Angell Mishelle Rivera
MessagePut a stop to America's Dental Crisis
Last year, Kyle Willis – an unemployed and uninsured 24-year-old father from Cincinnati – couldn’t afford the antibiotics he needed for a tooth extraction. Several months later the infection spread, his brain swelled and he eventually died. Kyle’s tragic death serves as a bitter warning that
Demand that the VA improve the wait-time for mental health evaluations
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) claims it tries to to complete full mental health evaluations within 14 days of an initial screening; a recent review shows the contrary. The Department’s Inspector General discovered a misrepresentation of scheduling information in the V.A.’s computer
Tell Congress: Don't lift the ban on funding to the Guatemalan Army
by Protect Human Rights in Guatemala
To send an email to your representatives, go to http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2690/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10260 As over 10,000 peaceful marchers gathered in Guatemala City's central plaza, soldiers stationed on the tops of the surrounding buildings pointed their machine guns down
What do you think is the best way to prevent school shootings?
by Education
We are all reeling from the tragic school shootings in Chardon, Ohio this week. It is a sobering reality check that this type of violence can happen at any time and we all have more work to do to prevent it. According to the Center for Disease Control, homicide is the second leading cause of
Write a comment to support the LGBT people in Tanzania
by Support LGBT visibility in Tanzania
Sign this pledge to support LGBT visibility in the new Tanzanian constitution, created in partnership with Alliance for Global Justice. Tanzania is a member and a subscriber of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration but does not comply with its international human rights obligations and has