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Best way to make a difference for animals + vegan entrepreneurship

2017-06-21T02:12:13.000Z

Hey Guys,

I hope you're all doing well. I wanted to know what do you guys think is the best way to make a difference as a vegan? I've pondered this question for a long time and always am because it's the most important thing for me, to make a difference. I've asked couple of President of non-profits like MFA, Farm Sanctuary, Vegan Outreach, etc and I read a book called "Being Great At Doing Good" by Nick Cooney, a guy from MFA that talks about the subject and from what I've taken from these conversations was that starting a business and giving my money to non-profits, could make a really big impact, a bigger one than possibly going to be a speaker and talk about animal rights. I've always been interested in starting a business, but this made me realize that I could serve the animals while doing it. The speaker routes seem interesting as well and the great Gary Yourofsky in a total inspiration because he made more of a difference than a lot of organizations in my opinion, but I don't know anyone else that has had as close to as much success him, so that's why I think that going and starting a business might be a better way. Besides that, there's nothing that prevents you from speaking animal rights even though you're starting a business. I just want to serve the animals as best as I can because the truth of the matter is that when I die, I want to be remembered as someone who cared for animals and that did his best to save as many of them, that's the most important thing for me. I wanted to get your guys opinion on the subject.

Thanks a lot and have an amazing night,

Claude

new vegan youtube channel☺ daffy peaches

2015-07-13T06:54:03.000Z

Hey guys!I started a vegan youtube channel less then 2weeks ago called Daffy peaches. Would love it if you could check it out! I've been uploading daily. When I' back from holiday in a few weeks and have wifi again, I will link the video's here aswell.See you there greetz daphne

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Vegan, OK... But vegan activism?

2013-12-27T06:11:56.000Z

Hey guys,

This was a question on my mind for some time after coming across this lifestyle. Since moving to the Bay Area, I have found myself amongst not only vegans but animal rights activists.

Since this was an issue I myself was confused about for some time, I figured I would post this interview here from a PhD animal rights activist about why it is our responsibility to speak out for animals. Anyone who is confused or curious about how to answer questions and criticisms of meat-eaters should definitely watch because he covers the basics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N_BIJB5koQ&feature=youtu.be

SAD eaters act more pretentious than vegans.

2013-02-20T14:40:04.000Z

I finally had the last straw with a now former friend who had such lack of respect for life and ARAs that I couldn't take seeing him around on my FB one more second.

Why do SAD eaters want respect out of us for their choices when I catch the mantra of "vegans are so stupid" every friggin' day?

"Dear SAD eater, I do respect your choice, but I care more about your own well being that I would say some harsh things only because I want to save your life. But if you resort to anti-vegan comments my respect and tolerance goes out the window."

Signed, A vegan who cares

"Who wants a salad when you can have a steak?"

2012-12-09T02:00:59.000Z

If anyone truly believes that life is "unfulfilling" without animal cruelty at every meal, tell me, so I know which hand to use in smacking you back into reality. To add insult to injury I was talking to some locals around my home and one said a pleasant remark:

“Humans outrank animals, and if you say otherwise, you're the enemy and a species traitor!”
Well congratulations shitbrick on knowing nothing about the movement.

“I have a very low tolerance level for stupid bullshit”- George Carlin

When people say things like the previous section, I want to pepper spray my brain. If you have any crazy responses for those who know nothing about the animal rights movement please share your interesting and creative responses in the comment section below, or on my website.

No matter who is in office...grassroots pressure from the people is needed now more than ever..."There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship." -Ralph Nader

2012-11-07T22:33:40.000Z

"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship"

-Ralph Nader

An issue close to my heart is closing the SOA (School Of The Americas) because the military is forcing these citizens of Latin America to allow corporations to destroy their land and water for short term profits. Many people realize that indigenous rights are closely linked with environmental sustainability issues.

The elections are over and however you feel about them, one thing is certain: changing the bipartisan U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America and pushing back militarization is a long-term project and it depend on pressure from the grassroots. We need to mobilize and build mass movements that get people in the streets. We need your support to make it happen. As a thank you, we will send you a copy of the map of U.S. Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean (see below).

