Refugees are traveling as far as 4,000 miles to escape threats to their lives in Rwanda, the former site of deplorable genocide. Demand a key place of refuge not slam their doors on desperate families.
Thirty-one Patriot Front men apparently planned an attack at an LGBTQ+ Pride event. The men have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to riot. Call upon officials to ensure this is investigated as a potential domestic terrorist attack.
Detained immigrants do not have the right to a bond hearing, per a Supreme Court ruling, effectively allowing for their indefinite detention. The US Justice Department must act now to ensure every immigrant has a chance at freedom.
Healthcare discrimination continues to disproportionately affect transgender people due to a Trump era rule change. Call on the Biden administration to formally reverse these changes to the Affordable Care Act and protect the rights of trans folks.
The extreme temperatures, droughts, and flooding brought on by climate change have been destroying bigger and bigger portions of the world’s food crops. The U.S. must act to stop increasing worldwide famine. Call on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to take urgent action on climate change.
Transgender Americans are being attacked at every angle, from their healthcare to their right to privacy. Urge federal protections for these marginalized populations used and abused by opportunistic politicians.
Church leaders have seemingly once again broken the trust of the youngest members of society by covering up sexual abuse of children. The Southern Baptist Convention reportedly protected accused abusers instead of the children they victimized. Demand justice for these brave survivors.
Most childhood immigrants, known as Dreamers, graduating high school in 2022 won’t be authorized to work in the U.S. These folks are being denied access to opportunity and success in the country they grew up in. Contact House Speaker Pelosi to demand comprehensive immigration laws to protect undocumented immigrants.
Refugees fleeing war-torn countries like Afghanistan are not receiving the same welcoming treatment extended to those from Ukraine. Sign this petition to call on President Biden to treat all refugees equally, regardless of race, religion, or country of origin.
Two unarmed Black men were allegedly shot in the back of the head by police. These deadly incidents occurred in different states just weeks apart. Demand federal authorities take on the task of investigating contentious cases involving law enforcement.
Every day, Americans are being gunned down in streets, schools, churches, grocery stores, restaurants, and even their own homes. Politicians do nothing but wipe the blood off their hands before attending the next reelection event. Call on them to confront this urgent matter of national security.
An attack on trans youth would deny them safe medical treatments and force teachers to ‘out’ students. Stop this latest hate campaign targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
Thousands of Native American children were physically and psychologically traumatized at so-called schools operated by the federal government. Many of these children died on school grounds. Demand current leaders help make amends for these still-resonant atrocities.
The Supreme Court is poised to launch an attack on women’s reproductive freedom. Demand politicians stop sitting on the fence and take action to protect women’s rights.
A three-year drought propelled by the climate crisis has put children and countless communities at risk of starvation and malnutrition in Somalia. Other nations are largely ignoring this impending catastrophe. Demand action to stop the next killer famine.
The lives of thousands of people hang in the balance in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. They are trapped, starving, desperate, and the targets of possible genocide. Demand international leaders ramp up efforts to save these innocents from annihilation.
Death by assault, kidnapping, blackmail, and slavery: these grave abuses allegedly unfolded over years on Georgia’s onion farms. Guest migrant workers desperate for a better life were the apparent victims of mass exploitation. Demand authorities protect these vulnerable humans.
Trans rights are under attack. Don’t let transphobic legislation strip youth of their human right to healthcare regardless of their gender identity.
Ukrainian farm workers are reportedly being underpaid, overworked, and separated from their families in the United Kingdom. Demand better legal protections and employment options for these war-time refugees.
The supposed defenders of personal liberty and small government are once again trying to assert their control over their constituents’ bodies. Demand Oklahoma’s governor veto a proposed near-total ban on abortion.
Tonga’s volcano eruption has endangered food supplies and put the well-being of every citizen at risk. Demand the country’s leadership stop refusing essential aid.
After a century and more, lynching has finally been recognized as a federal hate crime. Applaud the decisive condemnation of these horrific murders and the pursuit of justice for victims taken by prejudice-fueled violence.
New York City has released plans to use unregulated, untested, invasive facial recognition software in their battle against gun violence. Such technologies, in addition to being experimental and ineffective, are racially biased programs that threaten to attack communities of color. Stop the implementation of harmful recognition technologies.
A Marilyn Manson music video with nearly 32 million views allegedly depicts the rape and assault of an actress. Survivors and activists are urging its removal. The voices of survivors must be heard. We demand YouTube’s CEO remove the video permanently.
Same-sex couples, long stigmatized in the Caribbean, are once again facing off with a government determined to dictate their private lives. Demand these politicians stop standing in the way of marriage equality.
