Archive for 'Class Act'
Teaching Kids Compassion Through Storytelling and Art
Posted on03. Feb, 2012 by Jasmin Singer.
Nothing gets me — I mean kids — more excited than hands-on programs that allow them to take part in storytelling, art projects, and creative movement. When you combine that kind of creativity with animal advocacy and humane education, you…
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Adding to My ‘To-Read’ List: “Women, Destruction, and the Avant-Garde”
Posted on31. Jan, 2012 by Jasmin Singer.
I dream of being an academic. But I’m not going to pretend that I am one. I often admire great thinkers who can take dense, heady material, make sense of it, and then offer a well-articulated response — or better…
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Fantastic Grant Opportunity for Graduate Students
Posted on20. Jan, 2012 by Mariann Sullivan.
It’s that time of year again, and graduate students who care about animals need to get busy. Animal Welfare Trust is once again offering its amazing student grants to grad students who “have a demonstrated interest…
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Helping Vegan Parents Navigate the Not-So-Vegan Landscape
Posted on18. Jan, 2012 by Visiting Animal.
The issue of vegan parenting is a hot one that never seems to disappear from mainstream media, or from the much more inside-baseball land of AR communities. Joining us today is activist and mother Robyn Moore, creator of RaisingVegKids.com, who is…
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Staying on Top of Animal Law
Posted on12. Jan, 2012 by Mariann Sullivan.
If you’re a lawyer or law student interested in animal law, you know that it is one of the fastest growing, and rapidly changing, fields of legal scholarship. It’s hard to keep up sometimes. And even if you’re not interested…
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Awards for Work in Critical Animal Studies and a Call for Presentations — Get Them in NOW!
Posted on11. Jan, 2012 by Mariann Sullivan.
You still have a few days left (till January 15, 2012) to get in your nominations for the annual awards conferred by the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. The Britches Scholar of the Year award recognizes…
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Wallet-Friendly Webinars for Those Who Want to Change the World for Animals
Posted on10. Jan, 2012 by Jasmin Singer.
There are some intriguing webinars on the horizon that anyone who cares about animals needs to take note of. First, our friends over at Vegan Mainstream are offering some very compelling upcoming webinars that we should all make…
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Clear Your Schedule: Animal Law Conference Publishes Videos of Workshops
Posted on09. Jan, 2012 by Jasmin Singer.
Last October, Mariann and I had the honor of speaking at the Lewis & Clark Animal Law Conference in Portland, OR. In case you missed it, we even devoted an entire podcast episode to the conference (episode 93…
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Call for Papers: The Vulnerability of Animals
Posted on06. Jan, 2012 by Mariann Sullivan.
There is a deeply intriguing interdisciplinary project at Emory University, known as the Vulnerability and Human Condition Initiative. It explores our shared vulnerability and the unequal resources different individuals have in our society to confront that vulnerability, and “insists…
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2012 May Just Be the Year to Teach
Posted on04. Jan, 2012 by Mariann Sullivan.
Our society is designed to keep people in the dark about what is happening to animals. Only those who really care take the time and make the effort to learn the facts. If you care about animals (and, since you’re…
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“Antennae” Journal Focuses on Animal Advocacy and the Arts
Posted on22. Dec, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Antennae is an online, UK-based journal centering around animal issues, with an academic bent, a focus on human-animal studies, and a propensity toward exploring the role of animals in the arts. It combines “academic writing, informative articles, and interviews with…
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Scholarships Available for Veg High School Students
Posted on21. Dec, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Last year, we told you about the Vegetarian Resource Group‘s scholarship program for veg high school students. Well, VRG (which, BTW, just came out with a study citing that a staggering 2.5% of adults in the…
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Who’s the Perfect Student for a Certificate Program in Animals, Community and the Law? You!
Posted on01. Dec, 2011 by Sally Tamarkin.
