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Guest Post: Pushing For an End to Gendercide in China

Congressman Chris Smith, Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, and It's a Girl Director Evan Grae Davis hold over 200,000 petition signatures in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.
Congressman Chris Smith, Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, and It's a Girl Director Evan Grae Davis hold over 200,000 petition signatures in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.

Evan Grae Davis is the director of the film “It’s A Girl,” a documentary film asking why nearly 200 million women are missing in the world today– killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. Evan is also spearheading an awareness campaign on Causes.com to end gendercide in China and around the world. Evan ...

Celebrate Earth Day on Causes.com

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

On April 22, people around the world will be celebrating Earth Day in support of greater environmental awareness. On Causes.com, this is an issue that millions of people care about. In the last 12 months, more than 1.6 million people participated in a campaign — taking a pledge, signing a petition, or donating to a ...

Giving Kids a Level Playing Field in Tennessee

Heath Arnold launched a petition that helped push a bill to allow home-schooled kids the chance to play in public schools.
Heath Arnold launched a petition that helped push a bill to allow home-schooled kids the chance to play in public schools.

Last month, Heath Arnold launched a petition on Causes.com that lead to passing a law, Bill 222, which will allow all home-schooled students to participate in public school sports in Tennessee. According to U.S. News, 7.6 million high school students played sports in the 2010-2011 school year. It’s estimated that more than two million students are ...

Spotlight: High School Student Anna Hankins Takes on Plastics

Cause leader Anna Hankins wants to educate people about the consequences of one-use plastic bottles.
Cause leader Anna Hankins wants to educate people about the consequences of one-use plastic bottles.

How many times have you thrown away a plastic bottle this week? That’s the question high school student and cause leader Anna Hankins wants people to think about the next time they buy a one-use plastic water bottle. Anna launched a petition in January of 2013 to get vending machines that sell bottled water out ...

Olympic Wrestling Fights for Its Survival

Wrestling is “brotherhood.” This is the way cause leader Olin Morris described the sport that has been a signature part of his life. On February 12, 2013, news outlets around the world reported a surprising decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC): Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling would be scrapped by the 2020 games. Without hesitation, ...

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