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Take Action: Ways to Stop Human Trafficking
Society & Culture  (tags: katie couric, jada pinkett smith, human/sex trafficking, survivors, children, child, labor, american girls, selling daughters, abuse, corruption, crime, society, worldwide )

BarbKnigh
- 123 days ago - katiecouric.com
Want to end human and sex trafficking but not sure where to start? The Department of State compiled this list of 20 ways for you to get involved. 1. Learn the red flags that may indicate human trafficking and ask follow up questions so that you can
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Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Thrive ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, children, Cancer, survivors, protection, bill, government )

Cher
- 343 days ago - therainforestsite.com
The Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act would ensure funding for childhood cancer victims for life.
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TAPS
Society & Culture  (tags: Taps, military, soldiers, suicide, PTSD, survivors, Tragedy Assistance Programs, volunteer, donate, families )

Dandelion
- 356 days ago - taps.org
With 18 of our Veterans and active duty soldiers committing suicide daily this is a program that is trying to help. Please circulate it as your part of honoring this Memorial Day. Perhaps it will reach the eyes of the people who need it. Help if you can.
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ACTION ALERT: Request NYC to Allow Survivors to Attend the Memorial Dedication Ceremony on 9/11/11 - PLEASE SIGN !
Society & Culture  (tags: 911, memorial dedication ceremony, grief, tragedy, survivors )

Simone
- 700 days ago - change.org
On the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site in New York City will be dedicated in a special ceremony for the victim's families. Currently, the dedication ceremony is planned for the families of the
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ACTION ALERT: Justice for Battered Women in Prison! PLEASE TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: battered women, domestic violence, survivors, jailed, crimes, freedom, society )

Simone
- 936 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Countless survivors of domestic violence in the US have been imprisoned for decades, despite the fact that their only crime was defending themselves and their children. Criminology and domestic violence experts agree that the majority of women behind bars
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Support Women Survivors of War in the DRC ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, women, war, survivors, protection )

Cher
- 944 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
More than 5.4 million people have been killed in the DRC, and countless more -- mostly women -- have endured unspeakable horrors like torture, mutilation and sexual violence. The culture of rape and violence leaves the women of the DRC physically
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The Power of Indian Country - Today. Tomorrow. Together
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, business, food, trade, survivors, interesting )

Lone
- 1187 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Imagine Indian country 1,000 years ago, when we were the only inhabitants of this land. Our tribes had broad systems of commerce, and we bartered with each other for food and goods. Our ancestors developed extensive trade and commerce routes so effective
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Send A Message Of Support To The Women of Darfur ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, Darfur, freedoms, protection, survivors )

Cher
- 1278 days ago - change.org
I encourage you to support the resilient but suffering women survivors of Darfur by reading the just-released report from PHR, Nowhere to Turn, at DarfuriWomen.org. The website has a place where you can send a message of solidarity and hope to our
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Raped at 8 and Left for Dead, a Victim Raises Her Voice
Society & Culture  (tags: society, crime, abuse, rape, torture, violence, sexual assault, women, survivors )

Dee
- 1332 days ago - cnn.com
(CNN) -- For nearly 20 years Jennifer Schuett has held onto every memory of the night she was abducted from her bedroom, raped and left for dead.
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Electric Jellyfish Band Crash in US Claims Two Lives
Society & Culture  (tags: aussie band, electric jellyfish, members killed, cleveland ohio, car smash, survivors, entertainment, tour cancelled )

Ali
- 2039 days ago - news.com.au
A YOUNG Australian rock band on their first US tour has been shattered after their SUV crashed killing the guitarist and his wife.
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Shelter From the Storm
Society & Culture  (tags: domestic violence, shlter life, children, police, abuse, neglect, struggles, survivors, assistance, help, crime, culture, death, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, HumanRights, law, media, money, politics, rights, safety, violence, women, hu )

Barb
- 2084 days ago - indyweek.com
"A lot of times, I feel that people don't get help the way they should or don't get out of the situation as soon as possible because the information they're getting from family members or people who are close to them is bad information. Just keep trying..
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Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Trapped in Trailers
Society & Culture  (tags: Katrina, survivors, victims, flood, Hurricane, evacuees, humans, family, americans, world )


- 2114 days ago - news.yahoo.com
BAKER, La. - It was bad enough when Hurricane Katrina chased Carrie Lewis out of her assisted-living home in New Orleans. Now she fears the rest of her life may be spent in the isolation of a federally sponsored trailer park. Because hurricanes Katrina
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