Petitions to sign
- Matilda
- Jun 13, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 27, 2020
Last updated July 27, 2020
Petitions were already an essential way of communicating with power before social distancing measures; now, they've risen as arguably the most popular medium for people to express their needs for change and justice. To make your voice heard on issues from racism to climate change policy, here is an updated-weekly list of petitions to sign.
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Human Rights
To the US Congress: Shut down torture methods and facilities at Guantánamo Bay
To the President of the European Council: Free refugees trapped on the Greek Aegean Islands
To U.S. congress – Ban the use of rubber bullets in protests in America
To Inter-American Commission on Human Rights – Tell an influential commission to recognize that Trump's Mexican border policy violates human rights
To Canadian senate – Investigate cases of racist, unauthorized sterilization in Canada
To U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Stand against racial bias in the American healthcare system
To Priti Patel, MP (Britain) – Support victims of modern slavery in Britain
To Donald Trump – Stand against the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Kosovo
To John Valdivia – Protest harmful chemicals being used in US immigration detention centres
To U.S. government — Support the food supply of victims of the Yemen crisis
To the U.S. Supreme Court — Reopen Kendrick Johnson's case
To Greg Abbott — Pardon Crystal Mason, who was imprisoned for voting
To the Jefferson Country Grand Juries — Dismiss charges against Marshae Jones
To various fast fashion brands (Anthropologie, Primark, etc.) — Stop underpaying garment workers
To States' Governments — Ban gay conversion therapy in the U.S.
To Rodrigo Duterte — Stop a bill in the Philippines that silences free speech
Climate/Environment
To the White House (USA) – Call on the United States government to take climate action
To Bayer company – Make Coppertone sunscreens reef-safe
To Cineworld, UK – Pressure cinemas to replace plastic straws with compostable alternatives
To Government of Madagascar – Protect Madagascar's rainforest
To Indian leaders – To clear the smog in India, support the search for alternatives to smoky cooking methods
To British Secretary of State – Support effective, innovative global food policy
To U.S. Congress – Condemn nuclear weapon testing in the United States
*this petition list is updated weekly
For more resources, here's Impact's list of petitions/donations and a list of more ways to act on global issues.
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