The 2012 November Vigil is taking place in 9 days, from November 16-18. It is our chance to set the agenda for justice right from the start (no honeymoon this time around!). Let's remind President Obama and the powers that be that we will not stop, that we are winning, and that they have another opportunity to join the right side of history! (Many groups are still making their travel and lodging plans: get connected!) We will be their in our thousands demanding that the Obama administration close the SOA/WHINSEC and begin new relationships with Latin America. If you have stood vigil at the gates of Fort Benning before, now is the time to mobilize others in your community to join you. If you have never come to the November Vigil before; this is the year! Make history and be part of the largest annual anti-militarization convergence in North America. Come take a stand for justice, peace, dignity and self-determination.

With about $6 billion dollars, the elections were the most expensive elections in history and they diverted attention and money to various candidates and political parties... as a result, we need your financial contribution now to help cover the cost for the stage and sound equipment, for the rental of the Columbus Convention Center for the November convergence, to set up a media office, and more. Click here to make a donation.If you pitch in $15 or more, we will send you a copy of the U.S. Intervention map as a thank you for your donation.

Thank you!!
http://SOAW.org/

The design team of ILC.iNK created an extraordinary bilingual and union-printed map of U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. It lists the Republicans and Democrats who were U.S. presidents at the time of the interventions, which makes it a great educational tool and reminder following the re-election on President Barack Obama; to create real change in the bi-partisan U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America, it'll take more than elections but the kind of hard and persistent grassroots organizing that has brought the victories that we are seeing in Latin America.

Click here to receive your copy of the map of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean as a thank you gift for your donation.

Please share the various issues you are working on!

Inspired Film ~ Share your Dreams

2012-02-14T12:12:39.000Z

What Films, Doco's, Interviews have inspired Journey..??

They could be Animal Lib, Athletic, Health, Activist, Adventure, Passion, Paradise, Nature, Consciousness, Tribal, Visionary, Cult, Knowledge, Love or simply Beautiful..

And they don't have to be your all time favorite either, simply films that you feel others here would get a kick out of, maybe a tear, maybe your film suggestion will change the course of someones life..

Films are very powerful in this sense, they can transform and activate what I call our Multidimensional Self, our Quantum Essence where we gain access to Infinity and our own unique Gifts and Talents that are most often sleeping dormant. Powerful films can break our programmed conditioning, habits and our linear thought patterns to see life with fresh eyes and to get out there and live our dreams.. We can too often get stuck with Blinkers on, so here is your chance to share life through Rainbow coloured glasses.

I'm looking for some inspiration myself for a film that I need to finish, it is part Nature, Tribal, Surfing, Exploration, Consciousness, Dolphins, StarBeing, Earth Changes, Fruitarian, Simplicity, Creativity, Love and Community.. I'm not a big movie buff, or have the time and bandwidth, but inspiration moves mountains so I will find a way to see any film that chimes my heart. So share the visual nectar that has inspired your life, no doubt we can come up with a truly powerful list of films that will spread ripples far and wide and this is the mission.. Sharing In-Light-Is-Meant

Here are 3 films that I love:

The Green Beautiful ~ A beautiful must see French film, incorporates Vegan, Nature, Community, Consciousness, Freedom, Paradise, Health, Creativity, Simplicity, Joy and Love...
Chasing The Lotus ~ A Surf/Travel/Adventure film that captures part of the illustrious Surf Travel history of the 60's and beyond. It's inspiring content involves Exploration, Characters, Creatives, Hippies and Consciousness.. The film hits home and captures many similar themes that took my life off the beaten track to find my own uninhabited Islands in Paradise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDIoTn2Ny9U
The Coconut Revolution ~ Now this is a Doco that hits my heart and brings me home.. I was born in New Guinea and love the Earth, Ocean and People there dearly, it is my Home. Bougainville is a very sacred and powerful Island Culture that has suffered immense pain and atrocity mainly through negligent greedy mining and political genocide.. This doco shows how the people stood up for their Gardens and Forests, their families and culture, the rivers and all life, and they did it in the most Grass Roots fashion you can imagine. An estimated 25% of the entire population was lost to resulting War, around 20 000 humans died defending their sacred gardens and culture.. But they Won the War.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDpvxQe_Jhg

Great animal rights activism fiction movie :)

2011-11-07T22:11:56.000Z

Saw this with a friend the other night and found it very inspiring and entertaining. Fiction (not documentary), but includes appearances from some real people in the scene such as Tonya Kay.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB0ITQfWjfk

Seen it?

