Is using nonhuman animals as property acceptable if we claim to be nonviolent?
In a word — No. I wish to share a brief thought with you today. If we wish to lead a nonviolent life, a good place to start is to stop participating in the torture and murder of sentient beings. We...
View ArticleNonviolence is not some abstract idea
Nonviolence is not some abstract idea that we promote but do not need to incorporate into our lives. As Gandhi said we need to be the change we wish to see. If we want a nonviolent planet, it starts...
View ArticleDo we value our palate pleasure over our own survival as a species?
Friends, After viewing material on this page, I hope that you understand that veganism is not about us, but about other animals. But as well as the very important issue of abolishing all forms of...
View ArticleNaked exploitation or imaginary freedom
Seeing a room-sized snake’s prison, decorated beautifully to look like a natural environment, Renata Peters said, “Look at that fake, imaginary freedom painted on the walls.” It isn’t for the snake;...
View ArticleMake 2013 the year our self-deception ends
Listen to the podcast of the essay here: Friends, As Martin Luther King Jr said,“The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, but It Bends Toward Justice”. In my heart I believe this, but at the same time I...
View ArticleEven when her shackles are very different from my own
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. It was a good occasion to consider women in positions of power and the power structures they work within. It was a good time to consider the plight of women...
View ArticleAnd her 5 yr old son replied “I know what to do Mommy…”
A friend told us she was weeping a few weeks ago. She wept after reading about the imminent 6 degree Celsius increase in temperature expected by the end of the century and what this increase means for...
View ArticleIdyllic? No. It’s Slavery With Intent To murder
“I am a vegan because after much learning and thought about the issue, I have come to see enslaving, exploiting, or intentionally killing an animal as morally equivalent to enslaving, exploiting, or...
View ArticleInvitation to contribute photo to “I unequivocally reject slavery that’s why...
Here’s my (Trish Roberts from Tasmania AU) contribution :) “I unequivocally reject slavery, that’s why I’m vegan!” Vegans do not use animals for food, clothing, entertainment or other reasons. Friends,...
View Article“Why do people take things so seriously?”
A couple of nights ago, I accidentally came across a program which featured a female performer and her band. I decided to find out more about them online and to my dismay I found a rather...
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