Change Your World's Journal (original) (raw)

| | Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 3:15 pm - Last chance to save a man's life nothingtoyou Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991. Nearly two decades later, Davis remains on death row — even though the case against him has fallen apart.The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, all but two of the state's non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony.Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis.One of the two witnesses who has not recanted his testimony is Sylvester "Red" Coles — the principle alternative suspect, according to the defense, against whom there is new evidence implicating him as the gunman. Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating Sylvester Coles.Georgia's State Board of Pardons and Paroles has recently rejected Troy Davis' clemency petition. Troy continues to face execution on Wednesday Sept. 21 at 7 pm EDT (midnight Weds night UK time). Please take action before this time.We cannot let an innocent man die.Please take these two simple actions - asking the Parole Board to reconsider (they can change their mind at any time), and asking that Chatham County (Savannah) District Attorney Larry Chisolm step in and withdraw the death warrant.Take action herehttp://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=516533&msource=W1109EADP04D&tr=y&auid=9522344and herehttp://action.amnesty.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1194&ea.campaign.id=12137&utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=deathpenalty&utm_content=newtroyactionfbWe can't let them kill an innocent man. This really is Troy's last chance.Thank you for your support.UPDATE: THE PAROLE BOARD ARE BLOCKING AMNESTY'S EMAILS, BUT YOU CAN STILL TAKE ACTIONPlease forward the email below to the Parole Board at Clemency_Information@pap.state.ga.usandWebmaster@pap.state.ga.usFeel free to personalise the text or change the title of the email. We must keep the pressure on the Board, and let them know that the world is watching. Executing Troy would be an outrageous travesty against justice.----------Please grant Troy Davis clemency State BoardPardons and Paroles webmaster2 Martin Luther King Jr. DriveSE Suite 458East Tower30334-4909 AtlantaUSAGEORGIA Dear Clemency Board members, I call on the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to take all steps necessary to ensure that Troy Anthony Davis is not executed. You have voted to deny him clemency despite the fact that significant doubts continue to plague his conviction. You must reconsider and reverse this decision immediately. Seven of the nine witnesses have changed their story and no physical evidence links Davis to the crime. No one should be executed, especially when there are so many doubts about guilt. This case has generated widespread attention because so many people in Georgia and throughout the world are disturbed by the thought of a man being executed when somuch doubt about his guilt remains unresolved. Nothing can undermine public faith in a criminal justice system faster than an execution when there are still serious doubts about guilt. Georgia cannot afford to make such a mistake, and I urge you to do everything in your power to prevent this injustice from taking place. Yours sincerely, [YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS/EMAIL] (comment on this) Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 4:26 pm - It is time to spread the word. Monday, July 18th, 2011 3:52 pm - Please register as a stem cell donor and perhaps save a life! Monday, January 18th, 2010 11:10 am - WORKING TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER Monday, April 7th, 2008 12:52 am - Support a Family Healing Arts Center! karamaia I am writing to ask you to please help me to manifest my dream of creating a family healing arts center with massage, craniosacral therapy, chiropractic, midwifery, and workshops for the whole family, including infants and pregnancy. Please vote for my hoopdancing video "Gemini Hoops" at Clipstar.com and help me to win $10,000! I am currently in 2nd place and need your help to win this contest so as to fund my dream healing arts center for pregnancy, babies, children, and adults. http://www.clipstar.com/videopage.jsf?video=9_7002_159I am a healing arts practitioner with 10 years experience as a massage therapist, doula, craniosacral therapist, birth educator, hoopdancer, teacher, writer, and mama...please support this project by voting for my video and sharing this with your friends! I have a space lined up, and practitioners waiting to share the office. I am working diligently to manifest this contest as well as a microbusiness grant that will fruit next year to help the center grow. However, the space may be opening sooner than previously expected and I'm hoping to win this contest to transition this summer into the healing arts center! Thanks!Blessings, Kara (1 comment | comment on this) Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 12:05 am - Vote for a Free Baby CranioSacral Clinic! Thursday, October 4th, 2007 9:13 am - Salt-water Fuel mr_boombastic_x I hope this post is acceptable:You may have heard of the new breakthrough in clean, abundant, natural, rewable fuel research: salt-water, discovered recently by a man who was actually trying to find a cure for cancer. I'd only heard about it today, but it's quite amazing!The following is a link to a video on YouTube about John Kanzius' discovery:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vSxR6UKFMAnd, yes, by using radio waves to heat ANY combination of water and salt will burn (releasing hydrogen) at temperatures as high as 1500 degrees Celcius (nearly 3000 degrees Fahrenheit). (comment on this) Thursday, September 27th, 2007 2:29 pm - clicking and searching to donate at no cost to you kletta Besides The Hunger Site, now Ripple.org is also on Wikipedia, with sources. At both sites, you can click to donate to various causes at no cost to you, and you can also search to donate on Ripple. They have banners you can post on your profile or elsewhere. I can't check them all, but there are links to many more click- and search-to-donate sites here and here, plus you can apparently click at Feed SA and search at Oblatoo, MagicTaxi and Everyclick.BTW, Giving What We Can will start to provide resources on making a difference in a few months. (comment on this) Thursday, September 13th, 2007 2:04 pm - Contribute your knowledge to American youth fratboydan I am writing on behalf of the AAYP - the American Association of Young People - a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization designed to provide young Americans under 40 products and services