/13271327/petition.html
END INJUSTICE AT GUANTANAMO, END IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT TRIAL Petition
Sponsored by: Campaign Against Criminalizing Communities (CAMPACC), Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, Peace and Justice in East London, Pax Christi, Voices UK, City Circle, JustPeace, The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain, Association of Muslim Lawyers, ...
http://www.petitiononline.com/campacc/petition.html 03/23/04
... the Petition to bring back alternative to military service, and dedicate CCC service to conservation and restoration work of our natural resources
http://www.petitiononline.com/CCC2004/petition.html
100,000,000 Americans Defend The Bill of Rights Petition
... committed violations and subversions of the Constitution of the United States of America in an attempt to carry out with impunity crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes and deprivations of the civil rights of the people of the United States and other nations, by assuming powers of an imperial ...
http://www.petitiononline.com/DropBush/petition.html 08/23/04,
END THE ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF IRAQ NOW! Petition
... the rise of imperialist competitors (e.g. China, Russia, E.U., Japan) that could challenge the U.S.’s global supremacy in the new century. · Build military bases in the region in order to dominate Iraq and the Middle East as a whole. · Maintain the hegemony of the dollar as the world’s international ...
http://www.petitiononline.com/endwar05/petition.html
The U.S. is the only civilized country on Earth that has NOT signed International Treaty banning land mines that kill and maim thousands of innocent kids, farmers and animals on a daily basis. Urge the US government to ban these terror producing weapons.
http://www.thePetitionSite.com/takeaction/765987351
About a third of all nations in the world have between 85 million and one hundred million land mines set and ready to explode. There are landmines laid in over 60 countries.
Cambodia has experienced what seems like eternal fighting between Khmer Ruge and the people in villages. Thousands of people are injured every day in this country from land mines alone.
Mines are often laid in a random fashion. Farms become abandoned because they are mined or the approaches are mined. Over 1/2 of Cambodia is now mined and uninhabitable.
TNT is one mine counterattack, and TNT has to be used to make sure the mine is completely destroyed. The Pol Pot Cultural Revolution killed over 1 million Cambodians from disease, starvations, disease and murder. The fall of the Khmer Ruge did not stop the fighting. The Khmer Ruge’s National Democratic Army weapons are supplied by the Chinese.
No one marks their mine fields when laying them. Mines are an effective terror weapon against civilians. Mines are often used to extract money from civilians. Anti-tank mines are used to go off by pressure from tanks normally, but can be set to go off from a villager’s cart hauling wood for heating and cooking.
It costs about $1,000 to find and destroy one mine. One mine costs only $3.50 to produce and set in Third World countries. Mine destroying is an expensive, slow and tedious process for each single mine. The mine removal teams in some countries must be alert from guerrilla actions and the work is very dangerous. Mine laying only takes a few minutes; a teen can arm and set a mine it is so simple.
Mines are used to keep the troops on the opposite side from moving. The deadliest mine around is the T-72 mine. One pulls the pin and buries the mine. In 5 minutes it arms. This particular mine has an anti-handling device inside. This means that if someone is searching for the mine and disturbs it from the side, it will go off. The mine is made by China Arms Industries, a huge arms manufacturer. The computer chip inside the mine is made in America by Motorola, but the company says it does not sell its chips knowingly to make mines like this.
Only about 1/2 of mine victims survive the blast. All of these victims then need a prosthetic device every two years. Women are left with no chance for marriage, and no support. Almost all mine victims end up being outcasts in their society and live by begging for their food, living homeless in cities or wherever they can find shelter.
All victims need training to even use the prosthetic limbs. Almost all victims will be in pain for the rest of their lives. The price of training and support is enormous and can really never be paid or afforded by Third World countries where these mines are set.
Please sign this petition against human rights violations in Tibet.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/323661827
Love and light,
Aisha.
Ariana B.3:26 PM
Rights group censures Iran for execution of minors Fri. 22 Jul 2005
Iran Focus
London, Jul. 22 – The human rights group Amnesty International today urged the Iranian government to put a halt to the execution of minors and individuals sentenced to death for crimes they committed as children.
The international rights group pointed to the execution of three such youths in the Islamic Republic in the past week despite the country being a signatory to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which stipulate that individuals who committed offences while below the age of 18 should be spared from the death penalty.
In its statement, Amnesty International said, “So far this year, Iran has executed at least four persons for crimes committed when they were children including one who is still a child. Amnesty International has recorded 42 executions so far in 2005, but the true number could well be higher”.