When I was a graduate student zombie, studying community organizing and lurching through my life underslept, overworked, and caffeine-addled, there was one concept so singularly important in understanding social change that it became my mantra, lullaby, curse word, and catch…
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Grant Opportunity: Pro Bono Research for AR Groups
Posted on28. Nov, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
We’ve told you about the Humane Research Council’s Grassroots Research Fund before. “The world’s most comprehensive database of public opinion and behavior research about animals and related environmental issues” is at it again, offering, through their Grassroots Research…
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Here’s an Idea! Holiday Cooking Classes for Kids
Posted on23. Nov, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Public Eye, the Philadelphia-area organization that focuses on the connections between animals and humans, with a strong bent on the arts (check out their recent exhibit exploring animal imagery), recently hosted a program that is not only exciting in…
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“Eating Animals” — The Play
Posted on18. Nov, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
When I was in college studying for my BFA in Theatre, I certainly played my fair share of roles — Queen Elizabeth in Mary Stuart, Charlotte in Flora the Red Menace, and, as part of my senior thesis, a one-woman-show…
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This Little Piggy Went to Court
Posted on08. Nov, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
It’s not that often that the Supreme Court hears a case that is important to animals. But tomorrow is the exception. Argument will be heard in National Meat Association v Harris, in which the court will decide whether…
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10 Tips for Shifting to a Plant-Based Diet
Posted on31. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
We had an amazing weekend, and the highlight of it all was that we had the opportunity to talk to a wonderful, engaged, and inspiring audience at the fantabulous Boston Vegetarian Food Festival. This is the VegFest to…
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Call for Abstracts: Planet of the Apes and Philosophy
Posted on25. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Chances are, you’ve seen The Rise of the Planet of the Apes by now. If you’re like me, you ate it up, marveling at the strong animal rights messaging throughout. Or, if you’re like my mom — who is, like…
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Competition! Foundation Seeks Essays Relating to Our Environment
Posted on18. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
WOLFoundation (or “Web of Life” Foundation) — a non-profit “aimed at encouraging fresh thinking and clear, accessible, enjoyable writing on subjects related to our environment” — is currently running their annual contest that looks for the best essays on issues…
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Kids Who Are Changing the World
Posted on12. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
We’ve told you about YEA Camp (Youth Empowered Action Camp), a camp for kids who want to change the world. Well, their post-camp e-newsletter just went out, and it gave me (rescued) goose bumps more than…
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Upcoming Animal Law Happenings for Everyone’s Radar
Posted on06. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Even if you’re not a lawyer (Jasmin’s not!), staying up to speed on animal law news and events should be something that any animal activist prioritizes, and there is sure a lot going on right now in that ever-growing field. Read…
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Eating for the Green Apple
Posted on03. Oct, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
All sorts of exciting things are going on at New York University these days. We recently blogged about the new Animal Studies Initiative, which promises to be a ground-breaking addition to the growing panoply of courses and programs devoted…
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Two 8th-Graders Make Documentary About Pound Seizure
Posted on20. Sep, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Two thirteen-year-old girls in Ontario, Brittney and Ines, decided to make their school Independent Project a short documentary about pound seizure. Entitled “Pound Seizure: The Ultimate Trust Violation,” the informative and moving film has, to date, received over…
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Summer Fellowship in Human-Animal Studies
Posted on16. Sep, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
We have noted in the past that Wesleyan University in Connecticut is rapidly becoming a hub for human-animal studies. One of the most important pieces of the Wesleyan program is coming up now, and if you are of…
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Minding Animals at NYU
Posted on06. Sep, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
The Minding Animals conferences are rapidly becoming a major event in the world of animal studies. This year’s conference, which will take place in Utrecht, is going to be outstanding, and I envy everyone lucky enough to…
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The Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
Posted on05. Sep, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
For anyone doing scholarly work regarding animals, or the history of the animal rights movement, the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive looks to be an invaluable resource. The archive is located at North Carolina State University, in Raliegh, North…
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Educating the Educators
Posted on25. Aug, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
Undergraduate offerings in animal studies are still few and far between, so we were pleased to hear of a summer course that was just completed at George Mason University in animal rights and humane education. If we are going to…
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University of North Texas Cafeteria Goes Vegan
Posted on11. Aug, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
When we were in Dallas last year, we fell in lurve. The ample vegan food, the Texas State Veggie Fair, the Vegan Drinks, the inspiring activism, the fantastic people who are all devoted…
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A Better World, A Meaningful Life
Posted on10. Aug, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
The Institute for Humane Education is one of the most valuable resources out there for people who want to change the world for animals. Perhaps, though, while you are glad they are there for those who want to get…
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House of Beasts
Posted on08. Aug, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.
If you are going to be anywhere near Shropshire, England next February, you need to make plans to attend what sounds like a very cool event at Attingham Park. Entitled House of Beasts, it will include a…
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Vote for Our Hen House!
Posted on04. Aug, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Every day, Mariann and I post a different idea or opportunity to change the world for animals. Show your support by voting for Our Hen House as your favorite blog in this year’s VegNews Veggie Awards! It’s the…
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The Animal Law Conference is Coming Up
Posted on04. Aug, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
The 19th Annual Animal Law Conference is coming up on October 14-16 in Portland, OR, and Mariann and I are speaking at it! (Incidentally, I’ll also be in Portland later this month for the Vida Vegan Blogger’s Conference,…
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