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Our Hen House Covers Broadway Barks

Posted on24. Aug, 2010 by Jasmin.

I’m blue in the face. And I’ll continue to be. Because I’ve said over and over and again, and I’ll continue to drum this in: adding a video component to your activist efforts is vital. That means everything from the…

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Art of the Animal: An Inside Look at Bold Native

Posted on25. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin.

The new indie film, Bold Native, has grabbed me and won’t let go. The film — a full-length fiction feature — follows an animal liberator, Charlie, who is spearheading a nationwide action and is wanted both by the…

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Jane Velez-Mitchell Adopts Kennedy

Posted on21. Jul, 2010 by Jasmin.

When I was at Adoptapalooza — a massive dog and cat adoption event sponsored by The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals — I met Kennedy. Kennedy was a chihuahua that immediately grabbed my heart. Maybe it…

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Creative Online Activism

Posted on06. Jul, 2010 by Mariann.

Last week I told you about Jasmin’s opening speech at the inspiring Let Live Conference. Another workshop co-presented by Jasmin — along with Liberation B.C.‘s Glenn Gaetz — entitled “Creative Online Activism” has also…

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Jasmin Takes Portland!

Posted on30. Jun, 2010 by Mariann.

I have to confess, I am kvelling. Jasmin’s speech at the Let Live Conference in Portland inspired even me (and I had heard it about a million times before I saw it on video.) If, like me,…

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Got a Celeb in That Blog?

Posted on11. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.

I am hesitant to announce this, mainly because I find it annoying. But as much as I don’t want it to be the case, we have learned first hand that blogs and videos get far more hits when a celebrity…

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Our Hen House Talks to MooShoes

Posted on08. Jun, 2010 by Jasmin.

Look at your feet. Though this is hardly a scientific study, I’m willing to bet that at least two thirds of the folks reading this are currently donned in fashionable vegan foot-ware from MooShoes.

Yeah, MooShoes. You know…

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Adoptapalooza

Posted on30. May, 2010 by Jasmin.

Last week, we attended The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals‘ Adoptapalooza.  Since then, my brain has been bombarded with images of cute doggies and kitties, which has been just lovely. I covered the event for the Mayor’s Alliance.…

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Tips on Tape

Posted on20. May, 2010 by Mariann.

There are many remarkable people working tirelessly to rescue animals, often unsung and unthanked other than by the grateful nuzzles and licks from their foundlings. But even those of us who, while we may care about animals, do not deliberately…

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Art of the Animal: Joy Askew

Posted on18. May, 2010 by Jasmin.

Art of the Animal is a new series featuring different artists of all kinds who are speaking up for animals through their art. Earlier this month, we launched the series with a glimpse into the provocative work of visual artist…

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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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Jonathan Horowitz: Art of the Animal

Posted on10. May, 2010 by Jasmin.

We are excited to announce a new project here at Our Hen House, called Art of the Animal.

Art of the Animal will be an ongoing series where we will feature different artists from all modalities (visual artists, musicians, photographers,…

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Our Hen House on Veggie Conquest

Posted on29. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin.

Maybe you’ve heard of Veggie Conquest by now. You almost certainly have if you’re in New York City. Veggie Conquest (the brainchild of awesome activist Jessica Mahady) is an amateur cooking competition like no other. Chefs are told…

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Jasmin on Animal Voices Vancouver

Posted on18. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.

We at Our Hen House are big fans of Animal Voices Vancouver, a radio show based out of — you guessed it! — Vancouver, B.C. We are also big fans of Vancouver itself, which is bustling…

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Let’s Get Baked

Posted on14. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin.

If you listen to our podcast, then you might have heard Gary Loewenthal on a recent episode. Gary is the director of the already famous Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (WWVBS). After having him on…

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Social Justice Just a Text Away?

Posted on06. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin.

I am obsessed with “new media.” In particular, I am constantly on the lookout for ways to help animals in fresh, innovative ways (in addition, of course, to good old-fashioned grassroots tactics). I am therefore a fan of mobile advocacy,…

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Vegan to Go

Posted on02. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin.

Don’t tell me there’s no vegan food near you. Though I understand that whatever city or town you live in is almost definitely not as vegan-friendly as this here Big Apple — and, chances are, you don’t have that many…

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Our Hen House Talks to Rescue Chocolate

Posted on01. Apr, 2010 by Jasmin.

Call her the Sandra Dee of chocolate, the Milton Hershey of vegan activism. The product that Sarah Gross has created is nothing short of amazing, and I mean that in several senses …

Rescue Chocolate is literally saving animals’ lives,…

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Telling the Truth Through Fiction

Posted on23. Mar, 2010 by Jasmin.

A third of the way through reading the novel, PopCo, by Scarlett Thomas, I realized why my friend had told me that I absolutely had to read it. In addition to being a really compelling story about a…

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Veganism to Activism

Posted on19. Mar, 2010 by Jasmin.

This past Wednesday, I had the honor of presenting a workshop called “Veganism to Activism” at Georgian Court University’s vegetarian club in Lakewood, NJ. I was totally impressed with all the awesome advocacy coming out the vegetarian club, including their…

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Our “Health and Happiness” Interview

Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Jasmin and Mariann.

We are honored to be spotlighted as part of the Health and Happiness Club‘s women’s history month series. Thank you to Danielle Azoulay for interviewing us. Below is the video interview where we talk about how we got…

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Me on “Going Vegan”

Posted on05. Mar, 2010 by Jasmin.

Jordana Reim of Planet Verge has put together a video series called “Going Vegan.” In it, she challenged The Lives of Famous Men drummer, Dylan Mandel, to go vegan for one month and document his journey…

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Our Hen House Talks to the Dosa Man

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by Jasmin.

“The Dosa Man” (or, Thiru Kumar — though he prefers the former) serves the best Indian food I’ve ever tasted. His vegan business, “NY Dosas,” is run from a food cart (one of the very few in NYC — nothing like…

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Our Hen House Talks to Isa Chandra Moskowitz

Posted on14. Feb, 2010 by Jasmin.

Recently, I got to sit down with Isa Chandra Moskowitz to discuss how she became the vegan goddess she is today. For those of you who’ve been living under a cupcake (which, chances are, Isa baked), Isa is…

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Our Hen House Talks to Sweetpea Baking Company

Posted on11. Feb, 2010 by Jasmin.

When I was in Portland a couple weeks ago, I spent most of my time at the vegan mini-mall. (Wouldn’t you have?) I’ve already posted short videos that I made with Chad and Emiko from Food Fight Grocery,…

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Don’t You Care About People?

Posted on04. Feb, 2010 by Jasmin.

A few years after Lisa Shannon saw an episode of Oprah, opening her eyes and heart about the war on women in the Congo, she, herself, was a guest on Oprah. After learning about the atrocities that all too often…

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Our Hen House Talks to Scapegoat Tattoo

Posted on01. Feb, 2010 by Jasmin.

I have a tattoo on my leg that makes me want to cut a hole in the calf-part of all my jeans so that everyone can see it. It’s totally amazing, hurt like hell on hell, and was done last…

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