The easyVegan Weekend Activist, No. 9
June 26th, 2009 6:21 pm by Kelly G.Action Alerts: Animal & Environmental Advocacy
Animals Australia: Aussie Company Supports Cruel Seal Cull
Center for Biological Diversity: Help Ban Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
DawnWatch: AR activism and CMU prisons on Democracy Now 6/25/09
DawnWatch: Parrot crisis beautifully covered on CBS Sunday Morning News 6/21/09
Defenders of Wildlife: Save Frogs and Protect Human Health [Ban Endosulfan]
Farm Sanctuary: Michigan: Don’t Let the Fox Guard the Henhouse
Forest Ethics: Tell Hillary Clinton to Stop Dirty Oil in its Tracks
Greenpeace: Petition to Stand up for the Whales
Kinship Circle: 6/18/09: Undue Justice – Stu On Death Row, 4 Years And Counting
LGBT Compassion: Animal Abuse at San Francisco Farmers’ Markets [See also: Live Chickens Sold in Sealed Bags by San Francisco Markets; Law Enforcement Turns Blind Eye - Letters Are Urgently Needed!, from United Poultry Concerns (UPC)]
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Speak out to save Yosemite’s Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
Oceana: Tell Congress to Stop Mercury Pollution from Chlorine Plants
PETA: Tell Travelzoo to End Ringling Bros. Circus Deal
PETA: Stop the Construction of Primate Testing Facilities in Malaysia!
PETA: Keep Admitted Pig Abuser Jordan Anderson Away From Animals!
PETA: Tell Etsy to Stop Selling Fur!
PETA: Blue Mountains Is for Conservation, Not Captivity!
PETA: Stop Ringling Bros.’ Expansion in Coney Island
PETA Asia-Pacific: Tell the Four Seasons to Stop Supporting Elephant Cruelty
PETA UK: Urge Defra to Reject Higher Stocking Densities for Chickens
The PEW Environment Group: Urge Your Member of Congress to Support Clean Energy Economy Job Growth
The Sierra Club: Make the Location of Toxic Coal Ash Sites Public Information!
The Sierra Club: Secretary Clinton’s Power to Stop Dirty Oil
The Sierra Club: Urge Congress to Protect Additional Waterways from Being Destroyed
WSPA: Ask your Senators to Support the Shark Conservation Act of 2009
Action Alerts: Human Rights
ACORN: Sign the petition to stop abusive immigration law enforcement.
American Rights at Work: Take Action: Chipotle, how about some integrity for Florida’s farmworkers? [Should you choose to use the sample letter provided, please edit for speciesism.]
AVAAZ: Iran: Stop the Crackdown
CARE: Take Action to Prevent Child Marriage
Council for a Livable World: Votes on Missile Defense This Week – Contact Congress Now!
CREDO Action: Tell Pelosi and Reid: Now is the time to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
Iranicon: Paste launches Iranicon to support fair elections
Moms Rising: Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act!
Move On: Iran: Stop the Crackdown
Peace Action West: Ask President Obama to put his vision in writing.
Peace Action West: Don’t waste our money on new fighter jets!
People for the American Way (PFAW): Tell the President and Congress: It’s time to repeal DOMA.
Secular Coalition for America: Action Alert: Stop Promoting Religion at the Capitol Visitor Center
Stop Family Violence: Protect Damon from Abuse
United Farm Workers (UFW): Pass comprehensive immigration reform this year! [You may also want to suggest that, as part of this immigration reform, the government stop all work on border walls and fences, as they interfere with the migration patterns of wild-living animals.]
Campaign Updates
In Defense of Animals (IDA): International Day Of Action For Elephants In Zoos A Worldwide Success
Liberation BC: Success! Barbara Jo’s Cancels Foie Gras Event!
PETA2: Victory! Sprint Agrees Not to Use Great Apes in Ads
Carnivals
Carnival of the Green #185 @ The Daily (Maybe)
Contests
Livin’ Veg: Win “The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights” [Deadline: June 29, 2009]
PETA: Enter to Win a Paul Frank Bike! [Deadline: July 20, 2009]
The PETA Files: ‘Win It’ Wednesday: Kitty Castles [Deadline: July 8, 2009]
PETA2: Free Stuff Friday: Dirty Shirty Tee! [Deadline: July 3, 2009]
Newsletters
ASPCA: eNews, June 26, 2009 – Undercover Puppy Mill Investigator Speaks
Best Friends: eNews, June 26, 2009 – Speaking of compassion
Best Friends: eNews, June 19, 2009 – Spot the hidden talent
In Defense of Animals (IDA): eNews – June 26, 2009 – News You Can Use To Help Animals
The Sierra Club: Club Currents, June 23, 2009: Volume VII, #24
Vegan Outreach – Enewsletter, June 24, 2009, School Record, Lots of News!
Petitions: Animal & Environmental Advocacy
Stand Up for Whales – Don’t Rest Until There’s Justice!
Save Northern Leopard Frogs and Protect Human Health
Maximum Penalty for Puppy Miller Skip Eckhart
Sign petition to help save Snaps! – dog victimized by viscous kids
Please save Snaps! SeaTac, Washington Pitbull to die!
Tell Staples Center circuses are cruel to animals
Woman saves orphaned baby deer – Ohio government wants to euthanize it and put her in jail!
U.S.Military Base Okinawa threatens Dugongs habitat
Petitions: Human Rights
Help Release Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Stop Bullying! Pass the Safe Schools Improvement Act
‘Round the Interwebs
Invisible Voices: Mute Swans – scapegoat for the Chesapeake marsh grasses
Willam Fisher @ Public Record – Obama’s Pledge of Transparency Remains Largely Unfulfilled
US Campaign for Burma: Shepard Fairey Unveils Icon in Support of Aung San Suu Kyi
Vegan Soapbox: CA Budget Cuts: Shorter Stays For Strays?
Upcoming Events
American Rivers: National River Cleanup – June 2009
Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale – Saturday, June 20 through Sunday, June 28, 2009
Let It Live – Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Portland, Oregon
Dogs Deserve Better (DDB): Chain Off 2009 – Saturday, June 27 through Sunday, July 12, 2009
Taking Action for Animals – Friday, July 24 through Monday, July 27, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia
Farm Sanctuary: Walk for Farm Animals – September through October 2009
Ocean Conservancy: International Coastal Cleanup – Saturday, September 19, 2009
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About
“The easyVegan Weekend Activist” is a weekly roundup of animal and environmental advocacy action alerts, campaign updates, carnivals, contests, newsletters, petitions, upcoming events and miscellaneous resources, posted every weekend at easyvegan.info. Follow the links provided in order to learn more and take action!
For the time being, the weekly newsletter-esque format will replace the near-daily link roundups I previously posted under the title “easyVegan Link Sanctuary.” Hopefully, this condensed, once-weekly “newsletter” will free up some time so that I can perform more meaningful blogging. If you have any questions or comments about the new format, please drop me a line in the comments section!
While my primary focus is non-human animals and the environment in which they live, I will cover human rights issues as well, especially as they relate to animal and environmental welfare. (For example, while reproductive rights is typically seen as a feminist or women’s issue, the growing global human population does have environmental consequences. In this vein, access to family planning resources has a tangible impact on the environment – an environment we share with non-human animals.)
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 above. I’ve tried my best to identify and name any speciesism, sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, sizeism, etc. which may appear in the resources above; 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.
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