Know of other good ones?

"I just added dairy/meat/fish back into my diet and I feel GREAT!"

2011-01-15T23:30:22.000Z

How do I respond to something like this? I posted the pigs getting dumped into the pit picture on facebook with a little blurb on veganism, and a few of my friends commented thusly:i just recently began drinking milk and eating dairy again, and very occasionaly meat, and i feel AMAZING. so strong. i think the way the meat industry has exploded has made it socially irresponsible due to the sheer magnitude of consumeri...sm. i think eating meat and getting your dairy should be roots style, you raise a cow yourself and are close to the experience. i think eating meat and consuming dairy can be alright if you are conscious of your source and use sparingly. i could ramble forever on this....i totoally agree that the ecological impacts of raising animals for us to consume is out of hand, but i also think its good for us to eat dairy and meat occasionaly. i know my body loves it! we are all different, and as long as ones conscious and aware...you know...love you...ANDMy 2 cents, it could be even better for the situation to not go vegan, but instead find and support one of the small, family-style farms where you could actually confirm that the conditions are good. By doing so, it supports small biz over huge, industrial murder-shops... losing a customer will not hurt the big corps. but competition from small, sane business that is growing and taking market share due to grassroots support.... that COULD hurt the big boys.This is so infuriating for me. How do I respond intelligently, dispassionately, and not alienate myself from those I love? I believe that LFR (especially) V is the way to go for absolute health, that there is no way to "humanely" raise animals in captivity, and that biologically, we are all the same. I am on 30bad because I feel like you all share these beliefs, too, and that makes my heart glow (: It's really hard to respond to this when people think that we should all just be airy-fairy wishy washy with our diet and do whatever feels (read: tastes) good. Please help!I love you all! THanks <3

"I just added dairy/meat/fish back into my diet and I feel GREAT!"

2011-01-15T23:29:29.000Z

U.S. Embassies Deny Visas to SOA Watch Vigil Speakers (action needed)

2010-11-02T19:46:41.000Z

This is a great group of people, one of my fellow home's cool Moms here in St. Louis spent a good amount of time in jail on purpose by crossing through a fence onto the military property in protest to the murders and terrorism done through this organization with our tax dollars.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

Nader, Ralph

Thanks! :)

Shell

"The School Of The Americas" (SOA) in 2001 renamed the “Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation,” is a combat training school for Latin American soldiers, located at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Initially established in Panama in 1946, it was kicked out of that country in 1984 under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty. Former Panamanian President, Jorge Illueca, stated that the School of the Americas was the “biggest base for destabilization in Latin America.” The SOA, frequently dubbed the “School of Assassins,” has left a trail of blood and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned.

Over its 59 years, the SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people. Among those targeted by SOA graduates are educators, union organizers, religious workers, student leaders, and others who work for the rights of the poor. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have been tortured, raped, assassinated, “disappeared,” massacred, and forced into refugee by those trained at the School of Assassins.

Act Now to bring our Latin American partners to the vigil
Featured Vigil Speakers from Honduras and Costa Rica Denied Visas to the U.S.

The two speakers named by the SOA Watch's Latin American partners to represent them at the SOA Watch vigil (Nov. 19-21, 2010) have been denied entrance to the United States. Both Gerardo Brenes - a Costa Rican graduate of the SOA and activist with the Quaker Peace Center in San Jose, and Alejandro Ramirez - a university student and activist with the Youth Resistance movement in Honduras, had their visa applications rejected by the U.S. embassies in their countries last week.

Take Action Now!

Gerardo and Alejandro were among participants from 17 Latin American countries at the recent SOAW South-North Encuentro. They were tapped to bring the Encuentro’s major concerns about the SOA and U.S. militarization in Latin America to the gates of Ft. Benning.

