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Sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, rights, protection )

Cher
- 7 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Center wants to take a quarter of a million signatures to DC to ask our elected representatives to protect women's health, equality, dignity, and freedom to make decisions for themselves. Make your voice heard. Sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights.
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Boy Scouts of America Vote Ends Long-Standing Ban on Gay Scouts
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, GoodNews, boy scouts, gayrights, ethics, family, society )

Cal
- 14 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that had been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, capping weeks of intense lobbying on both sides, the group said in a statement.
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Vote on Gay Scouts Comes at Emotional Moment
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, gayrights, Boy Scouts, rights, news, politics, society, interesting, culture, children, americans, law, freedoms )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - news.yahoo.com
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
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Obama -- Guantanamo Ends Now ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, freedoms, suffering, protection, environment )

Cher
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
In 24 hours, President Obama could finally move to close Guantanamo -- the most notorious prison camp on earth.
45 comments
Shocking Violence in NYC ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, gayrights, environment, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
32-year-old Mark Carson was walking down a street in New York City on Friday evening when a man came up to him and his friends, yelled "f---ot" and "queer," and shot him in the head.
75 comments
It's Time to Step Up and Help the Workers of Bangladesh
Society & Culture  (tags: acttivism, activists, workers rights in Bengladesh, world, society, rights, law, government, freedoms, children, culture, ethics, politics )

Cal
- 3 days ago - alternet.org
A planned demonstration at Gap Inc's shareholder meeting in San Francisco aims to get Gap to sign on to fire and building safety regulations in Bangladesh
24 comments
Urge NYT Public Editor to Probe Times Coverage of Syria Chemical Arms Claim - ACTION
Society & Culture  (tags: NYT, Syria, chemical weapons use, US govt., reporting, media, warmongering )

Angelika
- 3 days ago - org.salsalabs.com
Last week, the media watchdog Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting documented a lack of skepticism in New York Times reporting of allegations of Syrian government use of chemical weapons. U.S. government was not nearly as certain as claimed by the Times ...
23 comments
Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, environment, weather, climate-change, government, Oklahoma City, tv )

Cal
- 3 days ago - npr.org
As Tuesday dawned, the official death toll from the monster tornado that roared through Moore, Okla., on Monday stood at 51.
24 comments
Free the Press, Buy the Tribune Company ! The Biggest Fundraiser Ever
Society & Culture  (tags: Tribune, press, newspapers, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Koch Brothers, Rupert Murdoch, The Other 98%, Indiegogo, fundraiser, democracy, free press )

Angelika
- 3 days ago - indiegogo.com
Your ONE chance to buy democracy back, help make the Tribune community owned! See the details at site and in comments.
14 comments
The Women's and Girls' Millennium Campaign Petition ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, girls, protection, health, rights )

Cher
- 3 days ago - www2.pathfinder.org
Join Pathfinder International in calling on world leaders to increase efforts to advance the sexual and reproductive rights and health of women and girls in developing countries.
36 comments
TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR CONGRESSMAN: PROTECT CHILDREN, NOT GUNS
Society & Culture  (tags: ethics, government, gun control, violence )

Beverly
- 3 days ago - secure.childrensdefense.org
Urge them to support legislation that requires common sense gun safety requirements.
26 comments
8-Yr-Old Afghan Bride Who Was Brutally Killed By Her Mullah Husband On The First Night Of Her Wedding
Society & Culture  (tags: Child bride, Afghanistan, rape, murder, human righs, Mullah )

Beth
- 4 days ago - patdollard.com
This is so very sad.... The 8-years-old girl whose story you'll read in coming lines did not make it to the 2nd night of her wedding nor did she make it to her 9th or 10th birthday.
77 comments
Chiefs Declare Keystone XL Consultation Meeting Invalid, Walk Out on State Department Officials
Society & Culture  (tags: Keystone XL, Native Americans, Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Associati, Rapid City, South Dakota, Treaty Rights, DOS, environment, culture )

Angelika
- 4 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
"On this historic day of May 16, 2013, ten sovereign Indigenous nations maintain that the proposed TransCanada/Keystone XL pipeline does not serve the national interest and in fact would be detrimental not only to the collected sovereigns but all future
31 comments
'Nuns on the Bus' Will Hit the Road for Immigration Reform
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, children, ethics, freedoms, government, humans, interesting, law, media, politics, religion, rights, sadness, safety, society, usa )

JL
- 4 days ago - sojo.net
The "Nuns on the Bus" are revving up their engines for another national campaign, only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice along the country's Southern border to push Congress to pass immigration reform.
17 comments
Take Care of Our Wildland Firefighting Heroes ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, health care, protection, environment )

Cher
- 4 days ago - theanimalrescuesite.com
Tell President Obama to provide health care to the men and women who are battling America's wildfires.
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