Occupy . . . . And More

Well If it is true that the 'mainstream media' will not cover this story then I guess it will be up to us bloggers to cover this story and pass it on and on and on . . . .

And More

A midnight opening robs the hourly and in-store salary workers of time off with their families on Thanksgiving Day.  By opening the doors at midnight, Target is requiring team members to be in the store by 11 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. A full holiday with family is not just for the elite of this nation -- all Americans should be able to break bread with loved ones and get a good night's rest on Thanksgiving!
Join me in calling for Target retail stores to push back their original opening time of 5am on Black Friday.

P.S. Here are some of the other top Change.org petitions this week: 

1. Rick Melargni is a Best Buy employee from Tampa, Florida. He started a petition on Change.org asking Best Buy to not open at midnight on Thanksgiving so families can share the holiday together. 
2. Monique White lost her job as a youth counselor at a group home in Minnesota after state budget cuts. Now she's fighting to stop US Bank from evicting her from her foreclosed home. Sign Monique's petition to keep her home from US Bank.
3. Shawn Ambrose bought a ticket on a Greyhound bus for his daughter in college -- but because the ticket was a gift, Greyhound charged him an extra $18 fee. Sign Shawn's petition asking Greyhound to cancel its $18 "gift fee" for families traveling during the holidays. 
4. Students at the University of Nevada want to save their school's "working farm" -- one of the few left in the country, where students can learn about farming and agriculture. Sign Wendy Baroli's petition to stop the school from destroying the farm. 
5. "Pancho" Ramos-Stierle was arrested on Monday morning while meditating in a peaceful protest at the Occupy Wall Street movement in Oakland, California. But because he's undocumented, he faces deportation. His friends started a petition asking immigration officials to release Pancho immediately.
6. An Oklahoma man brutally injured a horse after dragging it behind his ATV. Now a group called "Hand 4 Paws" is asking a judge to impose the maximum sentence in the case. 

With any luck and a 'wing and a prayer' any and / or all of these petitions should be signable, at least I hope and pray they are. If they are not, please forgive this beginner blogger.