Posted on April 29, 2009 by pdxmogo
Last week’s Earth Day celebration passed with the usual green this and eco that. But this year also brought more attention to how both Earth Day and the concept of green have started to lose a bit of their shine, with their cooption by multinational corporations and other companies trying to cash in on our [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by pdxmogo
The Humane Society of the United States just sent me an email mentioning that the Oregon House has passed H.B. 2470 to help stop puppy mills in Oregon, and the bill has now gone to the Oregon senate.
The bill would limit breeders to no more than 50 “sexually intact dogs 2 years or older,” would [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by pdxmogo
You’ve been there: the fundraising dinner to help the local humane society help companion animals; the environmental club meeting focused on helping protect wildlife; the human rights fair dedicated to eliminating oppression — all great causes working for a more compassionate, just world, and what’s on the menu? Animals.
Sometimes organizations working for a better world [...]
Filed under: activism, food and diet, veganism | Tagged: citizen activism, food and diet, fundraising, grants, Resources, veganism, websites | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 24, 2009 by pdxmogo
Are you good? Are you happy? How do you know? How good or happy are you compared to others? The daily choices we make can tell a lot about our values, intentions, and attitude, but sometimes people want more quantitative, “scientific” data. If you’re a fan of online quizzes, are curious about how your “goodness” [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by pdxmogo
The principal at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee knew that it was difficult for students to envision just how many 6 million is when they were studying the Holocaust (the number of people who were exterminated by the Nazis), so they decided to collect paperclips (one clip to represent one person) to help create [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by pdxmogo
“You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. Each. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven.” He turned on the calculator, punched in a few [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2009 by pdxmogo
Several years ago I was talking to a neighbor about the conditions that factory farmed animals endure, and I mentioned that one of the evil practices the industry uses for battery hens (those kept in cages to lay eggs) was forced molting. She asked me what exactly forced molting was. Uhhh. I didn’t know. I’d [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2009 by pdxmogo
I have a friend who has written to legislators, corporations, and other leaders and officials since she was in high school, and she has kept a big binder of all the letters she’s written – and any responses she has received. That’s not the only citizen activism in which she has engaged, but she has [...]
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