Archive for 'Class Act'
Women’s Studies and Animal Rights
Posted on31. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin.
We recently heard from an amazing animal activist who is working toward social justice for animals and others through the world of academia, and is currently doing so in the context of a feminist conference. Chris Taylor, who lives in…
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Episode 33: “‘Can They Suffer?’”
Posted on28. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to episode 33rd podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Steven M. Wise.
Today, we’re back home in NYC. Mariann’s animal law classes have started, and Jasmin has given up coffee. We also have some exciting announcements from…
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Episode 32: “The squirrel that you kill in jest…”
Posted on21. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 32nd podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Carter Dillard.
On today’s episode, we come to you from Sag Harbor, where we’re grateful that we have family right by the beach. Joining us today is animal rights…
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Calling All Classroom Teachers with HEART
Posted on18. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin.
HEART is at it again. Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers is offering a humane education course this fall for teachers of grades K-5. The course will focus on how teachers can bring up issues such as animal rights,…
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Every Living Being
Posted on16. Aug, 2010 by Mariann.
An intriguing new book has appeared in the Human-Animal Studies realm (which is apparently also known “anthrozoology” which makes it sounds fancier but is kind of a mouthful).
Every Living Being: Representations of Nonhuman Animals in the Exploration of…
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Episode 31: “…such a wonder that I think I’ll stay in bed.”
Posted on14. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 31st podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring David Cassuto.
On today’s episode, we come to you from Big Sur, California where we are searching for good food, breathless from the scenery, and trying to weed…
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Episode 30: “the patience of the universe…”
Posted on07. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 30th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Zoe Weil.
In today’s episode, we come to you from the City by the Bay, San Francisco. We’ll start by telling you about our vegan adventures and misadventures, including…
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Episode 29: “… depict the Devil in human form”
Posted on31. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.”…
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Sex, Gender and Species
Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Mariann.
Thanks to Animal Blawg for a heads up about this upcoming conference, which sounds really fascinating:
Wesleyan University will be hosting a conference called “Sex, Gender and Species” on February 25 and 26, 2011. The purpose of this conference
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Episode 28: “Never wear anything that panics the cat.”
Posted on24. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to our 28th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Michael Croland from heeb’n’vegan, with cameos by Jasmin’s grandma and mother.
In today’s episode, we give you the low-down on a very special vegan bakery that…
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Episode 27: “Too late to go back to sleep.”
Posted on17. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 27th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Dr. Melanie Joy, and with Kyle Knies, as well as Jasmin’s grandma.
On today’s episode, we are coming to you live from Kansas – where we will talk…
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Episode 26: “… keep alive his inborn sense of wonder…”
Posted on10. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 26th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring an interview with Meena Alagappan of HEART, with special guests Stewart David (Carolina Action for Animals) and Matt Rice (Mercy for Animals).
On today’s show, we begin with a very exciting…
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Thinking Nature — A Call for Papers
Posted on09. Jul, 2010 by Mariann.
A new online journal, entitled Thinking Nature, has issued a call for papers for its first issue. The journal will be co-edited by Ben Woodard, an MA student at the European Graduate School, and Timothy…
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Episode 25: “…something that must never be lost.”
Posted on03. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 25th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Glenn Gaetz and Joanne Chang from Liberation B.C.
In today’s episode, we will share with you a new and exciting activist idea that was gleaned from a workshop at…
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Episode 24: “Think occasionally…”
Posted on26. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to the 24th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Josh Hooten and Michelle Schwegmann — owners of Herbivore Clothing.
In today’s episode, I am coming to you from the City of Roses – Portland, Oregon – where I’m…
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Episode 23 – “…I shall not live in vain.”
Posted on19. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to the 23rd podcast episode of Our Hen House – a place to find our way to change the world for animals – featuring Eastern Shore Sanctuary’s Miriam Jones and Aram Polster.
On today’s show, we are podcasting from…
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ASI Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Program Conference
Posted on18. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.
Animals & Society Institute (“where knowledge and science meet ethics and compassion”) has announced their upcoming Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Program Conference, to be held at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts from June 28-July 2.
The conference looks amazing…
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Episode 22: “… committed in the name of rebellion.”
Posted on12. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to the 22nd podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Dan Piraro.
In today’s episode, we will start by telling you about our recent trip to Brooklyn, my nose hoop, and our upcoming train trip to…
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Episode 21: “Compassion is the foundation of everything positive…”
Posted on05. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 21st podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring an interview with an undercover investigator.
On today’s show, we’ll discuss the sad loss of Golden Girl — and long-time animal rights activist — Rue McClanahan.
Then, we’ll be…
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Call for Papers: Telling Stories About Animals
Posted on04. Jun, 2010 by Mariann.
Interdisciplinary Humanities, which is the journal of the Humanities and Education Research Association, has an interesting call for papers out for its Spring, 2013 issue. The theme of the issue is “Restorying Nature: The Voices of…
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Episode 20: “… Man loved the birds and invented cages.”
Posted on29. May, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 20th podcast episode of Our Hen House, a place to find our way to change the world for animals. Today’s episode features Brad Goldberg.
Today, we will start by updating you about a very special adoption event…
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Episode 19: “Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty …”
Posted on22. May, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to the 19th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Martin Rowe, Kelly Overton, and Jasmin’s grandma.
In today’s episode, we will tell you all about a perfect little doggie in Puerto Rico who we were lucky…
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Race and Food
Posted on16. May, 2010 by Mariann.
The journal Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Concepts is focusing its Summer, 2011 issue on “Race and the Food System” and has issued a call for papers. The deadline is November 15, 2010.
There are clearly many topics within…
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Episode 18: “…things that matter.”
Posted on15. May, 2010 by Jasmin.
Welcome to the 18th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Ledy Van Kavage, Kelly Overton, and Kyle Knies.
In today’s episode, we come to you from Puerto Rico, where we have found ourselves full — with vegan mofongo, and…
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Reason #948 to Love Portland: Veg 101 Classes
Posted on13. May, 2010 by Jasmin.
I first learned about NW Veg’s “Veg 101″ classes through an article in The Oregonian, which in and of itself is pretty groovy. You might already know what a media maven I am, and to get coverage like…
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Our Hen House Talks to The Vegan Police
Posted on11. May, 2010 by Jasmin.
Though I’d heard of The Vegan Police and had long admired their work from afar, I recently was able to meet two of the three masterminds behind it — the fabulous Dylan Powell and dynamite Crista Murphy. (The…
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Human-Animal Studies
Posted on09. May, 2010 by Jasmin.
The University of Redlands in southern California is now offering an undergraduate minor in Human-Animal Studies. I was happy to see Kathie Jenni — the brains behind this program — quoted in the Press Enterprise as saying, “Human-animal…
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