Ryan Young worked at the meat counter of a Safeway supermarket. Reports say that when Ryan saw a customer push and kick his pregnant girlfriend last month, Ryan stepped in to stop the beating.

According to the press, Ryan’s actions earned him praise from his local police chief, but not from his employer. Instead of treating Ryan like a hero, Safeway claimed Ryan should have called security and suspended him without pay while it investigates the “altercation.” Pending the results of that investigation, Ryan could be fired for good.

Doug Castro is a security guard who shops at the Safeway where Ryan works, and he believes Ryan did the right thing by intervening. That’s why Doug started a petition on Change.org asking Safeway to lift Ryan’s suspension and give him backpay for the income he lost during his involuntary time away from work. Click here to sign Doug’s petition.

Ryan says one reason he felt so compelled to intervene is that he’s an expectant dad himself — his wife is 5 months pregnant. “We’re expecting a child,” Ryan says. “I’ve been suspended for just about a month now without pay for doing something I feel was right, that police said was right.”

Indeed, local Police Chief Ron Langford told reporters, “In my mind, in this case Ryan did the right thing.”

The police have already turned over security footage of the incident to prosecutors so that the man who beat his girlfriend can be charged, yet Ryan has been suspended for almost a month with no income. Doug believes that if thousands of people sign his petition, Safeway will bow to public pressure and put Ryan back on the job.

Click here to sign Doug’s petition demanding that Safeway bring back Ryan Young, an employee who was suspended after defending a pregnant woman.

Thanks for being a change-maker,

- Tim and the Change.org team

— Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Syracuse, NY on Thursday, October 17th, 1996 # 445

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If you tuned-in to American Idol last night, you may already know that the remaining 2 finalists were revealed and that our Latina (Philippine-Mexican) contestant JESSICA SANCHEZ was the first to make it through to next week’s season 11 finale. Jessica has been consistent every week by delivering impeccable, superb and amazing performances that have stunned the judges, America and brought the audience to their feet. America voted and she is now on her way to the final stage of the competition. Will she become the NEXT AMERICAN IDOL?! Will she become the FIRST Latina to win American Idol?! Will she be the “last one standing” like AI judge Steven Tyler mentioned on Wednesday night?! Possibly…Tune-in next week to see for yourself.

FOX will host the series’ two-night grand finale from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE Tuesday, May 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) and Wednesday, May 23 (8:00-10:07 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). After weeks of performing on the AMERICAN IDOL stage, the two remaining finalists will perform live Tuesday in front of a theater audience of more than 7000 as well as millions of viewers watching at home. Then, on Wednesday night, at the end of a two-hour music celebration, host Ryan Seacrest will announce the next AMERICAN IDOL. Global superstar “Rihanna” will perform at the finale as well as many other surprise performances, duets, etc.

Earlier this season, Santana came out as a lesbian, only to be rejected and kicked out of her home by her Grandmother. Maribel Lopez (Estefan) is here to support her daughter and help bring the controversial and “taboo” subject matter to the forefront of the Latino family. The episode is set to air on Tuesday night at 8pm on Fox.

Gloria will return to the series for the Fourth Season.