Grazing in the Grassroots
How an Activist Headed toward Burnout Can Change Course: Four Ways to Cope with Compassion Fatigue
It has taken me until 5 p.m. to write a word of this column. It was due yesterday. I...
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Practice Your Cursive: Become an “Animal Writes” Activist Today
Did you know that schoolchildren aren’t required to learn cursive anymore? A set of national benchmarks for public schools...
Read More →Call for Submissions: Animal Rights Themed Dramatic Works
Last fall, we told you about Ashland Creek Press’s call for submissions for their forthcoming animal-focused fiction anthology. They...
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Is a Vegan World Part of Your “Aspirational Future”? Call for Papers!
Last year around this time, we encouraged you to write for the environment and win $1500. Many of you...
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Are Vegans Just Childish Dreamers?
Are vegans just childish dreamers? I wonder sometimes. I work so hard to stamp out animal suffering, but who...
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New Thank-You Gift! Become a Member of the Flock and Receive “Vegucated” AND “Defiant Daughters”
We love you, our devoted supporters, so tremendously that we name household items after y’all. (You’re welcome.) But —...
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Be the Deal Breaker: Multiply Your Influence at Non-Vegan Restaurants
You recently fell in love with Liz Dee when she joined us on the Our Hen House podcast (Episode...
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New Vegan Pledge Campaign Provides Hands-On Mentorship, and Seeks Volunteers
If there’s one thing we love here at Our Hen House, it’s new ways to spread the word about...
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Commitment Issues: On Veganism, Priorities, and Marrying Ideas
The weekend that Mariann and I got hitched – February 1, 2013 – we also got tattoos across our...
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Never Too Early to Change the World
You likely remember the wildly popular article that my 88-year-old grandmother, Sherrey Reim Glickman, recently wrote for Our Hen...
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New Online “Animal Book Club” Challenges Readers to Consider Animal Rights
Animal rights book clubs are not a new subject here at Our Hen House. As one example, back in...
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