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Most Popular Petitions
Protest Against Closing Down the Lukács Archive
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deepest worries about the resolution of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to close down the Lukács Archives in Budapest. Görgy Lukács was one the significant philosophers of the 20th century, an author of modernity outstanding not only in philosophy but also in the fields of political mindedness, theory of literature, sociology and ethics An author of international renown, Lukács represented one of the intellectual peaks in Hungary's history of civilisa
11063 Created: 2016-03-08 Statistics
No music desert in Basel!
>>please scroll down and sign below<< Petition to the government of Basel-Stadt On September 1, 2014, musicians who had been living and working in Basel for years were informed that they would have to leave Switzerland. The reason given was a change in policy at the Federal Office for Migration. This change in policy makes entirely unrealistic demands on professional musicians: all musicians from non-EU countries have to demonstrate that they have 75% employment from a single em
20699 Created: 2014-12-03 Statistics
Save the Danish National Chamber Orchestra
The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) has announced that it will shut down the Danish National Chamber Orchestra (DNCO) on January 1st 2015 due to budget cuts. The DNCO employs 42 musicians as well as the artistic team working with them. In Denmark, the DNCO is mostly known for its groundbreaking work in bridging the gap between classical and popular music. Under the direction of their world-famous chief conductor Adam Fischer the DNCO has, in the last 15 years, also gained international ac
40198 Created: 2014-09-08 Statistics
WHEN GENOCIDE BECAME "FAMINE" : IRELAND, 1845 - 1850
WHEN GENOCIDE BECAME "FAMINE" : IRELAND, 1845 - 1850 This petition seeks your support for a campaign to: * Persuade relevant authors, editors and website content providers to stop using the word ‘Famine’ for what took place in Ireland between 1845 and 1850, and start using terms such as, "The Great Hunger" or 'An tOcras Mór' * To call on the Government of Ireland and its Ministers, and members of all political parties to correctly call it 'An tOcras Mór' The Great Hunger. It should be signed b
9507 Created: 2014-01-07 Statistics
PETITION AGAINST THE CABLE CAR AND DESTRUCTION OF THE BELGRADE FORTRESS
We urge all responsible authorities, decision makers as well as institutions in charge of the urban planning and the protection of heritage in Belgrade and Serbia to take urgent steps to stop the construction of the cable car that would connect the Belgrade Fortress and Ušće Park. The Belgrade Fortress is the key historic urban site for understanding the development of Belgrade and the presence of the various civilisations from Prehistoric times, and must be safeguarded as a whole. We believe t
16182 Created: 2019-03-19 Statistics
Grennaskolan is still fighting
As several of you have already heard, Grennaskolan's existence is now on the line. It has been for the last 3 years due to the increasing lack of students and its current budget deficit. Jönköping's Kommun wants to shut Grennaskolan down next semester. Right now the DP 1 students are sending an email and they need signatures from all of you that still want Grennaskolan to be alive! Please sign and share so we can get as many people as possible to sign because we at Grennaskolan will never st
504 Created: 2017-03-17 Statistics
Teaching Pan-africanism in Schools in Africa
PETITION - TEACHING PANAFRICANISM IN SCHOOLS For pan-Africanization of education systems in Africa and in countries with Afro-descendant population Because between 1999 and 2009, the number of graduates in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa has more than tripled from 1.6 million to 4.9 million. They are currently estimated at over 12 million,Because this education, while useful and appropriate to the needs of western societies has shown its limits in resolving the problems faced by African
850 Created: 2016-05-12 Statistics
Romania to Eurovision 2016!
PRO TV and Ovidiu Anton join forces to bring Eurovision 2016 in Romania! Ovidiu Anton is the artist chosen by Romanians to represent the country at Eurovision. The exclusion from the competition only 2 weeks before the start is a major disappointment for Ovidiu and his Romanian supporters after all the eforts that were invested to get to this point. The song "Moment of Silence" deserves to be heard on the stage in Stockholm and the Romanian viewers deserve to see this event. This way, Ovidiu’s e
21182 Created: 2016-04-26 Statistics
No immigration of 25,000 refugees
We urge the Canadian government to suspend the arrival of 25,000 immigrants from Syria. Simply for reasons of national security Sign! Share it! Make a donation to support the petition
75905 Created: 2015-11-14 Statistics