Archive for January, 2011
Video: Architects for Animals
Posted on31. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
In addition to providing multimedia resources aplenty to anyone who wants to change the world for animals, Our Hen House is honored to be a consultant to several animal groups, including the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, a…
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Episode 55: “It’s not good for you. It’s good for a suckling calf.”
Posted on29. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 55th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Vegan Outreach co-founder, Matt Ball.
In today’s episode, we will bring you our tales of veganland, including our new Art of the Animal video, our delicious…
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Vegan Bus Tour
Posted on28. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Vegan bus tour anyone? In Dallas, one of my favorite veg-friendly cities (yup yup), food writer Steven Doyle is joining forces with DallasVegan.com and hosting a Vegan Bus Tour, which will “visit local vegan and vegan-friendly…
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Book Review: The Wild Things
Posted on27. Jan, 2011 by Kyle Knies.
Our Hen House reviewer, Kyle Knies, is back yet again — this time reviewing one of his favorite novels, The Wild Things by Dave Eggers. His refreshing take is a reminder of how, if we squint our eyes a little,…
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Art of the Animal: Gretchen Primack
Posted on26. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
The newest subject for Our Hen House’s Art of the Animal series is poet Gretchen Primack, whose prolific animal rights themed poetry manages to be both gut-wrenching and painfully beautiful. A tried and true activist who speaks up for so…
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Giveaway! Vegan Truffles, Just in Time for V-Day
Posted on25. Jan, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
Raise your hand if you’d like to receive vegan truffles for Valentine’s Day. Raise both your hands if you’d like to receive free vegan truffles for Valentine’s Day. If I successfully got you to look silly (or at least intrigued)…
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Tools for Making the Health Argument (and for Losing a Few Pounds)
Posted on24. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
Whenever I decide to get on top of things health-wise, which generally involves losing some weight, I get a new book. It’s just so helpful to have that book to turn to for advice and support during what is inevitably…
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Episode 54: “…cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop…”
Posted on22. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 54th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Elizabeth Olsen.
In today’s episode, we’ll tell you about our big trip to New Jersey, including our visit to Kaya’s Kitchen, the vegan restaurant in Belmar that you…
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Zoe Weil, TEDx, and the Future of Changemaking
Posted on21. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
If you haven’t heard Zoe Weil’s brilliant talk, “The World Becomes What You Teach,” watch it immediately and then come back and read the rest of this. And pass it on– Zoe would like to garner a million hits…
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Tele-Activism
Posted on20. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Perhaps you are one of those people who has a great deal of knowledge to impart, and the teaching skills to convey that knowledge to people hungry to learn. Just because you don’t have a gig as a teacher doesn’t…
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Animal Law Scholarships
Posted on19. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
Here’s an exciting opportunity for law students. Now is the time to apply for next year’s Animal Legal Defense Fund Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships. These are significant scholarships, offering $2500 for 2Ls and part-time students, and $5000…
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App-Tivism
Posted on18. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Chances are, there is at least one app in your life that you simply cannot live without. Is it Snood? Or maybe Scrabble? Look, I get it; we need to have something to do while we’re in the waiting room…
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Artists: Our Hen House Wants to be Your Valentine!
Posted on17. Jan, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and whether you celebrate it each year by giving a giant box of (vegan) chocolates to your cuddle-bunny, crying into a bucket of (soy) ice cream, or just ignoring it altogether (my usual choice), you…
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Episode 53: “In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place.”
Posted on15. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 53rd episode of Our Hen House, featuring John Goodwin.
On today’s episode – our first anniversary – we will fill you in on the workshop Jasmin did at Bluestockings bookstore on Going…
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Vegan Hotspot
Posted on14. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
We are increasingly convinced that the single most important thing anyone who wants to change the world has to do is up their video capacity. One outstanding example of the power of video is Vegan Hotspot (love the…
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“How a People-Pleasing Apologist Became an Animal-Loving Activist”
Posted on13. Jan, 2011 by Visiting Animal.
We think it’s clucking awesome that Our Hen House board member and Los Angeles-based reviewer, Ari Solomon, is getting the skinny on the new animal rights play to hit Hollywood, entitled I’m Sorry.
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I’m Sorry: A Discussion…
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The Animal Body, Critically Examined
Posted on12. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
It’s always exciting to see academic conferences about animals in society, but perhaps even more important is when animal issues are incorporated into conferences that are not specifically focused on them. In that way, the issues reach so many more…
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Cupcake Activism
Posted on11. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Regarding her vegan cupcake business, Clara’s Cakes, Clara Polito told Joonbug, “I want it to get big, not for the money, though. I could donate the money. I just love the idea of spreading veganism, one…
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Facebook Activism
Posted on10. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
Social media presents all kind of opportunities, and sometimes it can make activism incredibly easy and armchair-based. As one example, activists in Miami concerned about the horrible conditions in their local shelter have targeted the mayor’s facebook page…
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Episode 52: “I cannot nourish myself by the sufferings and by the death of other creatures.”
Posted on08. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 52nd episode of Our Hen House, featuring Annie and Dan Shannon of The Betty Crocker Project.
In today’s episode, we will share our excitement about Our Hen House in the news. Plus, we’ll tell you…
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Mid-Atlantic Animal Law Conference
Posted on07. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
I heard nothing but good things about last year’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Animal Law Conference, sponsored by the Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, along with its various partners. If, like me, you missed it, check…
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A Fine Example of Classroom Activism
Posted on06. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
You likely already know that there are many ugly and undeniable links between animal abuse and domestic violence. But with this kind of life-or-death situation, the more facts and studies we have in our collective back-pocket, the better. And what…
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Need a Job?
Posted on05. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
Looking for a job? Here’s a particularly cool one for the compassionate-minded. VegFund, which has provided funding for more grassroots animal-saving enterprises than you can imagine, is looking for a Video Outreach Program Manager. You can do…
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Project Nim Opens Sundance
Posted on04. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Project Nim, a new film about a chimpanzee who was raised like a facsimile of a human child, is one of just a few movies that are in the coveted position of opening at Sundance. Though I haven’t seen the…
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Call for Papers Down Under
Posted on03. Jan, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
For those of you with a big academic brain and a penchant for international travel, the University of Wollongong will be presenting The Global Animal: An Animal Studies Conference on July 7 and 8, 2011. The conference seeks…
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Episode 51: “…exempted from the ethical rules that govern our other senses…”
Posted on01. Jan, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 51st podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart.
In today’s episode, we will tell you about a New Year’s leafleting we did, and we’ll share our resolutions for changing our attitudes in the coming…
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