2402, 2015

Must Watch Melanie Joy Videos

By |February 24th, 2015|Food For Thought|0 Comments

I was so struck by these videos. The first is at TEDxMünchen – Beyond Carnism and toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices. The second is a short trailer for Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows.

Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, […]

2402, 2015

Philip Wollen : Animals Should Be Off The Menu debate

By |February 24th, 2015|Food For Thought|0 Comments

At age 34, he was rated by Australian Business Magazine in their Top 40 Australian head-hunted executives. At age 40, he witnessed cruelty on such a colossal scale that it affected him profoundly. He decided to give away everything he owned with warm hands, and die broke. ‘And so far, we are right on budget,’ […]

1902, 2015

The Reluctant Advocate

By |February 19th, 2015|Food For Thought|0 Comments

I’m a social worker. I’m trained to advocate for people who can’t advocate for themselves. I’ve worked with men, women and children who have been victims of violent crimes. I’ve worked with homeless people, severely mentally ill people, incarcerated people, people with multiple addictions, people who have attempted suicide or are considering suicide, you name […]