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Stop the California State University System From Doing Business With Sodexo

Sodexo is corrupt multi-national corporation that provides food service for a large majority of universities schools in America. The California State University system is one of its largest customers and getting them to cut ties with Sodexo would go a long way in ending American support of the company altogether.

End Child Abuse By Preventing Forced Medication of Children

The most vulnerable population in the world are children. Everyday, children are forced onto unnecessary medications against their will. As of 2009, the FDA reported that over 4.3 million children between 0-17 years, were prescribed to anti-psychotics. This number accounts for over 15% of the 32 million total American prescriptions, a 65% increase since 2002. Out of the 4.3 million child prescriptions, over 875 Abilify prescriptions were for toddlers age 2 or younger.

Help The Women Of Saudi Arabia Gain The Right To Drive

The women of Saudi Arabia have been given the right to vote, however are still banned from driving a vehicle under any circumstances. Help these women gain more independence and urge authorities to grant them driving rights.

Coptic Christian Death Tolls Rises In Egypt, Yet Government Gives No Support

Coptic Christians throughout Egypt are suffering and dying at the hands of Muslim extremists, and the attacks are getting worse. Ask President Tantawi to give much needed aid to those that are dying for a right we tend to take for granted-religious freedom.

Let Dogs Take a Bite Out of Bullying and Promote Healthy School Systems

School bullies traumatize children every day. However, effective new animal-therapy programs are poised to take a bite out of bullying. The US Department of Education should include an animal welfare and therapy component into the recent Green Ribbon Schools program as a vital component of anti-bullying and environmental literacy programming.

Protect The Mine Worker Protesters in Indonesia From Unnecessary Use of Force

This has been a year of world-wide protest and because of it we have seen numerous examples of the unnecessary use of force. Indonesia’s recent mine-worker protest has been no exception, with one protester getting shot to death and numerous others injured. The only way for Indonesian authorities to address this tragedy is by holding those responsible for the violence accountable.

Support Religious Freedom: Ban Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

While very few of us have been punished for religious heresy, punitive measures on the order of death for religious deviation are a vivid reality for much of Pakistan. International pressure must be brought to oppose the draconian and inhumane heresy laws in Pakistan.

Stop Faroe Island Pilot Whale Hunts

The Faroe Islands claim massive hunts that can kill hundreds of pilot whales at once occur for subsistence. Despite this, huge numbers of these animals never have their meat harvested at all, and those that do have been found to contain numerous toxins like mercury. These animals have no business being hunted for sport or survival.

Stop Columbus Day From Being Recognized as a National Holiday

The national recognition of Columbus Day as a holiday is an act of injustice that glorifies one of the most vile figures in American history. It is time for our country to realize that in celebrating Columbus Day perpetuates the lie that Christopher Columbus was man of goodwill, responsible for discovering America.

Oppose the ‘Most Anti-Environmental Legislation Ever’

The Interior and Environmental Protection Agency Appropriations Bill contains disastrous anti-environmental riders which do nothing to allocate or reduce spending, but simply prevent the EPA from passing and maintaining regulations to protect the environment. The EPA has a critical role to play in the fight against climate change, but it cannot act if it’s hands are tied.

Reinstate Moratorium on Offshore Drilling

In 1982, a moratorium on offshore drilling was imposed due to the disastrous environmental effects caused by Unocal’s oil spill. In 2008, that moratorium was lifted and in 2010, President Obama announced that new offshore drilling operations would take place in subsequent years. Because of the extreme environmental damage and worker injuries that offshore drilling causes, a reinstatement of the ban on offshore drilling is necessary and urgent.

Let’s Do Something About Gender Based Wage Discrimination

The United States Department of Labor is considering adopting a new tool that could largely help track and enforce equal pay in the workplace. Tell the Department of Labor to start using this tool to enforce equal pay for women.

Advance Maternal Healthcare in Sierra Leone

One in eight women in Sierra Leone dies during childbirth. The Free Health Care Initiative was designed to decrease maternal mortality and increase access to life-saving medical care before, during, and after pregnancy. Yet, aid is not reaching those who need it. Oversight of the initiative is critical.

Defend Indigenous Rights and Shut Down Marlin Mine

Goldcorp, owner of Marlin Mine, has violated the human rights of the indigenous communities who live around the mine, and environmental rights. It’s time Guatemala’s government shut the mine down and put the needs of indigenous communities before those of major corporations.

Taco Bell Must Stop Violating Disability Laws

Recently, a court in California ruled that Taco Bell was in violation of a number of disability laws in light of a class action suit filed in 2002. Despite the changes the company says it’s made since 2007, the judge ruled against Taco Bell, indicating that it still has a far way to come before it complies with all disability laws. The state of Taco Bell restaurants in California is indicative of deeper problems and similar violations in Taco Bell restaurants all over the country.

No More Harsh Laws on Dog Restriction in Australia

In Victoria, Australia, fear of out-of-control dogs has reached a fever pitch, taking the form of strict legislation. But it’s not all dogs that are being targeted; only certain, stereotypically aggressive breeds are reprehensible, according to the new legislation. And national government officials, most notably national Attorney-General Robert McClelland, have indicated that they intend to spread these laws around the country.

Fight Unlawful Access And Use Of Prescription Drugs

Unauthorized prescription drug use is at an all time high in the U.S.. Roughly 50% of users obtain these medications from friends or family for free. As more prescription drugs are dumped on the market, illegal use continues to rise and often results in serious, even lethal, consequences.

Protect Public Lands from Toxic Natural Gas Drilling

Hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from taxpayer-owned land benefits private gas companies, not the public interest. This toxic process presents a significant threat to the water supply, wildlife, and the environment.

Ban Assault Weapons and Military-Style Weapons Equipment

Following such deadly confrontations as the Tucson shooting by Jared Loughner, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 should have prevented assault weapons and military-style features from falling into lethal hands. Yet, for reasons unimaginable, the ban was allowed to expire in 2004 without being further expanded upon.

Get Equality California to Back the Elimination of Prop 8

The fact that same sex marriage is still illegal in California is both surprising and unjust. Even more surprising is the fact that the organization Equality California, an LGBT support group, will not be supporting the opposition of Proposition 8 in 2012.

All Who Are Hungry Shall Eat

Over a billion people worldwide – roughly 1 in 6 individuals – live with hunger each day. Millions are in danger of malnutrition and starvation. Food prices have reached record highs in 2011, with no relief in sight for at least a decade. Global solutions are possible, but governments must step up and address the severity of the problem.

Save Snow Leopards From Extinction

Found prowling the mountains of 12 different countries spreading throughout the Middle East and Asia, snow leopards are soon to exist only in memory. Numerous dangers intersect the lives of these majestic creatures causing their numbers to diminish at an alarming rate.

The United States’ Most Important Fish: Menhaden

Menhaden may be the United States’ most important fish. As the Atlantic’s primary herbivore, the fish has maintained an important role at the bottom of the aquatic food chain. However, due thanks to corporations like Omega Protein, Inc., this fish is dangerously close to extinction. Without this important fish, many other species will be threatened as well as the ecosystem which houses them.

Demand Clemency for Reggie Clemons

Sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of two young women, Reggie Clemons has served two decades on death row. Yet, zero physical evidence, claims of police coercion, prosecutorial misconduct, inadequate legal representation, and issues of race are interwoven throughout the case. There is too much doubt. Clemency must be granted to Reggie immediately.

Stop France From Honoring Bullfighting

Spain is not the only nation to celebrate the terrible act of bullfighting. France not only supports bullfighting, but recently termed it a cultural treasure. It’s time to take a stand against the cruel act that isn’t tradition but rather torture.

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