The prolife argument is a hyprocritical argument. How is it that you can call yourself prolife yet you support the mass slaughter of animals. The way animals that people eat are treated in mass production is equivelant to the holocaust if you ask me, the only difference is that people have the ability to speak up.
The report from Worldwatch Institute shows that livestock raising is responsible for at least 51 percent of global warming.*
A Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency report showed that global shift to vegan diet could cut climate change mitigation costs by 80% *
1) Eliminate foods from my diet that have been brutally and horrifically tortured in factory farms before reaching my mouth, including at restaurants. This includes dairy, eggs, and meat, and all of their pseudonyms.
So, I'm sure I've given countless plugs for my monthly dance party, Feet Active. The next one is coming up a week from tomorrow, and I wanted to make sure my evolver peeps knew about it. I'm especially psyched for this one, since we've gotten an amazing Samba percussion troupe to perform AND lead a drumming workshop. All this before vegan cupcakes, ecstatic dance, and midnight yoga.
As the trend of expanding compassion seems to imply; The more we include others into our circles of reverence and care, the more connected and joyous we get to feel. With this as the model for ever greater experiences of Connection, Joy, Peace, and Unity how can we exemplify, support, and promote the expansion of compassion in our personal circles, our communities, and our world?
Our thread "What should our Intention be towards animals in a Community?" is getting giant and also has swayed a bit from the original intent. satyagrahi who started the thread wanted us to veiw specific videos:
WorldFest, green, eco, compassionate, vegan, cruelty-free, solar-powered music festival to take place at Woodley Park in Los Angeles, May 16, 2009.(more)
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
