On SWITCH, by Chip & Dan Heath, and Going Vegan
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been thinking a lot about why people go vegan and why they don’t. I stopped blogging largely because I couldn’t possibly make it a priority, but also because
Posts from the ‘Activism’ Category
Dec 31
On SITUATIONS MATTER and Activism
SITUATIONS MATTER: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World (Riverhead 2011) by Sam Sommers, like the recent other nonfiction books I’ve read (and who am I kidding? The last novel I read was THE LIFE OF PI, and before that . . .
On THE POWER OF HABIT and Going Vegan
THE POWER OF HABIT: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Random House 2012) by Charles Duhigg is important for people transitioning away from the use of animals as well as people who study social movements.
On SUBLIMINAL and Advocacy
“Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior” (Pantheon 2012), by theoretical physicist and bestselling author Leonard Mlodinow, is the perfect read after Hal Herzog. Herzog explained that people say one thing and do another, particularly when it comes to animals . . .
Where Does Our Vegan Baby Get Her Protein?
I’m constantly asked about the details of Baby Sky’s life. Where does she get her protein? How are her bones going to grow without cow’s milk? You mean she’s never eaten bacon? Are you a communist? At Baby Sky’s 15…
On “Imposing” Our Beliefs on Our Children
It’s fascinating, how what 98% of Americans do with their children is called “parenting” and “guidance.” It can also be referred to as “transmission of culture,” with its handing down of the trappings, rituals, holidays and even mutilations of religion…
Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting
I was going to change Animal Person to Vegan Atheist 40+ Parenting and come back to blogging. Doesn’t have a ring to it at all, but a young man at Whole . . .
Hal Herzog’s “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat”
Hal Herzog’s “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression, we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences…
Apr 7
Clarification on Messaging
Vegan education/advocacy for animals is easiest for me when I know my audience. And by “know,” I mean I have a relationship with them and/or I understand what drives them, what they appreciate and what they can tolerate. From there,…
Apr 5
On Fighting for “Animal Rights”
Being featured on ARZone’s worldwide Live Guest Chat has reinvigorated my thinking about a couple of topics (here’s the transcript). And then I read the “OMG!!!!!OED!!!!!LOL!!!!!” in today’s New York Times, and I couldn’t resist posting. A couple of years…
Animal Person at ARZone This Saturday
I’m honored to have been asked to be interviewed at the next worldwide Live Guest Chat hosted by ARZone. Questions must be submitted to Carolyn@ARZone.net by midnight GMT on Wednesday. Here’s the link to the page, and I hope to…
Jan 11
“The Animals We Use,” Revised
As anyone who writes and edits knows, it’s far easier to produce a longer powerful, thorough piece than a shorter one. I intentionally deleted the entire section on the environment, I’m not dealing with the health benefits of not using…
The Animals We Use
After failing miserably at a long pamphlet in 2007, I decided to shorten it by 50% and focus on a different audience: people who use animals. I think part of the . . .
Nov 25
On Individuals and Thanksgiving
Yesterday, I was on my way to the Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, which has a “store” and allows those parents to “shop” for clothing, toys and baby gear at no cost to them. Basically, they give stuff away, unlike…
On Jeff Corwin’s 100 HEARTBEATS
When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin’s 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent. I know he’s a “conservationist,” therefore I know he will advocate for “managing” the “resources” that are sentient nonhumans. And managing means…