that are relevant to them and their future. Our mission is to develop a strong membership base from the 170 million Americans under 40 and use that membership to leverage more economic and political power for dealing with corporations and Congress on behalf of American youth. ( Read more, get published!Collapse ) current mood: excited (comment on this) Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 9:42 pm - A plea for help. confliction I've seen this a few times before and never thought i'd be doing it myself... but it's worth a shot an i'd like to see how successful such a request can become. I want to become an entrepreneur but i need your help!Please see my profile for more information!Sorry if this offends you in any way... like i said... it's worth a shot! (comment on this) Saturday, August 25th, 2007 8:26 pm - late post for give less to give more cyn5200 I just discovered this site and I am really glad to have found it. One idea for holiday giving, or for anytime, is Heifer Project International. It enables you to give a gift that will not only fight hunger, but also teach people how to become self-sufficient. Every year I ask my husband to give me a flock of chickens for Christmas. Actually, a flock of chickens is donated to a needy family in my name. Because, seriously, how much "stuff" do we need? It makes me good to know that there are many flocks of chickens running around, helping people to have a better life. If you are not familiar with their mission, I encourage you to check out their site. Take care. c current mood: optimistic (comment on this) Monday, July 16th, 2007 10:52 am - Fire The Grid Thursday, April 19th, 2007 5:23 pm - interesting way to handle a protest Sunday, April 8th, 2007 6:20 pm frazer I cant belieive how awesome this group isFrom idealist.org/imagineCan You Imagine a Better World? On this page we invite you to imagine a better community and a better world, and to see how we can build it together, starting right now. Click on the photos to see what people are saying about this project, and then take a moment to see why this is needed, how it will work, and how you can get involved. And on the week of April 23-29, join us, wherever you are, to help launch this initiative with a series of start-up meetings around the world. Thank you! 1. What do we mean by a better world?2. The challenge: so many missed connections3. The opportunity: we have so much in common4. How? Like stores and libraries5. Some solutions6. Getting started7. What you can do right now1. What do we mean by a better world? We want to live in a world where all people can live free and dignified lives, where any person who wants to help another can do so, and where no opportunities for action and collaboration are missed or wasted. That's the vision, the ultimate goal. To get closer to it, we believe that: All over the world there are many people who share similar values, dreams, and challenges.With all the tools we have now, we can communicate like never before.If all of us had more opportunities to connect and work together, online and face-to-face, in neighborhoods, villages, schools, and workplaces, the world would be a different place. How different? We don't know, but together we can find out. ( Read more...Collapse ) (2 comments | comment on this) Sunday, December 10th, 2006 2:57 am - Season of giving - giving less to give more loreeley It's the season of giving, of good food, of cards and, of course, presents. Maybe, just maybe, there is a person you cannot think of a good present for, or you cannot think of what to put on your own wishing list. How about a crocodile for your semi-pro swimmer uncle? Some worms for your annoying little brother? A toilet for the baby? A donkey for your buddy Joseph? New glasses for your granny? For some good alternative gift ideas, check out Oxfam Unwrapped and Oxfam American Unwrapped, Heifer International, the Tithing Tree or the Good Gift Catalogue. Everyone will be impressed with your cool gift, and you will be giving twice as much. [_if some of you know similar such sites, please tell me btw and I will add them for reference_]current mood: busy (comment on this) Saturday, December 9th, 2006 1:24 pm - GoodSearch Monday, November 13th, 2006 3:41 pm - Amnesty Holiday Invitation! ladycatherina Letting everyone know that I'm hosting an Amnesty International Write-A-Thon in my ladycatherina journal, and you're all invited! The Write-A-Thon is a free event where we write letters to governments on behalf of nonviolent political prisoners around the world, beginning November 28th and continuing through December 10th, International Human Rights Day. Around the 28th a list of actions will be available on the Amnesty webpage (http://www.amnestyusa.org), and I'll download them and post the addresses and information in my journal. Whoever's interested can let me know via comments and we can split the actions up as we go. I did this last year with a friend and got through the entire list of appeals, Holiday Card actions, etc. To make it more fun, we can all take breaks where we post jokes, stories, recipes, etc as comments to the Writeathon post. (comment on this) Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 9:43 pm - New Community evanescentsiren I have started a prayer request network for people of all faiths, religions, and spiritual paths. It promotes diversity, acceptance, and respect. It's goal is to help people connect to things outside themselves and help others in need through something as simple as a prayer. Follow up stories are also encouraged. This community was just started yesterday. Please help spread the word. Thank you.It's called Anomaly. (comment on this) Monday, October 2nd, 2006 10:46 am rolicu hey everyone! I found out about this website through an online community:http://urth.tvIt's like MySpace, but for "people who value higher consciousness, vibrant living and a sustainable planet." My name on it is "RobynLee", so feel free to "connect" :) (2 comments | comment on this) Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 12:49 am - Hi electro_soul Howdy, I am new to the community and just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I live in Michigan and am getting more and more into volunteer work.. I do animal foster care and have done work with the Midland County United Way and The Literacy Council of Midland County. My baby cause is Tibet and I am working on getting my BSW. Also so this just isnt about me saying hello...I am trying to find more foster parents for my group KBAF I would like to get more people in my age group involved (18-25) does anyone have any good ideas on how to go about that? www.katybishop.orgThanks! 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