Tag Archives: petition

Does Change.org Allow Hateful Petitions?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

UPDATE:  In response to the public’s outrage, the New Orleans Police Dept. stopped the policy of releasing records of victims.  Well done, NOLA. Activists in New Orleans recently started a petition to stop the NOPD from releasing criminal records of … Continue reading →

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Petition Oprah: Make “The New Jim Crow” your Book of the Month!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Color-Blindness” is the most important book affecting Black America since Alex Haley wrote “Roots.”  The American Prison Industrial Complex, which would make the Ku Klux Klan blush, is not just … Continue reading →

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Sign the Petition of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoners

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

A Moment for Movement-Building: Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike Sign the Petition Now! On December 9, 2010, thousands of prisoners in at least six Georgia state prisons initiated the largest prisoner strike in U.S. history, uniting across racial … Continue reading →

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