FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Amanda Mustafic, press@change.org Change.org Releases Top Ten Petitions that Changed 2020 Racial justice and COVID-19 campaigns emerge as most influential petition movements of the year; Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain petitions the most-signed of all time on Change.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 19, 2020 — Today, Change.org released its […]
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Change.org Releases Top Ten Petitions that Changed 2020
Written by Change.org · December 21, 2020 9:04 pm -
Inside Change with Ryan Resella
What is your role and what does it mean, to you, to be part of Change.org? I work on our email platform, which consists of making sure our emails are being delivered quickly and reliably to our users. I’m also working on features that our campaigners use to make it easier to send emails. This […]
Written by Change.org · October 9, 2020 3:57 pm -
An exciting new moment for the Change.org Racial Justice Fund
Last year, two petition starters created petitions calling for Justice for George Floyd and Justice for Breonna Taylor that became the largest petitions in Change.org’s history. Your commitment both inspired and challenged us here at Change.org. Since that monumental moment, Change.org has committed to more equitable practices and opportunities for its staff, users, and Black-led […]
Written by Change.org · April 14, 2021 7:41 pm -
Inside Change with Pony Knowles
Fast facts about Pony: I’m 41 and ¾ years old. Please don’t forget that ¾ because I’m loving my forties and I don’t want to miss out on any of them. My life is currently managed by a fluffy cat who is 21 years old and loves to eat pizza. Former jobs include: jumping out […]
Written by amustafic · March 31, 2021 4:04 pm -
Inside Change with Jimin Lee
Why did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? “I’ve never heard of the term ‘human rights’ when I was growing up in my country,” said one of the North Korean defector students I’ve had a chance to work with in South Korea. I was a mere college student at […]
Written by amustafic · March 24, 2021 6:12 pm -
Inside Change with Nic Holas
Why did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? My activism began when I was diagnosed as a person living with HIV (PLHIV) over eight years ago. For a while, my entire focus was on dismantling HIV/AIDS stigma and the intersecting issues (queer politics, harm reduction, sex worker rights etc). […]
Written by amustafic · March 10, 2021 9:00 am -
Inside Change with Alaina Curry
Why did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? When I started college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I asked my college advisor what major interacts with people and allows me to be social and he pointed me towards a communications degree with a focus on […]
Written by amustafic · February 17, 2021 4:08 pm -
Inside Change with Jared Mitchell
What have you learned about yourself through the challenges of 2020? 2020 has taught me to be an early adapter, focus on forward, and really create space for people’s emotional presence. We’re all carrying a collective trauma from 2020’s myriad challenges, and I think it’s important to name and remember that we’re all processing this […]
Written by Change.org · February 2, 2021 6:17 pm -
On Anniversary of Greg Mingo’s Unjust Sentencing, Renewed Call for Clemency from Cuomo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2021 On Anniversary of Greg Mingo’s Unjust Sentencing, Renewed Call for Clemency from Cuomo Over 80,000 have signed Change.org petition started by Mingo’s niece Ava Nemes; along with celebrity endorsers Riz Ahmed, Daniel Kaluuya and Megan Rapinoe New York, NY, January 26, 2021 — 38 years ago, now-68-year-old Greg Mingo […]
Written by Change.org · January 26, 2021 3:15 pm -
Inside Change with Lindsay Stuiber
What is the driving force in what led you to Change.org? I was at a point in my career and life where I was desperately looking for purpose. At that point (2018) I was running my own recruitment agency and was feeling stuck – like I needed to evolve but didn’t know how. A great […]
Written by Change.org · January 19, 2021 6:36 pm -
Inside Change with John Mertens
What is your role at Change? What was your path into Engineering? I’m the Director of Engineering for our “Comms & Integrity” group. This essentially means that I’m accountable for making sure our communications platform runs efficiently, that our users receive only communications from us that they’ve agreed to and that our site isn’t inundated […]
Written by Change.org · December 11, 2020 8:10 pm