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Help Save the Nesting Sites of the Leatherback Sea Turtle

Target: Governor Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico Goal: To ask Governor Fortuno to reverse his decision to remove Nature Preserve designation from the Northeast Ecological Corridor The leatherback sea turtle...

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Save the Iguanas Instead of Butchering Them

Target: Daniel Galan Kercado-Puerto Rico Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Goal: To convince Puerto Rico to relocate its iguanas, instead of butchering them. It has...

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Stop Unnecessary Cesarean Sections In Puerto Rico

Target: Puerto Rican Government Goal: To better educate women that some cesarean sections are not medically unnecessary. Recently an online campaign was launched in Puerto Rico to help stop the high...

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Applaud Puerto Rico for Choosing Protection over Development

Target: Puerto Rico Governor, Luis Fortuño Goal: Support Puerto Rico’s decision to protect the island’s Northeast Ecological Corridor from development. Puerto Rico’s Northeast Ecological Corridor is...

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End Cockfighting In Puerto Rico Now

Target: Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico Goal: Put an end to legal and illegal cockfighting Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands and Puerto Rico are the only places controlled by the United States...

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Grant Puerto Rico Statehood

Target: U.S. Congress Goal: Grant Puerto Rico statehood since a majority of its citizens voted in favor of it The island of Puerto Rico is currently a U.S. territory, meaning that its people are U.S....

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Put an End to the Growing Drug Trade in Puerto Rico

Target: Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Goal: Put an end to the rising drug trade in Puerto Rico The international drug trade has turned Puerto Rico, “the...

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Urge Puerto Rican Produce Companies to Pay Fair Wages

Target: Jose V. Fabre Laboy of Bananera Fabre and Jose V. Fabre Santiago of Finca La Planta Goal: Ensure Bananera Fabre & Finca La Planta employees receive minimum wage or above The US Department...

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Praise Puerto Rico Chief Justice for Attempting to Strike Down Law Banning...

Target: Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton Goal: Praise Chief Puerto Rico Supreme Court for attempting to strike down law banning gay adoption as unconstitutional. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court...

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Congratulate Puerto Rico for Protecting its Environment

Target: Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico Goal: Congratulate the people and government of Puerto Rico for permanently protecting the country’s Northeast Ecological Corridor from...

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Applaud Puerto Rico’s Governor for Standing Up for Gay Rights

Target: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla Goal: Commend Garcia for protecting the LGBT community from employment discrimination and domestic violence. Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia...

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Crack Down on Animal Cruelty

Target: Puerto Rican Legislators Goal: Pass stricter laws to stop the inhumane abuses of dogs in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is home of some of the worst recorded dog abuse cases. In 2007, employees of a...

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Demand Freedom for Puerto Rican Activist

Target: President Barack Obama Goal: Free Puerto Rican activist Oscar López Rivera Oscar López Rivera was put in jail at the age of 38. He is now 70, and still imprisoned. López Rivera was not charged...

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Commend Puerto Rico’s Clean Energy Initiative

Target: Luis Fortuño, Former Governor of Puerto Rico Goal: Commend the approved construction of an innovative clean energy plant The island territory of Puerto Rico recently passed legislation...

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Save Hawksbill Turtles from Extinction

Target: Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Goal: Save the Hawksbill Sea Turtle from certain extinction by ending the illegal wildlife trade The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is a creature that has graced...

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Protect Grouper and Snapper Fish From Overfishing

Target: U.S. Caribbean Fishery Management Council Goal: Stop the practice of overfishing, threatening the grouper and snapper fish populations In U.S. waters, off the coast of Puerto Rico, snapper and...

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Ban Brutal Sport of Cockfighting

Target: Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico Goal: Outlaw the brutal sport of cockfighting in Puerto Rico Although cockfighting is illegal in all 50 States, this cruel animal sport is...

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Demand Voting Rights for All U.S. Territories

Target: Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Goal: Grant full rights to all citizens of U.S. territories so they can vote in presidential elections. More than four million people living in U.S....

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End Cockfighting In Puerto Rico Now

Target: Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico Goal: Put an end to legal and illegal cockfighting Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands and Puerto Rico are the only places controlled by the United States...

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Grant Puerto Rico Statehood

Target: U.S. Congress Goal: Grant Puerto Rico statehood since a majority of its citizens voted in favor of it The island of Puerto Rico is currently a U.S. territory, meaning that its people are U.S....

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