Seeking a just and peaceful world for all beings
Me exhibiting for Mercy For Animals today at the Columbus State Community College.
While tabling today, a neighboring exhibitor told me a riddle and now I am going to ask it of you: What is the number one use of cowhide in the world today?
What is your guess? Follow the link to get the answer. Read the rest of this entry »
Workshop participants
Langhorn, PA — A few weeks back I took a pause in my work at Mercy For Animals to go the Peace Center and teach a weekend Sowing Seeds Workshop — check out the pictures. It was a great group of people with a lot of experience in advocacy and education.
As we do at all Sowing Seeds Workshops, we spoke about how to respectfully talk about difficult issues such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, speciesism, consumerism, environmental destruction, and other issues without making our audience defensive (and without sugar-coating the facts).
During our discussions, New York humane educator Jasmin mentioned an article, White Privilege, that she encouraged us all to read. It is a great article that helps those of us who are white better understand the kinds of privleges that we take for granted that people of color cannot expect to receive. Read the rest of this entry »
