SENIOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST Peace Building and Reconstruction
Initiative Nairobi
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is one of the leading
institutions in the world concerned with generating and applying new knowledge
to meet the challenges of international development.
As a feminist vegetarian, I support Friends of Animals
www.friendsofanimals.org because they understand that social justice issues
connect. PeTA is a sexist, attention-seeking, reactionary element which
also supports and promotes environmentally disrespectful fast-food
companies.
Cheers,
Lee.
Lee, I hadn't heard about the fast food aspect. Can you elaborate?
Thanks!
--E.
Sure. I'll add that it is problematic, from a feminist viewpoint, to stop
eating meat but to continue eating the products of human manipulation of
female animals' reproductive sytems. Thus, when I say I am a
I would much rather explain the interconnectedness of human,
environmental, and animal rights to the world, but it seems that much of
the population is not ready to listen.
++ How do we know they are not ready to listen if the message is not being
spoken? When will they ever be ready if we
term partner, so that the standard does
not have to always be heterosexual marriage (or marriage at all)? The word
Frenchman also ought to be dropped. Let's simply be people.
Thank you,
Lee Hall.
With the French gender parite election in April, let
us think of this April as the month
Looks as though a course in basic feminism is not a job requirement for
Philadelphia Inquirer columninsts.
Lee.
==
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/3117141.htm
Posted on Mon, Apr. 22, 2002
More fizzle than sizzle in this gorilla love story
By SANDY BAUERS
Philadelphia Inquirer
He
Excerpt of an action alert I received; not sure how many are aware that this
is happening
So far our aid (at taxpayer expense) has poured toxic chemicals on people,
animals, and the delicate ecosystem of the Amazon at an unprecedented rate.
Now they want to double the amount of fumigation.
Apologies in advance for posting an activist group's alert, but a few
subscribers to this list have expressed frustration with the animal
movement's lack of ecofeminist consciouness and might want to know about
this.
Cheers,
Lee.
20 May 2002
To the
of the injustice imposed on animals when we breed them
to depend upon human culture, that they had to be rescued at all.
Cf. Francione, Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?
(Temple University Press).
Best wishes,
Lee Hall
- Original Message -
From: Lisa Anne Zilney [EMAIL
Teresa Flores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I always had doubts
about environmental sociology, but if it leaves leaves nonhumans out of an
analysis of the environment, has nothing to do with an environmental
framework. Humans could not have ever existed without animals and plants.
Agreed.
We
Not that I claim to speak for all subscribers and subscriberesses, but
methinks you are verging on appearing to be a spammer or a spammeress.
Lee.
- Original Message -
From: CandP Peoples [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 June 2003 00:52
Subject:
www.alternet.org
Prospecting for Profits
Kari Lydersen, AlterNet
July 14, 2003
Yellowstone, the country's first national park, is home to more geysers and
hot springs than anywhere else in the world. Now it is seen as a source of
what could be described as organic gold. This gold would be the
www.alternet.org
'Golden' Rice Is Tarnished
By Anuradha Mittal, AlterNet
July 23, 2003
The agricultural biotechnology industry hopes we will overlook fundamental
questions about genetically engineered food. Yet as of today, nobody has
convincingly assured consumers that genetically altered
Article on domestication of animals /pet ownership which
discusses patriarchal norms, for those interested: www.dissidentvoice.org/Jan04/Hall0106.htm
Hope everyone's2004 is going well so far.
Lee Hall.
And, it should be noted: GM maize makes polenta taste even better!
Better Living Through Polenta
By Victoria Paracchini
Tech Central Station
http://www.techcentralstation.com/102203E.html.
Especially given its timing -- just four days after the release of a
hideous photo series of Iraqi prisoners being physically and psychologically
tortured by occupation forces in Abu Ghraib prison -- PETA's latest news
represents the worst in a string of abominable stunts employed by the group
to
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/29/health/psychology/29bond.html
Addicted to Mother's Love: It's Biology, Stupid
By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: June 29, 2004
A mother's love is like a drug, psychologists say, a potent substance that
cements the parent-infant bond and has a profound impact on
Increasingly the media discuss what they call bully-boy tactics that seem
poised to usurp the nonviolent field of animal advocacy. I've been working
on addressing this trend, and here is a recent example. Love liberation,
Lee.
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/July2004/Hall0727.htm
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