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Jail Time for the Steubenville Whistleblower ? PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, protection, rights, rape, freedoms, environment )

Cher
- 3 days ago - takepart.com
Deric Lostutter, the young man responsible for exposing how slow local authorities in the Steubenville, Ohio rape case were moving, and a potential cover up of the crime, is now facing a possible 10 years in prison-- the rapists only 2 years.
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Tell Your Senators: Stand Strong for Survivors of Sexual Assault ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, environment, protection, assault, survivors, violence, women )

Cher
- 7 days ago - secure2.convio.net
The Senate Armed Services Committee is currently considering changes to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 and it should reform the military justice system by moving decision-making on whether and how to prosecute serious
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Remember the Removal
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, anniversary, Cherokee, children, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, government, murder, politics, rights, sadness, society, Trail of Tears, violence )

Rosemary
- 11 days ago - remembertheremoval.cherokee.org
The 2013 Remember the Removal Bike Ride is the fifth annual bicycle ride commemorating the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from its homelands during the winter of 1838-39. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Cherokee Nation's Trail of Tears
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Investing in Small-Scale Farmers Can Help Lift Over 1 Billion People Out of Poverty - UN Report
Society & Culture  (tags: agriculture, development, environment, ethics, farms, food, humans, interesting, news, report, security, society, U.N., World Environment Day )

Rosemary
- 11 days ago - un.org
Given the right conditions and targeted support, small farmers can unleash a new and sustainable agricultural revolution, the United Nations environment agency a partner agricultural development organization reported today on the eve of World Environment
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On World Environment Day, UN Spotlights 'Absurdity' of Global Food Waste
Society & Culture  (tags: children, death, environment, ethics, foodprint, health, humans, interesting, safety, society, U.N., waste, world )

Rosemary
- 11 days ago - un.org
5 June 2013 - With tons of edible produce squandered each year - never making it from farm to fork - senior United Nations officials are issuing a call on World Environment Day to "reduce your foodprint!," urging everyone to help curb the massive loss ...
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Pledge - Military Survivors of Sexual Assault Deserve Justice ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, military, sexual assault, survivors, women, protection, violence, environment )

Cher
- 12 days ago - action.nwlc.org
Under current military rules, survivors of sexual assault must turn to the chain of command to secure justice. These commanders do not have the legal expertise to make such critical decisions as whether or not to pursue and punish sex offenders.
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Give Your Support For The Changes to Offensive Medical Terminology
Society & Culture  (tags: child, children, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, freedoms, GoodNews, health, humans, media, society )

Paul
- 18 days ago - forcechange.com
Target: American Psychiatric Association - Goal: Praise them for having changed the term "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability"
104 comments
Consumerism and Its Discontents
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, freedoms, internet, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 21 days ago - truth-out.org
About 25 percent of Millennials do not want a car, compared with 10 percent of their parents at their age. In 1978, sixty-seven percent of 17-year-old Americans had drivers' licenses, compared with just 45 percent in 2010.
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The End of the Beginning of the End ~ William Rivers Pitt
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, culture, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, religion, rights, society, violence, world )

Kit
- 21 days ago - truth-out.org
That's "trillion," with a "T." They can afford to hire people. Lots and lots and lots of people. They just aren't, because they make more money that way...and there's always offshore labor available if they need warm bodies to work on the extra-cheap.
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Tell Your Member of Congress: Women Must Be Heard in the Climate Change Debate ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, environment, protection, family )

Cher
- 23 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Tell your member of Congress to support the Women's Climate Change Resolution to ensure climate policies effectively address women's needs.
52 comments
Oklahoma Tornado Health Risks May Lie In The Rubble
Society & Culture  (tags: health, tornadoes in Oklahama, news, environment, safety, usa )

Cal
- 23 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
In addition to rusty nails, shattered glass, falling debris and loose wires, hazards such as cancer-causing asbestos and neurotoxic lead can be stirred up by the violent winds and by recovery efforts themselves. Such risks may raise the toll of death and
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Obama -- Guantanamo Ends Now ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, freedoms, suffering, protection, environment )

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

Cher
- 26 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.
80 comments
Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, environment, weather, climate-change, government, Oklahoma City, tv )

Cal
- 27 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
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
- 28 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
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