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Society & Culture News tagged with freedoms

Obama Pledges to Help Native American Tribes
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, obama, americans, news, ethics, culture, society, rights, politics, government, freedoms, ethics )

Kat
- 1 day ago - cbsnews.com
(AP )"Only in America could the adoptive son of Crow Indians grow up to be president of the United States." President Obama spoke those words this morning, in reaching out to Native Americans at the start of a White House Tribal Nations...
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Americans United Urges Senate Not To Broaden Religion Exemption In Anti-Bias Bill
Society & Culture  (tags: freedoms, senate, government, religion, politics, gayrights )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - au.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has urged the U.S. Senate not to broaden the religion exemption in a pending bill designed to end job bias against gays and lesbians.
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Free Darlene Brazil W26147- Take Action!
Society & Culture  (tags: women, murder, crime, freedoms, government, law )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - womensrights.change.org
Darlene Brazil W-26147 Darlene is 45 years old and has been incarcerated for 23 years for second-degree murder. Her sentence was 15 to life and her minimum eligible parole date was 1995. She was found suitable for parole on June 23, 2009.
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Prayers, Preaching & Public Schools
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, americans, education, ethics, society, freedoms, children )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - au.org
Cheerleaders at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in north Georgia had an unusual way of kicking off football games: They would set up huge paper banners on the edge of the field for players to crash through - banners embossed with Christian proselytiz
17 comments
FREE Margaret Moore W-17388 - Take Action !!
Society & Culture  (tags: rights, violence, women, abuse, crime, death, freedoms, law )

Tierney
- 6 days ago - change.org
Margaret is 50 years old and has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years for her part in the death of her abusive husband. During the marriage to her abuser, Margaret suffered some of the most horrific physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
21 comments
Obama Signs Hate-Crimes Law Rooted in Crimes of 1998
Society & Culture  (tags: freedoms, rights, gayrights, politics, society, violence, safety, goodnews, GoodNews, usa, culture )

Cal
- 9 days ago - content.usatoday.com
Today, Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. "After more than a decade of opposition and delay, we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look li
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Take Action- There Is No Reason Why a Man Should Be Paid More Than a Woman for Doing the Same Job!
Society & Culture  (tags: petition, women, society, rights, politics, law, government, freedoms, education, ethics, culture )

Daphna
- 10 days ago - change.org
In the US, women secured the right to vote 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution prohibiting state and federal agencies from gender-based restrictions on voting. However, that amendment did not protect them from be
13 comments
House Widens Hate Crimes Law to Cover Gays
Society & Culture  (tags: gayrights, americans, rights, humans, society, crime, culture, safety, usa, freedoms )

Cal
- 29 days ago - cbsnews.com
Senate Passage Expected for Bill Linked to Matthew Shepard Making it Federal Crime to Assault Someone Over Sexual Orientation
12 comments
What Would Gandhi Do? Certainly Not Buy a Luxury Fountain Pen
Society & Culture  (tags: celebrity, culture, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, interesting, society, rights, world, politics )

Daphna
- 34 days ago - treehugger.com
Mahatma Gandhi, born 140 years ago today, is remembered as the father of modern India but it was his simple lifestyle that has continued to inspired activists around the world. This humble aesthetic, however, is at odds with recent attempts to commemorat
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Help End Slavery: Be the Key to Freedom ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, modern day slavery, freedoms, environment, women, children )

Cher
- 37 days ago - change.org
We, free citizens of the United States of America, and other free nations of the world, urge the United States government to take action and address the ongoing crisis of modern-day slavery. There are over 27 Million Slaves in the world today- a number
23 comments
Equal Opportunity for All ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, freedoms, gayrights, rights, environment, discrimination, equality )

Cher
- 42 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In 29 states, it's still legal to fire someone because they're gay; in 38 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender.
11 comments
Wind Farms + Aboriginal Rights
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, rights, society, native rights, government, freedoms )

Cal
- 49 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
First Nations in Canada are exercising aboriginal and treaty rights more and more. A number of communities have launched territorial lawsuits to claim jurisdiction over traditional lands and the government's duty to consult communities about any developme
7 comments
Eagle Feather Laws Could Change Dramatically, Depending on Appeal
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, society, law, government, freedoms, native rights, rights )

Cal
- 58 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The time-honored and exclusive right of American Indians to use eagle feathers for religious purposes has been challenged by a Utah judge whose findings will be appealed in the Denver 10th Circuit Court.
5 comments
Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, society, culture, rights, freedoms, safety, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, business, money, politics, americans, consumers, government, republicans, democrats, Govtfearmongering, lies, cover-up, congress, dishonesty, media, beck, rush )

Tom
- 59 days ago - truthout.org
What is it about a culture of cruelty that causes many Americans to believe that government is the enemy of health care reform, and to allow corporate and market-driven interests to continue to deprive millions of an essential right?
9 comments
Tell Your Senators: Support The Afghan Women Empowerment Act ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, afghanistan, repression, poverty, freedoms, rights, violence, environment )

Cher
- 61 days ago - change.org
If there is a hell on earth for women and girls, it surely must be found in Afghanistan. Desperate poverty persists and gender-based violence is increasing. Nearly 200 schools have been bombed or set on fire and school girls have had acid thrown in their
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