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Freedom For Daniel - Enough Already! - The Petition Site
Society & Culture  (tags: freedom, abuse, HumanRights, violence, United States Justice Department, justice system, justice )

Kelli
- 57 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
MY SON WAS KIDNAPPED WITHIN THE PRISON WALLS... AND HELD CAPTIVE FOR OVER 3 DAYS BY 5 MEN! THREE DAYS!!!!! THEY BEAT MY SON TO WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE! THEY ASSAULTED HIM REPEATEDLY! NOTHING WAS DONE!!!!! NOTHING WAS DONE TO PROTECT MY SON
39 comments
MAUREEN DOWD - Boy, Oh, Boy
Society & Culture  (tags: society, culture, southern, politics, racism, obama, foreigner, socialist, fascist, marxist, racist, commie, nazi, cad, snake, foreigner, muslim, thug, americans, civil, rights, freedom, blacks, whites, slavery, confederates, bigotry, ignorance, fear )

Tom
- 69 days ago - nytimes.com
I've been loath to admit that the frantic efforts to paint our first black president as the Other, a foreigner, socialist, fascist, Marxist, racist, Commie, Nazi; a cad who would snuff old people; a snake who would indoctrinate kids - had to do with race.
14 comments
Peltier Awaits Parole Decision
Society & Culture  (tags: Native American, parole, freedom, society, culture, rights )

Lone
- 99 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
LEWSIBURG, Pa. - There's a digital clock on the official Leonard Peltier Web site marking the time the American Indian Movement activist has been in prison.
12 comments
Muslim Men Join Together to Prevent Violence Against Women
Society & Culture  (tags: women, domestic, violence, rape, humiliation, beatings, mutilation, honor, killing, society, culture, children, rights, humans, crime, abuse, GoodNews, muslim, brothers, family, protection, safety, ethics, freedom )

Tom
- 107 days ago - examiner.com
Violence against women does not discriminate. Women suffer throughout the world, regardless of country of origin, economic status, educational level, religion, etc. Concerned brothers have joined together to address this issue in the Muslim community.
15 comments
Michael Phelps Ads Prove a New Cultural Tolerance of Marijuana
Society & Culture  (tags: Michael Phelps, olympic, champion, gold, medals, marijuana, pot, americans, rights, society, culture, freedom, rights, opression, law, government, politics, lies, business, corporate, sponsors, tolerance )

Tom
- 138 days ago - latimes.com
Michael Phelps kept all but one of his endorsement deals. He is the greatest Olympian of all time, a man chandeliered with gold medals on the cover of Sports Illustrated. His achievements mock the moral hysteria that traditionally rains down on marijuana.
12 comments
420: Thoughts on Pot Vs. Alcohol From a Former Police Chief
Society & Culture  (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 216 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths occur annually. There has never been a single recorded marijuana OD fatality. There have been no documented cases of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, nor has pot been scientifically linked to any type of cancer.
11 comments
The Silent Minority: The Non-Religious
Society & Culture  (tags: society, religion, politics, government, Christianity, Islam and Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, minority, discrimination, persecution, freedom, rights )

Tom
- 257 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
There is a minority group in America that is a bigger percentage of the country than blacks or Hispanics. But they are often ignored or derided in public. Almost no politician would ever admit to being one. And they are given no voice in the public arena.
13 comments
Demand Release of Detained Colombian Activist. Please Sign the Petition TY.
Society & Culture  (tags: freedom, rights, safety, violence, life threatening, activists )

Jocelyn
- 355 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org
Colombian human rights activist Carmelo Agamez has been detained for the past two weeks. A prosecutor in Sucre, northern Colombia, has charged him with belonging to a paramilitary group, and he is now locked up with the very paramilitary leaders he has
5 comments
Heroes - Do We Need Them?
Society & Culture  (tags: humanitarianism, inspirational, freedom, choice, responsibiity, self development )

Steve
- 382 days ago - lionsledbysheep.com
To develop individually and as a species, we must push ourselves to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, beauty in ugliness, logic in chaos. But how?
14 comments
Rights, Not Guns for Zimbabwe. Please Show Support, Sign the PETITION. Thanks.
Society & Culture  (tags: Zimbabwe, China, rights, safety, freedom, support needed, crackdown )

Jocelyn
- 580 days ago - avaaz.org
Dockworkers in South Africa have blocked a Chinese arms boat from reaching Zimbabwe... but the crackdown continues. As the ship moves up the Southern African coast looking for a new port--and China weighs whether to recall the weapons--African unions,
27 comments
Protest Threats Against Colombian Defender and Her Family. PETITION Please.
Society & Culture  (tags: Columbia, human rights, freedom, sadness, dishonesty, family )

Jocelyn
- 583 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org
Colombian human rights activist Ingrid Vergara has been subjected to intimidation through a particularly vulnerable target: her young daughter. On April 2, 2008, unknown persons outside her school reportedly told the 12-year-old girl, "We're going to kill
19 comments
Scars and Bruises of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Young, Free and Single
Society & Culture  (tags: women, crime, abuse, family, Freedom, physical abuse )

Madalena
- 602 days ago - stophonourkillings.com
Gazing from the bedroom window of the house that was her virtual prison for two years, Ayesha would fantasise about what it might feel like to be free. The bright and articulate teenager had been locked away because her refusal to marry her first cousin m
8 comments
Free to Go Anywhere ... Almost
Society & Culture  (tags: david hicks, freedom, police checks 3 days weeks, society, government )

Ali
- 691 days ago - news.com.au
HE served five years in Guantanamo Bay and six months in maximum security in Yatala prison. But after four days of freedom, David Hicks has discovered he remains a prisoner in his hometown of Adelaide.
2 comments
A Christmas Cage By Mumia Abu-Jamal
Society & Culture  (tags: prison-industrial complex, racism, justice, freedom, jail, prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal )

Bryan
- 697 days ago - infoshop.org
After recovering from his gunshot wound and surgery , Mumia Abu-Jamal wrote "A Christmas Cage." in Philadelphia's Community newspaper (February 1982). He describes his beatings by police on the day of his Dec. 9, 1981 arrest and continued mistreatment.
8 comments
National Hispanic Heritage Month - Begins TODAY!
Society & Culture  (tags: Presidential proclamation, national hispanic heritage, cultural traditions, communities, freedom, hard work, faith, family, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua )

ON VACATI
- 800 days ago - usinfo.state.gov
Hispanic Americans have strengthened our country and contributed to the spirit of America. National Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to honor these contributions and celebrate the rich cultural traditions of our Hispanic-American community.
2 comments
 
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