Gerardo is a former Costa Rica police officer and would have been the first graduate of the SOA to speak out against the school in front of his Alma Mater. His experience of the absolute disregard for human rights in his SOA training led him to become a leading activist in pressuring his government to withdraw from the school (Click here to watch a video interview with Gerardo). Gerardo has also been a public voice in speaking out against 46 U.S. warships and thousands of marines that are scheduled to be sent to this Central American “country of peace”.

Alejandro became an active member of the Honduran Youth Resistance Movement after his country suffered a coup at the hands of two SOA graduates last year. Over 50 people – journalists, teachers, students and union leaders, have lost their lives for opposing the coup regime and its illegal successor . Alejandro is a history student at the National Autonomous University of Honduras and works with COFADEH (Committee of Family Members of Detained and Disappeared in Honduras) in their violence prevention program.

Generate Grassroots Pressure to Overturn the Visa Denial! Take Action Now:

Send a message to the U.S. State Department in Washington, San Jose and Tegucigalpa urging them to grant visitor visas to Gerardo Brenes and Alejandro Ramirez so that they can speak at the November Vigil (19-21, 2010) at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia:

1. Call State Department

a. re Gerardo Brenes of Costa Rica:
Call Jennifer Bantrump of the Costa Rica Desk of the State Department at (202) 647-3519. Sample script below.

b. re Alejandro Ramirez of Honduras
Call Gabriela Zambrano of the Honduras Desk of the State Department at 202-647-3482. Sample script below.

2. Send an email to Consul General

a. re Gerardo Brenes of Costa Rica:
Write Consul General Paul Birdsall at the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, at consultarsanjose@state.gov and copy Jennifer Bantrump of the Costa Rica Desk of the State Department at bantrumpjr@state.gov Sample script below.

b. re Alejandro Ramirez of Honduras
Write Consul General William Douglas of the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras at usahonduras@state.gov and copy Gabriela Zambrano of the Honduras Desk of the State Department at zambranomg@state.gov Sample script below.

(Sample email below)

SAMPLE PHONE CALL regarding Gerardo Brenes:
Hello, my name is ______________. I am very troubled to learn that the U.S. Consulate in San Jose, Costa Rica denied a travel visa to Mr. Gerardo Brenes who was invited by the School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights issues in Costa Rica at the annual vigil in Columbus Georgia from November 19-21, 2010. Will you call Consul General Paul Birdsall in San Jose today and ask him to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Brenes so he can travel to the U.S. on to participate in this event? Thank you.

SAMPLE PHONE CALL regarding Alejandro Ramirez:
Hello, my name is ______________. I am very troubled to learn that the U.S. Consulate in Tegucigalpa, Honduras denied a travel visa to Mr. Alejandro Ramirez who was invited by the School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights issues in Honduras at the annual vigil in Columbus Georgia from November 19-21, 2010. Will you call Consul General William Douglas in Tegucigalpa today and ask him to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Ramirez so he can travel to the U.S. on to participate in this event? Thank you.

SAMPLE EMAIL regarding Gerardo Brenes

Dear Mr. Birdsall,

Last week the U.S. Consulate in San Jose denied a travel visa to Mr. Gerardo Brenes. Mr. Brenes was invited by School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights in Costa Rica at the annual vigil in Columbus, Georgia, from November 19-21, 2010.

I understand that Mr. Brenes presented an invitation from the School of the Americas during his interview, as well as sufficient evidence that he had strong ties that would bring him back to his country.

I am deeply concerned about this visa denial, and I ask you to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Brenes so that he can travel to the United States to participate in the SOAW vigil from November 19-21, 2010.

Sincerely,
[Your name and address]

SAMPLE EMAIL regarding Alejandro Ramirez

Dear Mr. Douglas,

Last week the U.S. Consulate in Tegucigalpa denied a travel visa to Mr. Alejandro Ramirez. Mr. Ramirez was invited by School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights in Honduras at the annual vigil in Columbus, Georgia, from November 19-21, 2010.

I understand that Mr. Ramirez presented an invitation from the School of the Americas during his interview, as well as sufficient evidence that he had strong ties that would bring him back to his country.

I am deeply concerned about this visa denial, and I ask you to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Ramirez so that he can travel to the United States to participate in the SOA Watch vigil from November 19-21, 2010.