“On 19 July 2005, an 18-year-old, identified only as A. M. and a minor, Mahmoud A, were publicly hanged in the north-eastern city of Mashhad. According to reports, they were convicted of sexual assault on a 13-year-old boy and had been detained 14 months ago. Prior to their execution, the two were also given 228 lashes each for drinking, disturbing the peace and theft”, Amnesty International stated.
“Prior to this, on 13 July 2005, Ali Safarpour Rajabi, aged 20, was hanged for killing Hamid Enshadi, a police officer in Poldokhtar. Amnesty International recorded his death sentence as having been passed in February 2002, when he was 17 years old, and believes his crime may have been committed when he was only 16 years old”, the rights group added.
Iran’s Islamic law permits boys above the age of 15 and girls above the age of nine to receive the capital punishment.
In January 2005, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child urged Iran "to suspend immediately the imposition and execution of all forms of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, such as amputation, flogging or stoning, for crimes committed by persons under 18".
Please help those who like to change this miserable situation through peaceful democratic ways.In Iran little girls of the age 9 and boys of the age of 13 are considered adults.
We have reasons to believe that at the very moment another 30 youth are waiting to be hung.!
signe the petition and help circulate it.We just need to get 10000 signatures. if we all take one signature as one person in danger in that great prison, each one of us could help many ...
: http://www.petitionthem.com/default.asp?sect=detail&pet=1754#sigs
Please take the time to read the actual petition, because the wording is very different from that portrayed above. Just be aware of what you are signing.
This does not help the cause, by misrepresenting what the petition is about.
Peace,
Eric
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/178208095
We the undersigned, endorse the following petition:
Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsor: Amnesty USA
DEADLINE: Ongoing ...
Every day, more than 700 women are abused or sexually assaulted by their partner - and four are murdered.
If Congress fails to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), these numbers could get a whole lot worse. With passage of VAWA in 1994, rates of domestic violence incidents have dropped by almost 50% and incidents of rape are down by 60%.
VAWA is up for reauthorization in September and we must send a loud and clear message that 700 women a day is 700 too many. Urge your Congressmember to reauthorize VAWA. It provides desperately needed shelter, counseling, medical, and justice services for the 700 women and children who are affected by domestic violence every single day in this country.
There is a good chance that VAWA could be cut. If it is, funding for domestic violence shelters is at risk. Children who witness domestic violence are at even greater risk. And, we may slow the progress that we've made in preventing violence against women.
Sign this petition to protect women and children.
"No election, whether fair or fraudulent, can legitimize criminal wars on foreign countries, torture, the wholesale violation of human rights, and the end of science and reason."
The Not In Our Name Statement Of Conscience urges everyone to become active in some form of opposition to war and domestic repression. But the statement itself does not endorse any particular organizations or forms of political action. The links on this page are for your information and there is no implied endorsement of these activities by the signers of the NION statement.
Click here for the Not In Our Name project and the Pledge of Resistance
Click here to reach the World Can't Wait -- Drive out the Bush Regime!Click here for the ACLU's Safe and Free project
Click here for the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
Click here for Artists Against the War
Click here for the Call to Conscience from Veterans to Active Duty Troops and Reservists
Click here for the Center for Constitutional Rights
Click here for the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Click here for EPIC (Education for Peace in Iraq Center)
Click here for Global Exchange
Click here for Institute for Public Accuracy
Click here for International A.N.S.W.E.R.
Click here for No Blood for Oil
Click here for Not In My Name, songs and remixes of Saul Williams
Click here for Peace Action
Click here for Refuse & Resist!
Click here for Theaters Against War (THAW)
Click here for the True Majority campaign
Click here for Turn Your Back on Bush
Click here for United for Peace & Justice
Click here for Voices in the Wilderness
Click here to reach the We Stand for Peace & Justice statement
Click here for Writers Against the War
The New Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience, opposing the domestic and international agenda of the Bush government, is signed by over 15,000 people and appeared in the New York Times on Sunday, January 23, and in the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, February 3. LA TIMES, February 15. Please help us get it published in other publications.
Jared L.Sign the Green Party petition to support Cindy Sheehan's efforts to meet with President Bush. Tuesday, 9:55 PM
Sign the Green Party petition to support Cindy Sheehan's efforts to meet with President Bush.
The Green Party of the United States through its Peace Committee (GPAX) invites you to sign a petition to support Cindy Sheehan's efforts to meet with President Bush to get answers to many unanswered questions.
