easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 2008-10-24
October 24th, 2008 10:08 pm by Kelly GarbatoAbout
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
ACORN: PLEASE HELP ACORN STOP THE ATTACKS
John McCain’s attack on ACORN is shaping up to be the most vicious of the 2008 election. The problem is, we will have to suffer the consequences – to ACORN, to the communities in which we work, to our democracy – long after the election is over. We need your help, and we need it now.
Alaska Wilderness League: Stop Lame-Duck Attack on Bristol Bay
Alaska’s Bristol Bay is an American treasure. This federally protected area is home to the world’s largest sustainable wild salmon fishery – truly, one of the last remaining sanctuaries for wild salmon in the world. The Bureau of Land Management wants to leverage the final months of a lame duck presidency to open this land – 2 million acres in all – of our shared public lands to mining and development. Short term, risky mineral development will never exceed the value of Bristol Bay salmon. It could forever destroy the fishery. Tell the Secretary of the Interior that Bristol Bay must be protected for future generations.
Center for Biological Diversity: Don’t Allow Coal Companies to Annihilate Streams
The Environmental Protection Agency is on the verge of approving a proposal that would allow coal-mining companies to dump mining waste directly into flowing streams, filling in the streams entirely and destroying all the life in them. Since 1983 the Stream Buffer Zone rule has prohibited mining within 100 feet of flowing streams, but now the Bush administration and the Office of Surface Mining are trying to push through an under-the-table, last-minute effort to remove this protection.
Farm Sanctuary: Update on the Biggest Campaign for Animals in U.S. History
With less than two weeks to go, California’s Prop 2 is at the top of Farm Sanctuary’s priority list. We have been a leading supporter of this initiative from the very beginning, and we know that passage of this modest proposal will impact not only the lives of 20 million animals living in California, but also the future direction of factory farming.
Ocean Conservancy: Urge President Bush to Protect U.S. Pacific Waters
The Administration is poised to protect a vast region of the Pacific Ocean – an area three times the size of Texas and larger than all our national parks combined. It’s up to each of us to make sure this plan for the Pacific becomes a reality and that full protections are put in place for these valuable, pristine, and unique ocean gems. Please urge the President to create the world’s largest marine conservation area, and tell him that these ocean gems must have full protection.
Campaign Updates
League of Conservation Voters (LCV): The McCain Record
John McCain has spent his career voting against clean energy solutions while supporting billions in subsidies for Big Oil. Click here or on the image to watch the video, then spread the word!
Carnivals
VeganMoFo: The Vegan Month of Foods, October 2008
Contests
PETA2: Free Stuff Friday: One Can Make A Difference!
We’re giving away a copy of the book, so comment below telling us how you make a difference in the lives of others to be the lucky winner! Comment now because this contest ends November 7, 2008 and the winner will be chosen and notified by November 14, 2008!
PETA2: Win NBA2K9 featuring The Cool Kids!
Comment on this post with your fave Cool Kids track to enter to win a copy of NBA 2K9. Let us know what system you want it for (XBOX360, PS3, PS2, or PC). Anyone who already has it and posts a screengrab of Chuck English posterizing Kobe Bryant wins an extra-special prize. Don’t say we never did nothin’ for you. This contest ends November 5th, 2008 and one winner will be chosen and notified that same day.
Newsletters
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): eNews, October 24, 2008
10 Easy Ways to Keep Your Pets Safe on Halloween
Earthjustice: e.Brief, October 2008
Mining Menace in Mongolia
In Defense of Animals (IDA): IDA eNews: 10-23-08
News & Features
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): This Green Life, October 2008
THE FALL MIGRATION
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): eNews, October 23, 2008
PETA E-News: Exciting New Victory for Animals Raised for Fur
Petitions
Sarah Palin: Stop Blocking Efforts to Protect Polar Bears
Stop Dog Chaining Across the U.S. Once And For All!
Congress: Return to Work to Address Enviornmental Problems!
Thank The Humane Society for Endorsing a Presidential Candidate
Petition for Compassion for Australia’s Wild Horses
Sign to Support Renewal of SAFAPR Sanctuary Contract
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.
Miscellaneous
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Know Your Voting Rights – State by State
People for the American Way (PFAW): 2008 Endorsements
Your Daily Click-Through Reminders
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