by Linda Brink
An activist friend recently put a question out there, which is this: what inspired so many people to become outraged over Cecil the lion’s death, when daily, countless other innocents are routinely abused and destroyed without causing anywhere near the same reactive ire?
by Linda Brink
Recently, a long-time friendship of mine came to an end, allegedly over the issue of a black leather jacket, but actually over the remarkable human capacity for steadfast denial.
by Tinako, artist
My single favorite effect of veganism is the universal compassion it has unleashed in me. I think that as long as I was using animals at all, I needed to tell myself stories about them. I feel as though I’ve now been freed from a cynicism about animals that was necessary for me to be able to eat them, a justifying or excusing for eating them that I didn’t know was there, and which was untrue and unfair. I’d like to explain how I believe this impacts my art…
by Linda DeStefano
It’s time to expand respect for animals.
Koko, the gorilla, communicates with people through American Sign Language and her understanding of a large vocabulary of spoken English. She is gentle with her kitten, and hugs people she likes.
Although he can escape from the killer harpoons, a whale returns to his wounded mate and stays with her until he, too, is killed by the whalers.
May 9, 2004 (Sunday): 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Mario’s Via Abruzzi restaurant 2740 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 (585-271-1111)We will be on the public sidewalk in front of Mario’s. Do not block the driveway entrance in any way. There…
February 29 (Sunday): 3 p.m. (Hoyt Auditorium, Bldg. #9, University of Rochester), and 7 p.m. (First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester) Both events are FREE. We welcome all farmers, health care professionals, students and the general public. Audience…
