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Petition demands safety improvements to Newport Way Northwest
Published onLocal activists from Issaquah City and surrounds, WA have called on the City of Issaquah to improve the safety of the Oak Crest Drive and Newport Way NW intersection. This follows the tragic death, on June 26, 2015, of a 4-year-old boy, Haochen Xu, struck and fatally injured by a…
Seahawks fan starts petition to NFL to Stop bullying Beast Mode!
Published onA Seattle Seahawks fan has started a petition calling on the NFL to stop forcing running back Marshawn Lynch to talk to the media while holding a fine over his head. The petition, started by Wendi Bromlie at GoPetition, is titled "Enough is enough! Stop bullying Beast Mode!" Bromlie, exasperated,…
Memorial Garden proposed for Doncaster Soldier
Published onDoncaster, UK: The grieving family of soldier Lee Davidson are petitioning Thorne and Moorends Town Council to provide a garden as a memorial to his heroism. Sergeant Davidson, aged 32, was killed last September after his armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. In July Doncaster Council…
Save the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
Published onAustralia: Pro Bono Australia has reported the following: "A Victorian and Tasmanian-based Christian Church welfare organisation has begun an online petition to try to save the national charity regulator, the ACNC, from the Coalition’s plans to dismantle it. The Churches of Christ Community Care is a Not for Profit Public…
Red Thread petitions against R Kelly, Onyan and the Burning Flames
Published onGeorgetown, Guyana: stabroeknews.com has published that Red Thread (a Domestic Violence Survivors Self-Help Group) has petitioned the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism against the planned bringing of entertainers R Kelly, and Onyan and the Burning Flames for Jamzone this year. Kelly has faced several charges in the…
Campaign for Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield to be made into Madame Tussauds waxwork
Published onAndy Whitfield, who died of cancer two years ago - has been suggested by a German film fan to be immortalised in a hall of fame. The father of Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield has backed calls for his son to be honoured as a waxwork figure in Madame Tussauds. The…
Activists call on Sudanese govt to stop atrocities in the South Kordofan province
Published onHuman rights newsportal, fairplanet.net, has commenced a campaign calling on the Sudanese government to stop atrocities in the South Kordofan province, South Sudan. The formation of the world’s newest state, the Republic of South Sudan, was cause for great hope that was soon followed by great disillusionment. After a history…
UKIP BACKS BALE'S CAMPAIGN
Published onUKIP leader Nigel Farage has spoken out against the poor treatment of Commonwealth servicemen, and called for an immigration rule change following news of the moves to deport a Fijian-born war hero. Mr Farage said: "The story of Isimeli Baleiwai, the Fijian soldier known as 'Bale', who served with the…
Campaigners say No to Google phasing out "iGoogle" homepages
Published onCBS/AP have reported that Google is phasing out a service that allows millions of people to personalize its home page with applications such as weather updates and stock quotes. The customization service, known as iGoogle, will be turned off in November 2013. Google Inc. disclosed its plans this week. It's…
Petition launched calling for CCTV to be installed in all care homes
Published onCare activist group, Your Voice Matters, has launched a petition calling for CCTV to be installed in all care homes. Founder of Your Voice Matters, Jenny Moore, believes the only way to prevent abuse occurring such as that exposed on Panorama, is through installing CCTV which would be managed by…