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"INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY" : SIGN PETITION!
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, politics, sadness, news, government, ethics, rights )

Kat
- 12 minutes ago - thepetitionsite.com
Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the Indigenous people of the Caribbean and throughout the Americas? Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government...
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Women Unite For Stronger Laws & Severe Penalties for Violent Sex Offenders
Society & Culture  (tags: law, violence, women, safety, society, sadness, rights, politics, government, crime, death, murder, police )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - womensrights.change.org
We Demand Stronger Laws & More Severe Penalties Regarding the Atrocities of Kidnap, Rape, Murder & Molestation of Our Children, Daughters, Sisters & Loved Ones!
3 comments
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...
18 comments
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.
8 comments
Obamas Updating First Family's Image
Society & Culture  (tags: obama, usa, news, society, politics, family, culture, GoodNews, celebrity, government, interesting, news )

Cal
- 4 days ago - usatoday.com
President Obama may not have delivered on all the policy changes he promised since his election a year ago, but he and his family have brought dramatic social change to the nation's capital and to the country's collective image of its first family -- and n
5 comments
Ungreen in the USA: 5 Things I Hate About America
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, education, environment, ethics, government, humans, interesting, news, politics, society, transportation, world )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - treehugger.com
I'll admit to being a little nervous about writing this post. As a foreigner, it's rarely wise to start bashing your host country, especially when you genuinely love it as I do. But having written my expatriate treatise on 5 Green Things I Love About Amer
6 comments
USS New York Arrives in New York City Today
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, society, politics, military, usa )

Cal
- 4 days ago - wcbs880.com
A Navy assault ship built with steel from the fallen World Trade Center and named in honor of the city and state that were home to the twin towers is making its inaugural visit there.
6 comments
Navajo Nation Suspends President
Society & Culture  (tags: native Americans, Navaho nation, rights, politics, usa, government, news )

Cal
- 8 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
With a major investigation of tribal leadership ongoing, the Navajo Nation Council has voted to suspend long-time President Joe Shirley Jr.
3 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
2 comments
Senecas Oppose Cigarette Tax Collection At State Hearing
Society & Culture  (tags: government, taxes, Native Americans, politics )

Lone
- 10 days ago - post-journal.com
NEW YORK - While the New York State Police are worried about a confrontation if the state tries to block the sale of tax-free cigarettes on New York's Indian reservations, local Seneca Nation of Indian officials say the ongoing discussion could be an
9 comments
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
Hate Crimes Bill Goes to Obama for Signature
Society & Culture  (tags: congress, obama, politics, ethics, gayrights, law, government, rights, americans, crime, culture, society, usa )

Cal
- 15 days ago - cnn.com
The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
3 comments
Action Urged to Curb Child-Abuse Deaths
Society & Culture  (tags: death, child, children, family, society, politics, sadness, culture, government, usa, safety, abuse, ethics )

Cal
- 17 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Report cites 35 percent rise, calls for more money and tougher oversight
3 comments
Vote Today- Changemakers
Society & Culture  (tags: vote, society, politics, humans, GoodNews, ethics, culture, celebrity, activists, environment, government, law, internet, world, rights, news, education )

Daphna
- 20 days ago - change.org
The Changemakers initiative aims to identify the leading activists, elected officials, authors, bloggers, actors and thought leaders who have the greatest capacity to spark change on issues of importance. Selected Changemakers will be invited
6 comments
Some Police Agencies Resist New Immigration Controls
Society & Culture  (tags: society, politics, illegal immigration, usa, news, law, humans, government, police )

Cal
- 22 days ago - usatoday.com
Some state and local police are having second thoughts about working with the federal government to enforce immigration laws.
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