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The food politics conversation continues

This new film, What’s Organic about Organic?, continues the conversation about food politics, consumption, and the environment:

I still haven’t been able to eat a factory farm raised chicken since Food Inc., which is, of course, a good thing. The challenge here is to be a vigilant consumer and an advocate for sustainable and healthy food systems and practices, without making yourself frickin’ crazy. As more and more of us become educated about and start advocating around food, it will become less difficult to walk through life making sustainable food choices. Though the conversation has undoubtedly grown, it still feels difficult to navigate on a daily basis, and I live in New York City where folks are all about these ...

This new film, What’s Organic about Organic?, continues the conversation about food politics, consumption, and the environment:

I still haven’t been able to eat a factory farm raised chicken since Food Inc., which is, of course, a ...

By Miriam • 13 years ago

Anti-choicers don’t hate the pill, they just love the environment!

This is a new one:

The following is released by the American Life League and the following groups:
WHO: American Life League , Human Life International, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Pharmacists for Life International, Archdiocese of Mobile Respect Life, Operation Rescue, Jill Stanek, Generation Life/Brandi Swindell, Life Education Ministry, Pro-Life Unity, Movement for a Better America, AMEN (Abortion Must End Now), Pro-Life Action of Oregon, Children of God for Life, Expectant Mother Care/Chris Slattery, Mother and Unborn Baby Care, Defenders of the Unborn, California Right to Life Education Fund, Delaware Pro-Life Coalition, Life Guard, Homeschoolers for Life, Focus Pregnancy Center, Central Texas Voices for Life and Dubuque County Right to Life
WHAT: Protest the Pill Day 2010: The Pill Kills the Environment

This is a new one:

By Courtney • 13 years ago

Guest Post: The Great Assumption

I’m no animal expert. But when my fiancé Christopher and I relocated to 100 acres in Montana, I decided to unwind from New York City by watching critters more closely. One afternoon, lounging in a meadow, we saw an owl fly overhead. We knew this owl. We’d seen it coast between the creek and the Douglas firs many times. It kept an eye on us too. We hadn’t named it yet. But apparently, one of us had sexed it.
“There he is,” Chris pointed.
“She” I snapped.
“He,” he teased, pushing me over.
I shot him my meanest arched eyebrow.
“She,” I demanded, and he quickly let the tug-o-war go, let me seep into my own frustration. I was mad ...

By Miriam • 13 years ago

What if everyone biked to work?

This video, of morning rush hour in Utrecht, Netherlands is a glimpse into what a city could look like if 33% of all trips happened by bike. Pretty incredible.
In the last year, I finally conquered my fear of biking (mostly from never really learning properly) and consider myself a seasonal bike commuter. It’s incredible to imagine what our city streets could look like if bikes ruled the road.

By Miriam • 13 years ago

What did you do on Earth day?

YesterdayThursday was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day meant to increase awareness and activism about the future of our planet and the environment.
As Max’s community post last week pointed out, it can be difficult to talk about the environment and not resort to racist population control rhetoric.
That being said, there are many ways to commemorate Earth day and work to mediate our impact on the environment that are not in conflict with feminist or reproductive justice values. On Earth Day I visited my local farmer’s market, as well as obtaining my first ever seedlings for my first ever gardening adventure.
And speaking of gardens, I’m including a picture I took from ...

By Courtney • 14 years ago

Baby, you’re so sexy, you cause earthquakes.

“A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.”
Logical, I know. But before we go pointing the finger and laughing abroad, let’s not forget our own homegrown American fellas have bandied about similar nonsense from time to time. I almost enjoy when these guys go there because it reveals just how deeply rooted sexism still is.

By Miriam • 14 years ago

Guest post: Connecting environmental and reproductive justice

This guest post is from Katie McKay Bryson from the Population and Development Program at Hampshire College. It’s part of our partnership with the 2010 From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building a Movement for Reproductive Freedom Conference.
For many people, the ties between environmental activism and sexual health or reproductive rights aren’t obvious – unless, of course, they’ve heard the mainstream line that global overpopulation is the root of resource scarcity, poverty, war and, most recently, climate change. This can be a difficult thing to recognize in our own worldviews, so pervasive is the belief that the earth can only support a certain number of human bodies, and that when the number is breached, famine, disease ...

By Jos Truitt • 14 years ago

Today is World Water Day!

March 22 is World Water Day, created by the United Nations General Assembly and first commemorated in 1993 to raise awareness and encourage action around water issues.

Many of us take access to clean water for granted. It is readily available in our sinks and showers and even in plastic bottles. But, for a vast and growing number of people, access to safe water is a major health issue:

Over half of the world’s illnesses are due to diseases caused by unsafe water. One billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. By 2025, this number could be 1.8 billion, unless we act.

As with many environmental issues, blame is too often placed on population ...

March 22 is World Water Day, created by the United Nations General Assembly and first commemorated in 1993 to raise awareness and encourage action around water issues.

Many of us take access to clean water for granted. ...