Now, especially, with the imminent disbanding of Camp Casey, we need to keep the pressure on.
The petition can be found at this link: http://www.gp.org
Thanks for your support. Together we can change the world.
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Join the demonstration from home!
We've set up an easy mechanism so you can let the politicians know that you stand with the more than 100 thousand people at the Sept. 24 March on Washington and are demanding Bring the Troops Home Now, spend money on human needs - not war and occupation!
I wish I could go but...Not in my current condition...
So I just signed on as an endorser!
Hope all goes well..
The following link is for Veterans for Common Sense. Please join all the vets and family members of vets in signing the open letter to the administration against torture and in favor of an independent commission on torture:
Sign the Open Letter
For an Independent Commission on Torture
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org
Thank you for signing!
Please help spread the word - let's let the people of Iraq know that we do not support these horrible actions.
Send this link to your friends and family who feel as strongly as you do: http://www.care2.com/go/z/wearesorry
Barbara T.1:22 AM
Women's Call for Peace: An Urgent Appeal
We, the women of the United States, Iraq and women worldwide, have had enough of the senseless war in Iraq and the cruel attacks on civilians around the world. We've buried too many of our loved ones. We've seen too many lives crippled forever by physical and mental wounds. We've watched in horror as our precious resources are poured into war while our families' basic needs of food, shelter, education and healthcare go unmet. We've had enough of living in constant fear of violence and seeing the growing cancer of hatred and intolerance seep into our homes and communities.
This is not the world we want for ourselves or our children. With fire in our bellies and love in our hearts, we women are rising up - across borders - to unite and demand an end to the bloodshed and the destruction.
We have seen how the foreign occupation of Iraq has fueled an armed movement against it, perpetuating an endless cycle of violence. We are convinced that it is time to shift from a military model to a conflict-resolution model that includes the following elements:
- The withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq;
- Negotiations to reincorporate disenfranchised Iraqis into all aspects of Iraqi society;
- The full representation of women in the peacemaking process and a commitment to women's full equality in the post-war Iraq;
- A commitment to discard plans for any foreign bases in Iraq;
- Iraqi control of its oil and other resources;
- The nullification of privatization and deregulation laws imposed under occupation, allowing Iraqis to shape the trajectory of the post-war economy;
- A massive reconstruction effort that prioritizes Iraqi contractors, and draws upon financial resources of the countries responsible for the invasion and occupation of Iraq;
- Consideration of a temporary international peacekeeping force that is truly multilateral and is not composed of any troops from countries that participated in the occupation.
To move this peace process forward, we are creating a massive movement of women - crossing generations, races, ethnicities, religions, borders and political persuasions. Together, we will pressure our governments, the United Nations, the Arab League, Nobel Peace Prize winners, religious leaders and others in the international community to step forward to help negotiate a political settlement. And in this era of divisive fundamentalisms, we call upon world leaders to join us in spreading the fundamental values of love for the human family and for our precious planet.
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=185&t=WSNTW2.dwt
Jouni Y.PETITION BY PHYSICISTS ON US NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY Tuesday, 10:19 AM
Hi All! Sign yourself, and if you know personally physicists or students of physics inform them. And, if you have surplus energy you could forward to the faculty of
Physics of University closest to you. Already some 2700 physicists have signed it, and everybody can join signing.
Peace, Best!
Jouni
PETITION BY PHYSICISTS ON US NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY
http://physics.ucsd.edu/petition/
You can sign this even if you are not a physicist. There is a section for ordinary folks like us to sign.
Marc G.Stop Nuclear War With Iran!
Stop Nuclear War With Iran! We weren't able to stop the last war, but we must stop the next one…NOW!
The United Nations, which is the mandated to uphold international law,
must speak out against the Bush Administration's plans. Let's send a
collective letter to Secretary General Kofi Annan imploring him to
denounce this threat and call for a diplomatic solution. Click here to sign on and/or send your own, and pass it to friends and family around the world. Let's let the Bush administration and Kofi Annan know that the world is demanding an end to this madness!
Hi all, this petition is about shifting our priorities and U.S. budget away from outdated weaponry we pay millions (billions) for,to more peaceful issues instead, like schools, environmental issues, and access to health care: 
http://democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Peaceact/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4588
& TOGETHER,
WE WILL CREATE A PEACEFUL WORLD!!
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Yes! I join with the majority of US citizens, the people of Iraq, and people around the world in calling for a comprehensive end to the US war in Iraq.
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