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I lost my sister, husband, and mother

09/15/2015 Nativegrl77

Petitioning President of the United States

Declare August 30th National Grief Awareness Day

Petition by National Grief Awareness Day

13,963

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My name is Angie Cartwright.

I’ve endured a lot of loss in my life, starting with my baby sister when I was 5 years-old. In 1996, I lost my husband to a car wreck, and my mother died of a drug overdose in 2010. By then, I was paralyzed with grief.

I am now dedicated to raising awareness about bereavement and helping those experiencing grief to heal. I’m asking President Obama to make August 30th National Grief Awareness Day. Why?

By reaching out to hundred of thousands of grievers on social media for the past four years, I found that healing can only take place when grief is not shamed, rushed or tabooed. This is how I found my own healing. Unfortunately, we live in a world that sees grief differently. When we lose someone, we are told to move on and to get over our sadness, because grief is commonly perceived as something that needs to be fixed. As a result, the bereaved feel misunderstood, and they end up grieving in silence, while the topic of death becomes a stronger taboo.

And silent grief can become deadly grief. I’ve seen it too many times.

Having National Grief Awareness Day recognized by our government will be the first milestone in opening our eyes to a serious issue that has never been properly addressed. This way we’ll start seeing grief as the natural consequence of the love we have for someone we’ve lost.

Please, join me in asking President Barack Obama to declare August 30th as a day of awareness and education around grief.

Why August 30th? I picked this day because it’s my mom’s birthday.

This petition is also supported by #1MMemories, a movement where people are sharing 1 million memories of loved ones they’ve lost with the hashtag #1MMemories, via Twitter or Instagram.

All these memories will be beautifully gathered at 1MMemories.com, and then printed in a one-of-a-kind book that we will hand to President Barack Obama, along with the 1 million signatures supporting this petition.

Both your signature and you joining the #1MMemories movement will help millions of grievers.

With all my love,

Angie Cartwright, Founder of National Grief Awareness Day

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Holder backs proposal to reduce drug sentences … the change would rein in runaway federal prison costs and create a fairer criminal justice system.

09/14/2015 Nativegrl77

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Animals returning from the pet groomer injured or dead

09/14/2015 Nativegrl77

Petitioning Amy Paulin, Vivian Cook, Kenneth Zebrowski, Earlene Hooper, David McDonough, Linda Rosenthal, L. Dean Murray, Thomas Abinanti, John Ceretto, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Nick Perry, Annette Robinson, Joseph S…

Make New York The First State to License and Regulate Pet Groomers

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BROOKLYN, New York

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Denali, the original name for the 20,237-foot-high mountain given by the area’s Alaskan native population

09/13/2015 Nativegrl77

Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali

Los Angeles Times | August 30, 2015 | 2:23 PM

North America’s tallest peak is getting a new name.

President Obama will announce Monday that his administration is officially redesignating Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, the original name for the 20,237-foot-high mountain given by the area’s Alaskan native population.

Why The Middle Class Needs Unions

09/09/2015 Nativegrl77

By CAP Action War Room

a repost

New Data Shows That Union Membership Continues To Decline

The rate of unionization among wage and salary workers went down in 2014, from 11.3 percent to 11.1 percent, according to annual data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. The number of unionized workers, at 14.6 million, was unchanged from 2013.

From the national debate over how to address income inequality, to President Obama talking about “middle class economics” in his State of the Union address, unions are more important than ever. In CAP’s recent report on inclusive prosperity, one of the key recommendations was to expand worker voice by making procedures governing collective bargaining fast and fair and remove the atmosphere of conflict that can surround representation elections and bargaining over initial contracts.

Check out the infographic below to see why the middle class needs unions.