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Tell the U.N.: The Rapes Must Stop Now!

Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest. The world reacted with outrage, but Guinea is...

Sponsored by CARE

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Ask Congress to Support the Youth PROMISE Act to Reduce Youth Violence

On Friday, February 13, 2009, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE-AL) re-introduced the Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunity Mentoring, Intervention, Support a...

Started by Ted Nunn

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Co-Sponsor H.R. 1475 Good Time Bill

Good Time Allowances: H.R.1475 - `Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009' H.R. 1475 - `Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009' - 'A bill To amend title 18,...

Started by Jonathan Black

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Eliminate Violence Against Women

Violence against women isn't something that should be considered for one day a year. Read about the successes of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and pledge to ta...

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Started by mike @change.org

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1,111

Holding Leaders Accountable to Address Global Health

U.S. President Obama has pledged to the Congress to approve the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget request of $8.6 billion and $63 billion over six years to shape a new, comprehensive global hea...

Started by Incia Zaffar

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Gloria Killian for the National Prison Reform Committee

Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has proposed a National Commission to study the American Criminal Justice System and correct its flaws. As originally proposed the Commission membership did ...

Started by ACTION COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN PRISON

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Help change the laws pertaining to sexual child abuse!

WITH A HEAVY HEART we the undersigned ask for State Laws to be changed in regard to arcane limitations on the prosecution of sex offenders. RAPE IS AN EPIDEMIC that effects everyone. And it is dis...

Started by Dawn Rhodes

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681

Teach Social Health to School Children

We would like to see anger management, coping mechanisms and conflict resolution skills taught at age appropriate levels to American school children at approximately two year intervals throughout t...

Started by Christine Clarke

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475

Doula Support for Every Birth

We, the undersigned, believe Birth/ Labor Doula Services are a means to lower-cost, better-outcome Birth/ Maternity Care for women, infants, families and the United States of America. We beli...

Started by Kayti Ricker

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Send A Message Of Support To The Women of Darfur

From Sondra Crosby, MD at PHR: I consider myself a strong person. As a primary care physician, my specialty is treatment of refugees-often survivors of torture and violence. But nothing could have...

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Started by Alan Haggard

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