Sincerely,
[Your name and address]

Stand up for justice: SOAW.org/take-action/november-vigil

Something to consider while voting:www.SOAW.org/docs/FameShameChart.pdf

Selling Artwork To Save Dolphins in Taiji, Japan!!!

2010-10-30T21:00:56.000Z

Hey all,

I'd like to report some wonderful news! My partner Ryan has been given the opportunity to travel to Taiji to act as a Cove Guardian. He has a lull in his work which is allowing him the time to spend protecting the dolphins. Ryan and I traveled together earlier this year to volunteer with Sea Shepherd in the Galapagos. He is a hard worker and never voices complaints. He was as shocked as I when viewing "The Cove" and would like to help in any way he can. The only obstacle standing in Ryan's path is finances. I have almost raised the full amount for my trip to Taiji in only 1 1/2 months, and have finalized my travel arrangements. I am still in need of more funds, but the future is looking bright. Two activists are better than one, and I'd love for Ryan to join us in the fight to save the dolphins of our oceans!

Here are the pictures of the current works of art for sale. We need a serious miracle here! I'm set to leave on Monday. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing one of these pieces, and I will send them out tomorrow!
Here goes:

This original artwork piece is absolutely stunning. This picture does not do it justice. The paint is irridescent, and is an original created by a lovely animal activist and close friend of mine. It was created to portray Neptune, god of the sea protecting the dolphins and shining with love. Notice the dolphins in the bottom left corner and the heart on his cheek. The size is 24" by 36". The price is $1800, and well worth it but we are willing to negotiate.

This next piece is a print (32 of 495) of a lovely area on Vancouver Island called Union Bay. The title is "Union Bay, Circa 1917". It portrays a time in the not-so-distant past. It was created by Bill Maximick, a well known and prestigious local artist. The size is 21" by 30". $300

This is an original artwork piece by a native man named Terrence Young. His goal is to bridge the gap between all peoples and creatures in nature. This is a wonderful framed piece. The title is "Unity Prayers". The size is 18" by 15". The frame is wooden. $150.

The next piece of artwork is a print of a picture taken in Cuba. It's a wonderful picture and is framed and matted. It was created by a local woman and also friend of mine. The size is 18" by 14". $125.

This one is a funky little piece of artwork. It's small, at 4.5" by 4.5" but fabulous! It was created by a local artist and is acrylic on recycled wood. It is tilted "Magic Cloak". $25.

Please let me know if any of you are interested in purchasing any of these art pieces. We can discuss prices and/or size, or any other questions you may have.

For The Oceans,

Tarah

Kevin Kjonaas & the SHAC 7

2010-02-15T21:57:35.000Z

Thought I'd take a little time to speak up for people who speak up for animals.

This is a few years old, but a possibly 'innocent' man is still serving jail-time, along with one of his fellow activist buddies (5 of the original 7 have been released). Didn't learn about it until today though, when I was catching up a bit with the music of a band I like but hadn't been following much for the last few years, and came upon their song "Free Kevin Kjonaas" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdbRDbY3_M - they've got some more animal "rights"-y songs, for those who are interested, such as "Behind the Mask", "Free Me", "FTN", and their official video for "Open Your Eyes").

Another version of the song is played during the clip below, which can fill you in on some of the details of the Kjonaas/SHAC 7 case:A news article with some more easy-to-digest info: http://motherjones.com/politics/2006/01/americas-1-threat

"Until quite recently, Kjonaas was president of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC USA), an animal rights group dedicated to shutting down Huntingdon Life Sciences. The U.K.-based company owns labs in New Jersey, where it tests household chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other products on animals. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined Huntingdon $50,000 for animal abuses. A British television documentary showed clips of Huntingdon employees punching beagle puppies. Kjonaas grew up with a beagle named Barney. “He was my best friend,” he says. “We did everything together.”

[...]

"On May 20, 2004, Kjonaas and six other SHAC members were indicted by a New Jersey grand jury on federal charges that they had orchestrated an interstate campaign of terrorism and intimidation in violation of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, originally passed in 1992, was strengthened after 9/11 in response to heavy lobbying from animal-testing firms and pharmaceutical companies. The changes made it easier to convict people for attacks on animal-testing facilities and in some cases tripled mandatory jail sentences."

