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*TAKE ACTION* Stand With Striking Chicago Fast Food and Retail Workers!
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, rights, safety, society, PETITION )

Kit
- 25 days ago - fightfor15.org
We, Chicago fast food and retail workers, are striking to demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation. Our employers are raking in profits while workers, mostly adults with families, don't get paid enough to cover basic needs-->
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Demand Government Protection For Sacred Sites in Belize... Take Action
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, corruption, crime, culture, education, ethics, environment, government, humans, law, religion, sadness, society, world )

James
- 6 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project... We demand that the government make rules and laws that will stop this happening
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Report: Wealthy Thrive and Poorest Dive as Surge in US Inequality Continues
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, Poverty, society )

Kit
- 25 days ago - commondreams.org
It was direct government support with taxpayer funds that saved the big banks and, in turn, enriched their shareholders. It's not social safety net programs that are bankrupting our country: it's the rich. -Mijin Cha, Demos
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Richie Havens' Passion for Peace, Justice, and Damn Fine Music
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, celebrity, culture, death, education, media, music )

Kit
- 25 days ago - motherjones.com
On Monday, celebrated folk singer Richie Havens died of a heart attack at his Jersey City home at the age of 72. The Brooklyn-born musician was famous for his distinctive, husky baritone, and was a skilled and tough guitar player who could turn -->
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Support Investment in Early Education for Homeless Children ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, children, education, protection )

Cher
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
One in every 45 children in the U.S. is homeless each year. The stress and trauma of homelessness is emotionally and cognitively damaging to young children. Homeless children are two times more likely to have learning disabilities and eight times more
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New Abortion Restrictions Show Lawmakers' Complete Contempt for Women
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, government, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, women )

Kit
- 22 days ago - commondreams.org
There comes a point in the legislative season when those of us who track anti-choice bills start to get a bit bogged down by the onslaught of new legislation. So many bills get proposed that you begin to lose track of which state is banning what.
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Principal Fires Guards, Expands Arts and Sees Test Scores Soar
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, children, crime, culture, education, ethics, family, police, politics, safety, school, society )

Kit
- 17 days ago - alternet.org
Who would've thought kids would learn better without police breathing down their necks?
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**TAKE ACTION** Repeal The Sequester
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, government, health, media, politics, religion, rights, safety, society )

Kit
- 16 days ago - action.ourfuture.org
Congress has done nothing as services that protect the most vulnerable populations, like Meals on Wheels and Head Start, are being slashed by the sequester.
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Slaves to Our Stuff
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, books, celebrity, comsumerism, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, environment, freedoms, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 22 days ago - alternet.org
Billy Talen, known as Reverend Billy, talks about his new book and says, "We need to be honest with ourselves about the danger we are all in with the natural world. *Some thing to think about*
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Odd and Bizarre? Do We Understand the Nature of Love? Do We Love Nature?
Society & Culture  (tags: LOVE, truth, elf, nature, ems, equal life foundation, education, activists, culture, environment, GoodNews, humans, politics, rights, society, world, ethics )

Bernard
- 14 days ago - marlenvargasdelrazo.wordpress.com
Generation after Generation we are part of Human Progress --but our Environment Regress. Are we going forwards or backwards? Why? Can we even answer this question? Here is a view worth sharing and reading. Maybe we Can change the World?
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