Nidia Bonilla
MessageTake a stand against gendercide
by IT'S A GIRL DOCUMENTARY - End Gendercide Now
The U.N. estimates that as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today. In India, China, and many other countries, girls are killed, aborted, and abandoned simply because they are girls - it's a gendercide. The "It's a Girl" Campaign tells the stories of women and girls who struggle to
Urge the University of California to divest from fossil fuels
by University of California Fossil Fuel Divestment
The University of California currently has investments in the fossil fuels industry, including coal mining and burning, petroleum extraction, and natural gas extraction. The Associated Students of California call upon the Regents of the University of California, in its commitment to leadership in
Now's Our Chance! Urge Leaders to Ban Plastic Bags in California
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that there are 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean.[1] Plastic bags are modern day tumbleweeds that can be seen floating in the sea and across the land. Although the plastics industry is trying to convince
Thank President Obama and show we have his back on Prop. 8
by Say NO MORE to gay conversion therapy
A brief filed by U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. argues that bans on same-sex marriage cannot stand at least in states that already have granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights of marriage. To give those rights while withholding the status of marriage would amount to discrimination
Save whales, sea lions, and polar bears: Protect the Bering Sea!
by Greenpeace
Polar bears, fur seals, sea lions, walruses, whales and millions of sea birds make their home in the Bering Sea, and beneath the surface abundant life thrives in the Bering Sea Canyons– larger than the Grand Canyon itself. The importance of this place reaches far beyond its borders as the majority