May not be much most of us can do at this point, personally, other than spreading the word through our channels and raising people's awareness of the absurdity of giving such harsh sentencing for so little "wrong"-doing, and the cruelty that goes on as part of animal-testing (or even just workers needlessly taking out their aggression on the animals, as shown in the video). There's contact information for Kjonaas and his also-still-jailed friend Lauren, if you'd like to write them, on their site: http://www.shac7.com/

Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15366615500

Actively Promoting Compassion - anyone?

2010-01-02T14:29:55.000Z

I feel for myself that it is not enough anymore that I just don't eat or use animals. I feel that I can not NOT participate actively in stopping the suffering and lack of compassion from good people, like my sister - she is a "good" person, but she doesnt "care" (in denial). Most people do not search to find the reality of what goes on to produce meat, dairy, eggs, leather, fur, cashmere, wool, cosmetics, new medications or any products tested on imprisoned animals like pet food and drugs and chemicals tested on their skin; cats, bunnies, burning them over and over for weeks. It is gross and unbearable to look at so people don't. But most are good people and would not agree that the atrocities are OK if they would watch documentaries like EARTHLINGS. They really need more of us actively working to show them why to care...which is to ultimately raise compassion/love for all beings/ all children of God. To participate in the suffering of another being is to doom oneself to one's own suffering, we are all connected.We who do know truth can be active to show them how they can reject the lies and hatred and raise their lifestyles up to meet their own moral requirements.They (those in denial) just don't see this truth, they believe that they have nothing to do with condemning humanity to infinate suffering just because animals are tortured for our selfish gain, but that is true because we are all one. People can't be bothered to care about animals suffering because the people themselves are suffering, but they dont think to understand that if they cared to change > to love more > to not project their own suffering on to these poor "lesser beings" then humanity as a whole will rise up in love more and all violence / suffering will become less. Then less. Then less. I think that the next step for a documentary on the animal torturing industries to take is to help the average viewers see that link between compassion for animals and saving himself from more (eternal) suffering. Show that it is not just about animals but also about healing the hate that we project outwardly on to others which comes from AND causes more internal suffering for each of us who do not change. (I know you all don't need this lecture, but it is why I feel I have to do more). I have until now thought that it was enough for me to live my life as a vegan, not eating or using animals. Is that enough? I want to really be effective, I want to really help wake the delusional/in denial masses up....to raise up compassion. Will humanity feel compassion for animals before we feel unconditional love/compassion for our suffering brothers and sisters? Or will it be the other way around?Anyone work for an animal rights non-profit? Which one?Do you get out for protests?Volunteer? Hand out leaflets?I often give money or joined as a donation member to organizations. But now I feel lame just doing that. I know it "helps" but..I have volunteered in phases but then I get too "busy" in my life.I have been to "busy" to go to protests; or to timid for some of them.I don't want to be that anymore, I am praying for the divine inspiration to somehow make animal rights activism my next career and until then volunteer.I have just ordered some "Why Vegan" brochures to pass out on my own time. I'll go to Santa Monica Promenade where the teens and parents are. But do brochures really get thru?Is Peta really guilty of the euthanasia and other things they are charged with?Who of you is really out there actively defending these tortured beings? I can not leave my job yet, but I want to start volunteering with the best organization to perhaps in the future find a job with.

On the News for Riding our Bikes!

2009-09-26T15:53:28.000Z

Hey all,Last night Paula (Analogies on 30BaD) and I rode our bikes to the government center in Miami to ride with a group of about 200 cyclists for "Critical Mass", a mass bike ride to raise awareness that cars need to share the road with cyclists. Plus, it's really fun, too :)Anyways, here's the link. When the video is still, before you press play, Paula and I are on the screen (Paula is in front of me, in all black, and I am behind her in an orange shirt.)Channel 10 NewsAlso, during the ride, I met someone doing a documentary on people in Miami making positive change. I mentioned that I run my own little business selling tropical fruit, and he whipped out a video camera and we did an interview right there, during the ride LOL! We didn't even stop!Anyways, it was a great night, and I plan on doing it regularly. For anyone interested, you can go to Critical Mass Meetup Group.Enjoy!Taylor