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Food is scarce in the Philippines

02/14/2014 Nativegrl77

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New Petition for Wisconsin Residents

02/14/2014 Nativegrl77

New petition! https://www.change.org/petitions/wisconsin-chiefs-association-publicly-declare-your-support-for-the-current-version-of-wisconsin-assembly-bill-409-the-civilian-and-law-enforcement-safety-act

This week, we are asking Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to publicly declare their support for the current version of AB-409, a bill that, in the event of an officer-involved death, would require the department involved to bring in 2 investigators from an external agency to investigate their own officer.

Most law enforcement agencies agree to this version of the bill but, for their support to count, they must declare it publicly to the legislators.

Please sign and share the petition, asking Wisconsin law enforcement to publicly declare their support for this first step towards investigations of officer-involved deaths that we can trust.

Thank you.

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$10.10

02/13/2014 Nativegrl77

$10.10In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour, and announced he would issue an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract workers. Today, the President will sign that Executive Order.

Learn more about the benefits of raising the minimum wage nationwide.

Inside the State Dinner

02/13/2014 Nativegrl77

Tonight, President Obama and the First Lady are hosting French President Hollande for a state dinner — concluding the first state visit by a French president in nearly 20 years.And ahead of this formal dinner, people across the White House are busy with preparation.Yesterday, White House Chef Cris Comerford and Pastry Chef Bill Yosses took over the White House Instagram to give you a look behind the scenes — and inside the kitchen.See the full gallery of images from inside the kitchen.

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I was assaulted in the Navy

02/13/2014 Nativegrl77

There’s a new petition taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it:

Justice for Military Sexual Trauma Victims: Pass the Military Justice Improvement Act S.967 #MJIA

By Teresa Youngs

Santa Clara,, California

Of the 26,000 sexual assaults in 2012, only 3,374 were reported and only 302 were brought to trial. I am a retired U.S. Navy Veteran and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) survivor. And like many other victims in the military, I was harassed, and humiliated by my Chain of Command after reporting my abuse. But a bipartisan bill before the U.S. Senate right now can completely change how sexual assaults in the military are handled – the Military Justice Improvement Act.

As it stands now, any U.S. Military personnel, male or female, who are sexually assaulted or harassed are at the mercy of their own Commanding Officers who have full jurisdiction and discretion in prosecuting these cases. In many of the cases the perpetrator is not prosecuted while the victim is treated as the criminal, ostracized and harassed by their own command and often their military service stands in jeopardy. This is why so many assaults go unreported.

Even though I was raped while in the Navy, my case it is a story of command harassment. During a 5 year period I was harassed, by my command because the Maintenance Officer didn’t want “women in his Navy”. Between being raped and continuously harassed I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2001. I was raped and it was traumatizing, but the most devastating thing was the Command Harassment.

The Military Justice Improvement Act (S. 967) changes this by taking the Commanding Officer out of the case and providing a specialized legal group in charge of investigating and prosecuting these cases. complete power over you night and day. This is a common sense step that our closest allies, including the UK, Canada, Australia and Israel, have made to their militaries.

The Military Justice Improvement Act has bipartisan support but needs more votes to pass and it will be voted on this week. Your Senator needs to hear from you about this important bill now!

I spent 20 years trying to run away from the hell the Navy put me though. I was told that all of my problems were between my ears. They tried to Court Marshal me, they harassed me on a daily basis, and when I was transferred the harassment continued because my perpetrator picked up the phone and had me labeled a troublemaker before I even checked in. If the Military Justice Improvement Act had been passed then, that wouldn’t have happened to me.

Help us get the word to Congress that the rape culture in the military is still prevalent. Tell them we will no longer allow our men and women in the military to be raped, tell them that we WILL hold them accountable.

I am taking a stand against the unjust persecution of my bother and sisters that are victims of MST and harassment. Please join me by asking your Senator to support the Military Justice Improvement Act.