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Meet Crystal, an Indigenous Pipeline Fighter in Texas

Petitions December 8, 2017

When Crystal Arrieta of El Paso, Texas, started fighting the construction of the Comanche Pipeline 8 months ago, she’d decided she was ready to risk arrest and jail time in ... more

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Want your governor to take action on climate? This toolkit is for you.

Tips December 8, 2017

Since Trump decided to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Change.org community has been pushing state governors to reaffirm their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And on July 13-16, ... more

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A Victory for Women’s Pay Equity in New York

Victory April 23, 2017

For working women seeking employment, there is perhaps nothing more intimidating than discussing salary history with prospective employers. This common practice sets up an endless and ongoing cycle for the pay ... more

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Is ’13 Reasons Why’ Causing More Harm Than Good?

Petitions September 18, 2018

When my father Victor died by suicide seven years ago, it completely changed the way I thought about the act. I had once imagined it as something that could provide ... more

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Vancouver Ulara Nakagawa inspires petition to save elephant in Japan

Story June 25, 2017

A Vancouver woman's impassioned blog post about an elderly elephant living in a Japanese zoo has inspired an online petitionthat has garnered more than 380,000 signature urging better care for ... more

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NDP statement following the Brussels attacks

Petitions May 25, 2017

Today, President Obama nominated The Honorable Merrick B. Garland to be the newest Supreme Court Associate Justice. Garland currently serves as Chief Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, ... more

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Student Starts Global Movement to Protect Waters from Plastic Waste

Petitions April 23, 2017

Tyler Doose is an environmental science student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He started “Protect Our Waters: Say No to Plastic Waste – a global movement to bring people ... more

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Planet Earth, We Have a Problem: Creating Awareness of EVs

Petitions April 23, 2017

For people who care about the planet, it seems beyond comprehension that an estimated 60 percent of Americans don’t know anything about electric vehicles (EVs) as we celebrate Earth Day ... more

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Let’s make 22 July the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime!

Petitions March 26, 2016

The Movement is targeting to collect 10.000 signatures that we plan to present to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2016. The campaigners and activists of No Hate ... more

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My Grandma was a WWII Pilot, But She’s Barred from Arlington

Petitions March 26, 2016

Elaine Danforth Harmon was a WWII pilot, but she can’t be inurned at Arlington Cemetery. Harmon was part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), who were the first women to ... more

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4 Ways that ONE Helped Pass the Electrify Africa Act

Tips March 26, 2016

When it comes to the world of petitions, getting Decision Makers to pay attention to your issue often requires a multi-channel effort, using both online and offline channels of communication ... more

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Victory! Oxygen Drops Show Thanks To Petition

Petitions March 25, 2016

With over 37, 400 signatures and counting, New York writer Sabrina Lamb has succeeded in getting Oxygen to drop their heinous show proposal “All My Babies’ Mamas.” The cancelled show ... more

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