i'm one too!

hehe:

vegansagainstpeta.blogspot.com

(actually the posts are really thoughtful and great; like this first one)

fun and concentration

perhaps my new favorite photo ever:
(can't remember where i found it - if i figure it out, i'll add the source here)

on tactics, yet again

for anyone who's pro-animal rights (and anyone who's not), a good post and comment thread to read through:

"Dear animal rights activists, please stop taking your cues from the anti-choice movement"

see especially, this comment.

real life aaah

continuing the baby deer theme... this one was strangely at home in the marsh:

and, yes, that's a marsh:

great site, great photos

Cristian Movila | Documentary Photographer

ah.

a baby deer and a baby bobcat comforting each other

The Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara, CA last week caused these two to take shelter together. The fawn is 3 days old and the bobcat about 3 weeks. The fawn came from somewhere in the fire and the bobcat from Carpentaria. They immediately bonded and snuggled together under a desk in the Santa Barbara County Dispatch Office for several hours

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weekly meatless day becomes official in belgium

Original press release by EVA (Ethical Vegetarian Alternative) - Belgium

on European Vegetarian and Animal News Alliance (EVANA):
"Belgian city plans 'veggie' days"
"Day of the lentil burghers: Ghent goes veggie to lose weight and save planet"

(in ro) "Ziua saptamanala fara carne devine oficiala in Belgia"

[history] some famous women in computer science

about the eniac programmers and ada (byron) (king) lovelace

i found devchix via this discussion

ww project: "Making Sustainable Living Second nature"

from worldwatch institute:

Why do we spend billions on expensive products to keep us healthy, while consuming cheap processed foods that make us sick?

Why do we spend more time than ever plugged in to gadgets, and less time visiting with our friends?

Why do we put some animals in day care and others in factory farms, making "best friends" of the former and fast food of the latter?

IT'S OUR CULTURE.

Culture is the invisible force that molds our values, beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors. It is the force that makes everything we do seem natural. And while rarely discussed, culture is the single most important determinant of whether we as a society thrive long into the future, or-like maladapted civilizations before us, go extinct.

The 21st-century consumer culture now influences the behaviors of over 2 billion people. But to thrive, we urgently need to shift cultural norms so that it is no longer "second nature" to consume ever more stuff. Instead, it should feel natural to live healthier, more satisfying lives that are in balance with the Earth's limits.

After decades of extreme over-consumption, we now have a moral obligation to ourselves, to our children and grandchildren, and to the Earth that sustains us to change the way we are thinking and alter our habits as a result. And that is exactly what Worldwatch is hoping to provoke.

In Worldwatch's Spring 2009 campaign, we are working hard to raise $20,000 for our "Transforming Cultures Project,"which will explore the current consumer culture and how to transition to a culture of sustainability. I hope you will consider making a gift to support those efforts.

The two main goals of our Transforming Cultures Project are:

• To develop powerful tools that encourage people to reconsider the current cultural system.

• To challenge people to play a role in transforming that cultural system into one that is more sustainable.

In addition to providing a compelling analysis of how a culture of sustainability is starting to take root, our flagship report State of the World 2010 will launch a discussion of how to effectively cultivate a culture of sustainability as individuals and as a society. Throughout 2010, the book will be used to reach those actors already poised to lead this cultural transition: environmental educators, policymakers, journalists, social entrepreneurs, eco-celebrities, and civil society leaders.

to support the campaign,

make a donation to Worldwatch Institute

+ see, from the latest worldwatch newsletter: "Is Local Food Better?"

race - legacies and realities - in the americas

i wanted to make a note of this, it's a very interesting discussion (that pertains to latin america as well as north america by contrast/parallel):

Panel workshop “White Privilege In Latin America - Myths and Realities"

This video shows part of a panel discussion and round table about the persistence of white privilege in Latin America. Panelist discussed the legacies of colonialism, slavery, imperialism, color preference, economic disparities, white privilege and racism within the Latin America community in the US and in their original countries.

Participant panelist in order of appearance:
Description given by each participant

* Aisha Brown, Afro descendant from Panama.
* Carlos A. Quiroz, Muchik Quechua Indigenous from Peru.
* Orielena Lopez-Ayon, Afro descandant from Cuba.
* Ximena Camou, Mestiza from Mexico.
* Juanita Cabrera-Lopez, Maya Naam Indigenous from Guatemala.
* Clemente Akassi, African from Ivory Coast.

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also good to check out: "We Shall Remain" (films and multimedia project)