Success Stories
iPetitions continues to have a powerful impact. Here are some of the ways our petitions are making a difference.
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Gas processing plant pulled from community
When plans to build a natural gas plant in Severance, Colorado arose, the community protested the move via this petition and a Facebook page.
The Coloradoan reported:
“Over the last few months, we learned there were some people who preferred that we move forward without the natural gas processing plant,” Lind [Water Valley CEO] said in a statement. “As a result, we have decided to explore new options for an anchor tenant as we proceed with this development.”
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School Shuttle Hours Extended
Students at Illinois Wesleyan University petitioned the school to extend shuttle transportation hours to create a safer environment. On the petition, the student manager for Titan Transport confirmed that hours would be extended.
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Video of Hong Kong woman with rare skin disease taken down by YouTube after storm of protest
"A video clip showing a Hong Kong woman with a rare skin condition has been removed from YouTube after a barrage of complaints over the unauthorised use of her image by a website that is designed to offend or startle the viewer.
Images of Mui Thomas - who has Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare congenital disorder that leaves her skin red raw and prone to infection - appeared in a video titled 5 Terrifying Rare Birth Diseases of all Time."
(Source: South China Morning Post)
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York Art Gallery Reduces Fees For Local Visitors
When the York Public Art Gallery started charging entrance fees to their institution, a petition was launched opposing the move. Here's what the petition creator said:
"The petition reached over the 1000 mark and is still rising. The comments have been used at a variety of public meetings to help our cause. We are still campaigning for access to art for all at York Art Gallery and have had a lot of local media exposure thanks to the petition. The petition brought me together with other people in York who had concerns about the subject and we have created a peaceful protest and several public meetings since..."
While admission fees weren't completely removed due to cuts in funding, a low-cost card for local residents was offered to allow people of all incomes to visit. Read more about the decision on the gallery's website.