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The easyVegan Link Sanctuary is a near-daily roundup of animal and environmental advocacy news, action alerts, carnivals, events and resources. This link roundup is meant as a jumping-off point for you, the reader, to take further action and learn more about the issues presented here. I link, you decide!

If you have a link you’d like included, please drop me a line at easyvegan [at] gmail.com – or leave it in the comments! Feedback is also appreciated, particularly as it relates to the links included below. I’ve tried my best to identify and name any speciesism, sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, sizeism, etc. which may appear in the resources below; if, however, I’ve overlooked something, please leave a note in the comments. It’s not my desire to fight one form of oppression by engaging in another.

Action Alerts

Environmental Defense Fund: Take Action to Support Marine Conservation
President Bush is considering whether to designate two of the most spectacular and pristine marine areas—the Central Pacific Islands and the Mariana Trench—as national marine monuments. Together, the new reserves would make up the largest protected area on Earth. They would protect largely uninhabited island oases in the Pacific Ocean with millions of seabirds, rare sea turtles and fish.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Harpeth High School to Nix ‘Donkey Basketball’ Game
Harpeth High School in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, plans to host a cruel “donkey basketball” game this Monday, November 17. Donkey basketball games are miserable for the animals involved. Hauled around in cramped and stuffy trailers, the donkeys are denied proper exercise, and food and water are often withheld before games in an effort to prevent unsightly “accidents.”

Public Citizen: Tell AIG: You Deserve a Refund!
Our country is facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. AIG, an insurance giant, recently received $123 billion of taxpayers’ money to rescue it from bankruptcy. But even though AIG executives knew their company was in danger of going broke, they continued the party, leaving taxpayers to deal with the hangover. This is despicable! Just days after the government announced an $85 billion loan to the company in September, AIG decided to pay for a $444,000 week-long retreat at a posh California resort for its top-performing insurance agents.

The Sierra Club: Emergency Protections for Grand Canyon Threatened!
Last month the Sierra Club won a tremendous victory when it stopped uranium mining exploration right next to the Grand Canyon. But now the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to reverse that victory by repealing the regulation that gives Congress the authority to protect these public lands from mining. The BLM is only giving the public 15 days to weigh in, so please help us hold on to this important victory.

The Sierra Club: Don’t Repeal the Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Last week the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) issued a final recommendation on stream buffer zones, proposing to essentially repeal the Stream Buffer Zone rule which has given our waters legal protection from mining waste for three decades. The rule, which prohibits mining within 100 feet of streams, is the last remaining legal impediment to the highly destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. The Environmental Protection Agency has one last chance to reject OSM’s recommendation and protect our waterways.

The Wilderness Society: Protect Otero Mesa’s Wild Beauty, Wildlife
A place of beauty and tranquility in southern New Mexico, Otero Mesa is home to the endangered Aplomado falcon and wildness unequaled in the Chihuahuan Desert. But, despite widespread public opposition, the mesa has been approved for oil and natural gas development, which will lead to the destruction of wildlife habitat and could contaminate vast reserves of groundwater. Help us protect Otero Mesa, by sending a quick message to the BLM asking them to dismiss the permit to drill and to put in place future protections, such as a requirement for directional drilling.

Carnivals

VeganMoFo: The Vegan Month of Foods, October 2008

Contests

The Blogging Scholarship: Is Your Blog Worthy of a $10,000 Scholarship?
Do you maintain a weblog and attend college? Would you like $10,000 to help pay for books, tuition, or other living costs? If so, read on. We’re giving away $10,000 this year to a college student who blogs. The Blogging Scholarship is awarded annually. Submission Deadline: October 30th, 2008

PETA2: ‘Ludo Loves Veggies’ Contest!
Ludo wants to make sure that you eat all your veggies (and not your friends)—by offering an excellent prize pack! Enter by October 31 for a chance to be the big winner! If you’re the chosen one, we’ll let you know by November 7.

Newsletters

American Rivers: The Current, October 2008
Celebrating 40 Years of Wild and Scenic Rivers & more

PETA2: eNews, October 22, 2008
peta2 E-News: Happy Almost Halloween! Here Are Some Treats

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #136, Oct 21, 2008
Emergency Protections for Grand Canyon Threatened!

Vegan Outreach: E-Newsletter, Oct. 22, 2008
Activists & Donors Power AAC to New Heights! & more

VegCooking.com: Recipe of the Week, October 22, 2008
Pumpkin Bread

Woodstock FAS: Newsletter, October 22, 2008
THIS ELECTION, GET PROPOSITIONED

Petitions

CLOSE UP AND BLUNT FORCE THEY DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE THEY WERE HARMLESS

Upcoming Events

World GO VEGAN Days, October 25-31, 2008
IDA’s World GO VEGAN Days exists to educate people about the vegan lifestyle, a compassionate way of eating and living. Veganism is a healthy choice that shows love and respect for animals, the environment and you. Promoting veganism through outreach events and the media, we know that our annual World GO VEGAN Days is helping make the word “vegan” a household term, universally recognized as meaning love and compassion for all living beings.

Let Live Series, Volume 1: October 26
Let Live Series, Volume 1: Monkey Business. October 26th, 2 pm, PSU Campus in the Smith Memorial Union, room SMU228

Best Friends Animal Society: Lint Roller Party, November 13, 2008
Thursday • November 13, 2008 • The Hollywood Palladium • 6215 Sunset Blvd • Hollywood CA 90028

Fur Free Friday, November 28, 2008
Autumn is here, and “fashionistas” everywhere are buying, selling, or writing about fall wardrobes. Don’t forget an essential day in the fall “fashion season” – Fur Free Friday! Join us again this year as we urge shoppers to never buy fur, stores to stop selling fur, and media fashion writers to reveal the truth behind fur.

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