Flashback Friday: Environment, Triage, The Cove And More
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Here’s what happened this week at Vegan Soapbox:
Articles about vegan food, vegan theory, vegan news, vegan activism and more…
Plus a movie trailer the bottom…
Food:
- Lemon Sorbet: Fresh And Easy – from Lick It, the vegan ice cream cookbook
- A Vegan Meal You Can Find Anywhere In The US – simple breakfast of oatmeal, fruit, and hashbrowns
- Vegan MoFo: BBQ Shreds Review – Gardein
- Vegan Cookies – a chef shows you how
- Fruit! – rambutan and cocktail trees
Environment:
- Do The Planet Good – the more animals we breed and use for food and labor, the more damage we do to the environment.
- Go Vegan To Save The Planet – “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases.”
News:
- Vegan Bites: October 29, 2009 – factory farming, law school professorship, soy, online videos, and more
- Fast Food Cancer Warning Labels… Coming Soon – California will feature some fast food warning labels
- Who Cares About The Swine (Flu)? – zoonotic disease transmission
- Unwanted Urban Chickens – a result of the slow food and locovore trends, chickens are showing up at local animal shelters.
- Is Meat-eating A Bad Habit? – Who you gonna believe, a greedy corporation that peddles in the death and dismemberment of innocent, defenceless animals, or the head of Baltimore’s education system?
Theory:
- Hope For The Future – Ireland banned fur. Ireland now joined countries such as England, Scotland, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- A Rationale So Moronic It Defies Belief – “Every time I ate a tamale from this pig, I remembered it laying on a pallet.” It was “the connection to my food I really wanted to capture,” said the pig-eater.
- What About Plants? – animals feel pain, plants probably don’t. It’s that simple.
- The Absurdity Of Criticizing “Triage” – “Triage is necessary because in reality we are dealing with finite resources.”
- Make The Killing Stop – Prioritize, strategize, and make it happen. Don’t waste time arguing with nay-sayers, just make it happen.
Activism:
- Fight Smarter, Not Harder – assess the time-costs
- Do It Your Way – leafleting for the animals
- Factors Animal Rights Activists Should Consider
- Pros And Cons Of Protests – I see protests as a form of public education
- Our Vegan Stories – Nov. 1, 2009 vegans will speak up online
Books:
- Vegan Book Club – a list of books related to veganism
- More Vegan Books… – three books in Amazon’s top 100
- Which Book Should I Write? – three options and a poll
No More Homeless Pets Conference Notes:
Video, Movies, Podcasts:
- Why Be A Vegetarian? By Yashoda – a speech by a young woman
- Sample Podcasts And Recordings – resources for learning
- Leona Lewis For WSPA – short video
- The Cove – film review
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