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December 28, 2012 03:04 am GMT
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5 Change.org Petitions That Worked
If you think the little guy can't make a difference, you may want to think again. The past year proved numerous times that regular people can bring about major changes, just by gathering signatures.
Change.org, the world's largest petition platform, says its users started 300,000 petitions in 2012, and several of those have led to significant changes within organizations. The website says the biggest of those changes took place at the following companies.
1. Corporations Stop Funding Anti-Gay Discrimination
When the Boy Scouts came under heavy scrutiny this year for their controversial exclusionary policy against gay scouts and leaders, their biggest corporate funders -- AT&T, Erns…
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