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Petition to Protect Chelsea Manning from Solitary as Punishment for Suicide Attempt
Roots Action, which, as you may know, was founded by anti war activists David Swanson and Norman Soloman and journalist Jeff Cohen has an important petition on the rootsaction.org web site to the Secretary of the Army against punishing Chelsea Manning with solitary confinement for her own recent suicide attempt: http://rootsaction.org/featured-actions/1249-urgent-chelsea-manning-is-being-charged-for-her-own-suicide-attempt Chelsea, as you may know, as an act of conscience, leaked info about the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan as well other classified info listed at the bottom of her Wikipedia page to inform us what was being done in our name with our tax dollars and … Continue reading →
Petition to Congress to Sign the Bipartisan Bill for a 21st Century Glass Steagall Act
There’s a petition below asking members of Congress to sign a bipartisan bill to reinstate a 21st Century Glass Steagall Act. Americans for Financial Reform is an research/advocacy group of progressive organizations that are in solidarity with financial reform. The quality of this organization is exemplified, IMO, by the fact that Alexis Goldstein is a senior researcher for this organization. As you may remember, she was interviewed several times by Chris Hayes on MSNBC during the Occupy sit ins. I think she mentioned in one of those interviews that she had worked on Wall Street and that experience, intelligence and dedication … Continue reading →
Take Action: Urge Congress to Increase Access to Computer Science Education
Jul 21, 2016 — Over 135,000 people have come together to call for dedicated resources to develop computer science education in classrooms throughout the country. That’s great! Lend your voice and tell Congress why Computer Science is important to you: http://www.csecoalition.org/takeaction Last week, Congress Members gathered to discuss changes to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill. While the committee did not pass targeted funding for K-12 computer science education, a bipartisan group of Congressional members reaffirmed the need for computer science education. At the state level, governors across the US have been vocal in their support for … Continue reading →
Google – stop censoring Jill Stein!
For those who’ve not seen this, a petition from Dr. Jill Stein: Google – stop censoring Jill Stein! On google, searching on ‘presidential candidates’ doesn’t include Jill or the Green Party, only Trump, Clinton, and Johnson. … Continue reading →
Please Sign These Progressive Petitions
News Flash: For those of you who like to take action and sign petitions, LD has established a link on the top right of the Menu Bar called Action Alert!. Click on that and then from the drop down box, select Sign Petitions. Here you will be able to find every petition ever posted on TPW. Thanks, LD! 1.Sign the petition demanding accountability for Philando Castile and Alton Sterling’s murders. 2.Tell Gov. Jerry Brown: Protect our food from toxic oil wastewater. 3.Urge your senators to reject every attempt to undermine or obstruct the new overtime rule » 4.Sign our petition … Continue reading →
700,000 People Call on Democratic Party to #StopTPP
Together we can stop the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership. BERNIE SANDERS PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON – Ahead of the final Democratic platform meeting in Orlando this week, 701,618 people signed petitions calling on the party to go on the record in opposition to holding a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement after the election. Jim Hightower, a Sanders delegate in Orlando, plans to offer an amendment to the platform stating, “It is the policy of the Democratic Party that the Trans-Pacific Partnership must not get a vote in this Congress or in future sessions of Congress.” Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders … Continue reading →
Cafe Call: Prevent the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)!
Calling all Birdies! Regardless of who you are planning on voting for in November, we must unite to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)! When presidential candidates across party lines are on record as being against a piece of legislation–you know it shouldn’t pass (see positions Clinton (D), Sanders (D), Trump(R) and Stein (G)). Nevertheless, on Friday June 24th, a majority of members of the Democratic National Convention drafting committee rejected a statement of opposition citing a desire not to be at odds with President Obama. While Sanders renewed pressure on the Democratic Party to oppose the TPP in its platform … Continue reading →
Action Alert: #StopTPP Petition
TELL THE DNC PLATFORM COMMITTEE Strongly Oppose the TPP in the Party Platform The Democratic Platform includes a number of very important initiatives that we have been fighting to achieve during this campaign. But one big item is missing: preventing the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal from ever coming up for a vote in Congress. Bernie Sanders opposes this deal, and Secretary Clinton said that she opposes the deal too. So does virtually every labor union, environmental group, and even major religious groups. The Democratic Party must go on record in opposition to holding a vote on the TPP during … Continue reading →
Quick Action: Please Sign These Immigration Petitions
Presente.org The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) just split 4-4 on one of the biggest cases for immigrant communities in U.S. history, threatening the safety and unity of millions of families across the country. But our work and our fighting back is not over. Now, more than ever, we need to renew our commitment to justice until all immigrants receive the dignity and fair treatment we deserve. Please sign here. Tell President Obama: Act on the Supreme Court’s decision now! Unless the Obama Administration acts now, more than 4 million immigrants – our neighbors, friends, mothers, and children – will continue to be … Continue reading →
Quick Action: Please Sign These Pro-Palestine Petitions
From the US Palestinian Community Network: Sign USPCN’s Petition to #StopAD: sign your name to take a stand against the Israeli policy of administrative detention! Tell the International Red Cross: Stop the Cuts in Family Visits for Palestinian Prisoners Share this with your friends, tweet us @USPCN, and like us on Facebook. From Jewish Voice for Peace: Repeal the #BoycottBlacklist. Sign the petition here. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued the first-ever executive order forcing state agencies to divest from any organizations aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The order is a McCarthyite attack intended … Continue reading →
