4/26/2011 5:16:07 PM (286 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: On Friday, Adrian Leigh Cowan of Baltimore started a petition on Change.org, speaking out in response to a shocking online video of a transgender woman being brutally beaten at a local McDonald’s. As Adrian told our team of organizers, “I...

3/29/2011 10:01:25 PM (314 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: In the past few weeks, more than 22,000 Change.org members sent emails urging Target to stop selling gold mined by forced child labor and other exploited workers. Guess what? It worked. Target has agreed to sign on to Earthworks' "No D...

3/22/2011 8:19:39 PM (321 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Two weeks ago, Maryland police entered a Baltimore hotel room to find a 19-year-old woman held against her will and violently forced into prostitution by East Coast pimp Edward Perkins. Who knows how much money Perkins made forcing this ...

3/15/2011 5:24:59 PM (328 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: As Japan struggles to overcome a disastrous string of events -- including a possible nuclear catastrophe -- millions of us have sought to help, often by donating money to urgent relief efforts. But if you donate via text message, your d...

3/11/2011 12:27:16 AM (332 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Twelve-year-old Christian is an expert on gold. That's because for several hours a day, he extracts gold from the ground of the Peruvian Sierra region – something he's done every day since he was seven. Christian knows the dynamite he us...

3/1/2011 9:59:53 PM (342 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: While the situation in Libya may seem out of control, there is a very real opportunity for us to make a difference and protect civilian lives. Here’s how: last week, two Libyan pilots were ordered to bomb civilian protesters by Libyan dic...

2/26/2011 12:34:28 AM (345 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: "If there are some atrocities going on, it’s not our business." That's what Publix supermarket spokesperson Dwaine Stevens said when he was asked about the workers who pick tomatoes for Publix. Workers who suffer horrifying abuses. Publix...

2/21/2011 11:20:53 PM (350 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: First, they went nuclear on PBS and NPR. Now, they have voted to totally shut down AmeriCorps -- the groundbreaking national service program that has transformed the lives of millions of Americans. In the dead of night on Saturday, a Tea ...

2/15/2011 6:39:29 PM (356 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: We are blown away by the incredible impact Change.org members have made around the world by starting, joining, and winning dozens of meaningful campaigns over the past few weeks. So we wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you. And ...

2/10/2011 6:27:26 PM (361 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Stand with Egyptian Change.org members and all Egyptians fighting for their civil rights. Ten days ago, when the government turned the phones back on for a few hours, two young Egyptian street activists called us from Tahrir Square: Mahmo...

2/8/2011 12:17:59 AM (363 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Valentine's Day, which accounts for 40% of fresh flower sales annually, is fast approaching. If you're planning to order a bouquet from 1-800-Flowers -- the world's largest florist -- you should know where most of those flowers really co...

1/28/2011 12:13:38 AM (374 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Incredible! In just over a day, more than 23,000 Change.org members have spoken out against the imprisonment of Kelley Williams-Bolar. Kelley is a single mom in Akron, Ohio who was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 3 years probation for ...

1/17/2011 5:23:06 PM (385 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Every year, children as young as 11 are trafficked involuntarily to Super Bowl cities. There, football fans – usually men, often inebriated – will pay traffickers to have sex with them. The Texas Attorney General estimates these kids ha...

1/13/2011 10:01:05 PM (389 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: The dolphins are trapped in a concrete pool next to a highway. They breathe in fumes and smog day after day. There's no protection from the desert heat or the winter snow. Seventy-five percent die prematurely. This is the horrifying exi...

12/7/2010 6:28:30 PM (426 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: The toxins in methyl iodide are so potent that the chemical is used to grow cancer cells in laboratory settings. It can cause severe brain damage, miscarriages, and thyroid diseases. Thanks to a decision last week by the California Depar...

12/2/2010 11:41:42 PM (431 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: The numbers around child slavery and exploitation are simply staggering, and there aren't enough people fighting back. More than 150 million children younger than 14 years-old are child laborers -- one in six children in the world. Those...

11/4/2010 9:59:55 PM (459 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: Simple Keys to a Fuller Life What’s Best for All The Power of Choice. Every one of us makes countless choices every day. Every choice we make has an impact on our lives. Even insignificant choices can affect what we experience and how we...

10/26/2010 7:39:00 PM (468 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur:

10/22/2010 10:18:07 PM (472 days ago) Jill's Journey: Incredible ideas for community garden outreach... GRUB Supported Community Gardens What is a GRUB Supported Community Garden? A GRUB supported community garden is a parcel of land containing one ...

10/12/2010 4:16:53 PM (482 days ago) Bogdan Fiedur: This summer, the United Nations voted to make access to clean water a recognized human right. This was welcome news to those fighting the disturbing reality that more people die each year from contaminated water than all forms of violence a...