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Gwendolyn's Story: Petition to Cure SMA   video
Society & Culture  (tags: SMA, spinal muscular atrophy, babies, toddlers )

Rebecca
- 503 days ago - youtube.com
Gwendolyn is one of thousands of children coping with SMA, a devastating disease that is the #1 genetic killer of children under age 2. Six hundred babies will be born in the United States with SMA this year alone. Please watch and act today.
Stop the Publication of OJ Simpson's "If I Did It"
Society & Culture  (tags: celebrity, children, women, violence, crime )

Shannon
- 847 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Barnes and Noble announced that they won't carry OJ's book, if it's published as planned by Beaufort Books. Denise Brown, sister of slain Nicole Brown Simpson, urges Care2 members to sign her petition to stop publication of this book.
Mar. 30th--Stop Cyberbullying Day (I'd Call It Hate Speech)
Society & Culture  (tags: internet, activists, stopcyberbullying )

Heather
- 992 days ago - pbs.org
There's a lot of folks who post on blogs whose speech is either threatening or downright violent. Andy Carvin, posting on PBS' learning.now site is organizing to stand up against cyberbullying in support of blogger Kathy Sierra, who has been threatened.
Challenging the Workplace Dictatorship
Society & Culture  (tags: law, activism, abuse, freedoms, women, workers )

Clinton
- 1010 days ago - alternet.org
We have fewer rights than we think, as employees in the U.S. workplace. This is a great piece by Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Nickel and Dimed" and other books about how hard life really is in America is for entry-level workers. This is an eye-opener.
Abstinence Message Goes Beyond Teens
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Agata
- 1141 days ago - usatoday.com
The federal government's "no sex without marriage" message isn't just for kids anymore. Now the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 ...
Wasn't Jesus A Liberal?
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Ravyne
- 1383 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Liberalism has been under assault for years now. The battering of this grand political philosophy has altered the contemporary definition of liberal to the point that Conservatives use it as a profane word.
Internet Freedoms Come of Age
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Lyn
- 1383 days ago - alternet.org
As government entities around the world discuss what limits to put on the internet, it's time to call freedom of information what it is: a basic human right.
CNN.Com - New Florida Town Would Restrict Abortion - Mar 2, 2006
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Jasmyn
- 1382 days ago - cnn.com
If Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan has his way, a new town being built in Florida will be governed according to strict Roman Catholic principles, with no place to get an abortion, pornography or birth control.
Who Are Vegans?
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Laura
- 1381 days ago - charlotte.com
Who are vegans, and what makes their diet so healthy? An excellent look at the reasons people go vegan, such as the treatment of food animals, and why vegans are rarely obese, have low cholesterol, and avoid certain kinds of cancer.
Man Sings for 24 Hours
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Betty
- 1382 days ago - theleafchronicle.com
Marathon concert tops $3K for Operation Eagles Nest. In addition to attempting a world record, the concert was a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization that provides financial support to local military families.
 
 
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